Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Review: Fire Mountain (Elements of Danger Book 1) by Dana Mentink

About the Book
Fire rains from above as they fight to discover the truth and stay alive.

In the shadow of a threatening volcano, long-haul trucker Kit Garrido wakes up in her crashed big rig, unable to recall what happened or why she's suddenly in possession of someone's baby. Fiercely independent, she has to admit that perhaps this time she could use a little help.

As the threat of eruption grows, former cop Cullen Landry refuses to leave his cabin in the evacuation area, which is why he's the only one left who can help Kit escape the crumpled cab of her truck. He doesn't want to get tangled up in the mystery of the beautiful woman with an abandoned infant, but when he sees the bullet hole in the windshield and the bloody handprint on the interior, he realizes that he's in this thing, like it or not.

When two armed men with ill intent approach, the race is on to stay alive, discover the truth, and find the baby's missing mother--all while a deadly mountain rains fire from above.


MY THOUGHTS

Y’all! This book was so good! It completely grabbed my attention and still hasn’t let go. Fast-paced, action-packed, and with danger coming from all sides, this book is the very definition of unputdownable. I couldn’t read fast enough. It’s my favorite Dana Mentink book yet!

Kit has no memory of how she crashed her big rig or why there’s a baby in the backseat, but with a volcano ready to erupt and the mysterious bullet holes in her truck, danger is quickly approaching, and she knows she has to act now. With the help of former cop Cullen, it’s a race against time as they try to reach safety before disaster strikes.

I really liked Cullen. He was just an all-around good guy. It took me a little bit to warm up to Kit, but it wasn’t long before I ended up liking her too. I also really liked Archie. He was awesome!

When I was a kid, I had a major fear of volcanoes. Like, I was terrified! So, you could say that my anxiety was a little (okay, maybe a lot) high with the threat of the imminent eruption. I had no idea how these characters were going to make it out of the dicey situation they were in. Add in the baby and the bad guys who were after them, and that fear went even higher!

I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it! If you’re looking for a suspenseful, high-stakes story of survival, you’ll love it!

I received a copy of this book and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.

FIVE STARS