One word... 
 Are you ready Fire & Flood fans? Because Salt & Stone is here and is making a splash (pun intended)! If you thought the first book in this series was intense, well...you have no idea what intense means. Salt and Stone ups the intensity factor 1000-fold, and makes for an amazing sequel! Wonderfully written and chock full of action and exciting adventures, this installment packs a major punch. As the Brimstone Bleed continues onto the 3rd and 4th legs, the characters are put through challenges and danger like they have never known before. And the end...oh boy! Prepare yourself is all I'm going to say. 
 While I loved Tella in the first book, the one thing that I wished more than anything was that she would stop depending on Guy so much. However, I understood her need for dependency on Guy as she wasn't prepared at all for the extremes and dangers she was going to face in the race. However, in this book, Tella steps up majorly, and realizes she is a strong, independent woman that can make her own decisions! While she does look to Guy in some instances, she takes charge and becomes a leader. I loved watching her grow over the course of the book, and realize that she has had the strength in her to excel all along. However, I do wish that this journey of Tella finding her independence didn't detract so much from her romance with Guy. She spent so much of her time trying to prove to Guy that she could lead and make good decisions for the group that their relationship went on the back burner. However, by the end of the book, I was more than happy with how their relationship progressed (and no it's not anything dirty haha...it's very sweet). 
 The setting of the Brimstone Bleed just blew me away. Ms. Scott is extraordinarily creative, and I loved every single intense second! The heart-pounding moments are nonstop and you will be turning the pages quickly to see how everything will turn out. There was so much action and adventure, and the scenes were richly described that I felt like I was right there next to Tella and the gang experiencing every life-threatening, crazy moment. Ms. Scott has a great talent, and I will read anything and everything she writes! 
 I highly recommend this book to fans of the first novel, and if you haven't started this series yet, read it now! If you like action, adventure, and survival-type books, this is for you. And the beauty of this book is that it can be enjoyed by all ages. The countdown to the next book is on, and I am dying to see how this series ends! 
 Happy reading :)