Kitty's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 3.5 stars 
 So, the blurb for Blown Away seemed very interesting and different from what I have been reading so I wanted to give Brenda Rothert a try. I was definitely looking forward to seeing where she brought this story. Unfortunately, there were so many parallels to "Twister" that I had a hard time enjoying what probably could have been a great book which turned out to be good, not great. 
 The blurb pretty much sums up the whole story. Ms. Rothert was amazing through the beginning of the story as we watched and felt the pain of Drew losing Colby to a freak accident. The emotions coming off of the pages from Drew, Aiden and Carla were unbelievable. The pain of having to make the decision of turning off life support and facing the death of the love of your life, your son, your best friend just jumped off the pages. The anguish was palpable and overwhelming. And watching Drew pick up the pieces and start moving on with her life was amazing. Until she joined the storm-chasing team. 
 I will be the first to admit that there is only so much that can be done with storm-chasing. Other than the destruction a tornado leaves in its wake being different each time, what leads up to them is usually the same. I guess I started seeing the similarities when they were attempting to put probes into the tornado to get data, then there was when Drew and Aiden ended up in a ditch to take cover. That's when I really started looking at the story, looked back at what I read and saw the resemblances and it was hard not to think of the movie Twister. 
 Now, I did enjoy reading Blown Away. The love story was different. I enjoyed Aiden fighting off his feelings for Drew. I cringed as Drew threw herself at Aiden. I hated that there was even a hint of tarnishing Colby's name. And, I loved how LUSH was an acronym for Love You Sweetheart. She did keep the story moving, made it interesting and fun at times. She showed us the wonder in Drew's eyes when she saw her first tornado and the fear that she had going into her first storm. We felt Aiden's panic when he found out she was missing. I loved Brenda Rotherts' storytelling and how she did keep us engaged in the story. I just wish that the storm-chasing part of the story was just a little more original. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.