Into the cold fire

by Lynne Ewing

Paper Book, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

[Fic]

Publication

New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2000.

Description

Serena, a moon goddess who has the special gift of reading minds, is torn between joining the dark force of the evil Atrox and staying with her friends, the Daughters of the Moon.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Velvet-Moonlight

I believe my favourite from the series, the character for this novel is lovable, Serena, who has a pet raccoon. But as with every other Daughters novel, this one faces the challenge of independence, high heels, body paint, and an enemy. Oh, and a boy.

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LibraryThing member bookwitch24

Another interesting story from a fun series. This time we get a closer look at Serena’s character and what she’s going through.

LibraryThing member klolovebooks

sadly this is also a wanna be screen play which NEVER became one

LibraryThing member Jourdon

Into the Fire is the second of the thirteen Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing. This quick read, suspenseful series revolves around high school girls balancing teenage issues in addition to dealing with their acquired secret mystical powers of the moon and their fate of protecting the

world from the evil Atrox. The second book focuses on Serena Killingsworth. Although she has powers that include telepathy, mind control, and mind reading she begins to lose chunks of her memory the more she spends time with her new boyfriend, Zahi. As the story advances, the rest of the goddesses begin to recognize that Zahi is associated with the evil Atrox and his followers. Serena is torn between her forbidden love for Zahi and her fate to destroy him. The astounding descriptions of supernatural elements and the power of invisibility keep readers engaged. Ewing mixes mythology, fantasy, magic, love, friendship, and teenage drama to create an unforgettable and original story.

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LibraryThing member tanyaferrell

Serena was my favorite character from this series as a kid because I loved her duality and forbidden love story. As a reread, this book was even slower than the first one though. Things really didn't pick up until around page 100, but after that we were off to the races and the ending was so

satisfying that I couldn't give it anything less than five stars.

I just really love this series and how all of the relationships are written. Even though there's sort of a love triangle plot at the center of this installment, the romantic plot line isn't written as a traditional romance arc. It's as if the author thought that falling for a boy was the least interesting thing that could happen to a girl and thusly refused to dedicate a significant amount of pages to it. This book deals so much more with female friendships, brother-sister relationships, frenemies, and aspirations for the future.

This series of books will probably always be my gold standard for teen romance, for how little importance Ewing gives them. It's realistic and refreshing. And the teens sound like the teens of my generation. Their deepest convos still sound very teenage, a little clumsy, and maybe referential.

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