When this series first started out there were many juicy secrets revealed, broken hearts and drama, drama, drama. Now the Rising Storm series is back. More intensely evocative than ever. Lexi Blake starts us off with the aftermath of revelations that have the power to ruin the lives of so many people. There was so much hurt and anger beneath the surface of tragic lost and pain in the previous episodes that has finally bubbled over and exploded. After the Storm shows us the repercussions on Ginny and Logan's budding relationship. The gloves come off. The claws come out. An epic start to a winning and groundbreaking series. ( )

Oh well, the crap has really hit the fan and the mess is widespread. And Marylee Rush is the self-appointed clean up crew. As is to be expected nothing and no one's worthier than her son Sebastian Rush and so you can imagine the lengths she will go to, to the cover up his latest scandal.

But the other lives that have been thrown off course by Dakota's foray into "the truth" don't have it easy. In fact, expect more blunders from Dakota. This is a great mid-season morsel for those like me who have been wondering, "what the heck is going to happen now".

Ginny surprisingly has kept it together even though she has lost the most. I'm definitely rooting for her

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Rising Storm - Midseason 1: After the storm by Lexi Blake

Release date: March 29th

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ This book starts out very lovey dovey, towards Ginny “I forgive you sister” … “we were wrong to judge you” etc.. personally at this point I was thinking.. wow.. she's getting off easy. Then I find out all the drama of the last book took place... yesterday! This book picks up from the last one on the day after, and they are already forgiving and forgetting?? Hmmm.... seems a bit quick for me.

Dakota, is still Dakota, and here is where the rest of the town is not as forgiving. Which seems more realistic to me. I liked the flow of this book and the story progressed well. Ginny is starting to grow as a person, accept her faults, and is working towards fixing them. It took me a bit to remember who was who, as there are a lot of characters, but once it came back.. It all came back! I am looking forward to the next episode.

This is a “soap-opera style” series, so it’s best to start with the first book. Check out their website for information on the other books in the series. http://risingstormbooks.com/

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review*

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Midseason one picks up the aftermath of Dakota's big Founders Day revelations. Lives were torn apart, notably the Rush kids and Ginny Moreno. Ginny's lie of omission (sort of) has the entire town turned against her.

But, this might be a good thing for Ginny's maturity levels. She turns around quite a corner and does what needs to be done - even though it had to be incredibly hard. Some of her apologies go well - so not so well. But none of them seem to repair the rift between her and Logan.

Dakota, on the other hand, continues to think that everything revolves around her. As the Rushes rally their forces against her, her life takes a turn for the worse and she blames the results of her actions on everyone but herself.

I nice pick up, but I felt that things stalled just a tad. But you can see more clouds on the horizon, and you never know what's going to happen next. ( )

Oh well, the crap has really hit the fan and the mess is widespread. And Marylee Rush is the self-appointed clean up crew. As is to be expected nothing and no one's worthier than her son Sebastian Rush and so you can imagine the lengths she will go to, to the cover up his latest scandal.

But the other lives that have been thrown off course by Dakota's foray into "the truth" don't have it easy. In fact, expect more blunders from Dakota. This is a great mid-season morsel for those like me who have been wondering, "what the heck is going to happen now".

Ginny surprisingly has kept it together even though she has lost the most. I'm definitely rooting for her

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. ( )