Review: books... "Rush" by Jonathan Friesen

Rating: 4 out of 5

Bottom Line: A Must Read

Synop: Jake King grew up in a small mountain town, not known for being Daddy's son, but rather as an adrenaline-junkie. He was never his father's favorite son--that was his older brother, a renowned ex-fire-fighter. He, on the other hand, is not only a disappointment, but a problem. After one too many adventures to get his adrenaline fix, Jake is given a choice: to join the local prestigious fire-fighting crew, RUSH.

Oh, but Jake DOES have another addiction: not drugs. Salome. Beautiful, next-door neighbor, Salome. Salome, who is focused on college. Salome, who begs Jake not to join the RUSH club.

But to join, future-members have to accomplish a task.

RUSH is more then an a bunch of adrenaline-junkies: they're an elite crew of fire-fighters. More than one person has died trying to join. More than one detective is hot on their case, trying to pin them for the deaths.

But it's personal: Salome's brother died trying to join. Friends have died trying to join the elite group of RUSH members who call themselves the 'Immortals'

Rave: it's an amazingly well-written book.

But the entire time, i had a feeling of dread: that one day, Salome would wake up and move on, leaving poor Jake hanging, ready to kill himself.

the adrenaline in the book is amazing--it might have a better punch if i was a junkie too, so i could connect better, but it was a good book, i have to admit.

the characters were heart-felt, real, and when i found out about the REAL reason behind the elite group, i was touched.

but i was disappointed that Jake decided to cheat.