![]() The weather is nicely evoked and fully believable the trite plot stretches credibility to the breaking point. The action ramps up nicely toward a conclusion that, disappointingly, leaves nearly all the conflict unresolved, presumably setting up the next in the series. Default-white cardboard characters who seem to lack any real reason for their behavior move enigmatically through the storm-wracked landscape. Meanwhile, Helicity, in spite of her age, is implausibly invited to spend the summer storm chasing with Lana and Sam. ![]() Andy quickly (and predictably) becomes addicted to the pain meds that his ridiculously angry father helps provide. The weather isn’t the only thing that’s extreme in this book. Lana has a cute 17-year-old male sidekick named Sam, who too often lets his enthusiasm carry him into danger, breaking Lana’s safety rules. ![]() Helicity, fascinated by weather, attracts the interest of a young female meteorology professor and storm chaser, Lana. ![]() He’s injured, possibly ending a promising football career and leaving their father raging about his potential loss of a scholarship. Caught up in filming it, she barely escapes, but her older brother, Andy, out looking for her as the storm strikes, is less fortunate. Thirteen-year-old Helicity (a physics term that means “to spin”) finds herself on the fringe of a devastating tornado that sweeps through her town. ABC News meteorologist Zee embellishes her debut novel with plenty of accurate weather information. ![]()
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