Dry Ice

by Bill H. Evans, Marianna Jameson

In the frozen heart of Antarctica sits TESLA, a secret weather "research" station designed by Greg Simpson for Flint Agro-Chemical, a world-spanning agribusiness. Only a few people know that TESLA is creating weather all over the globe, granting Flint huge harvests and punishing the company's rivals with hailstorms and drought. Even fewer know that from time to time, Flint and TESLA help the Pentagon by providing just the right weather for a military operation. 

When Greg strikes a secret deal with the Pentagon, Flint executives decide to replace him with the beautiful and ultra-intelligent Tess Beauchamp. Arriving, Tess is surprised to find that Greg's second-in-command, Nik Forde, is even better looking than he was when they had a brief affair, ten years ago.

Tess doesn't have long to worry about the difficulties of a workplace relationship. Greg has barely left Antarctica--escorted by Flint security--when his secret, encrypted computer programs activate, sending fatal weather across the globe, striking every continent's grain-growing region and livestock-farming area. Tess and Nik must crack Greg's code and stop TESLA before the US government--unwilling to sit by and watch the planet's agriculture be destroyed by storm and fire, avalanche, and tsunami--launches a nuclear missile at the TESLA base.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction, Suspense, Mystery

320 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2011

About the author

Bill Evans is a multiple Emmy Award-winning, nationally-renowned senior meteorologist. He has appeared on Good Morning America and Live! with Regis and Kelly. Evans has received the Outstanding Meteorologist Award from the National Weather Service and has hosted the National Hurricane Conference. Bill Evans and his family live in Connecticut.

Reviews

[Flora Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciate firstreads giving me the opportunity to read and review this ARC.


I must say that I really enjoyed this book. It was such a fun read. This was a sci/fi thriller based on the premis that man has been able to control the weather and then weaponizing it. This is a conspiracy theorist's dream come true and I'm sure many of such will say this is based on real technology.

This book is set in Antarctica where special technology has been placed to control the weather. The genius behind it has gone rogue and the company has ousted him and replaced him with a woman who has been his nemisis. In his anger he enters code in the system that takes everything over and unleashes his fury on the world causing mass disasters. The people that are left behind have to try to stop the destruction before the system takes them out as well. This is certainly a thrill ride that keeps your attention and makes this one book thats hard to put down.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a fascination for weather and this thriller about weather manipulation did not disappoint.

[Penny Hoover · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty off the wal and hokey

[Ice Bear · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sort of interesting, just seemed to lack a bit of depth.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good, fast-paced thriller.

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a Reading Good Books review.

* In compliance with FTC guidelines, it should be noted that I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Bill Evans is a ten-time Emmy award winning meteorologist from WABC-TV New York City. His writing partner, Marianna Jameson is a former romance writer who crossed over to the genre of eco-thrillers and disaster novels. Together, they have written three books Category 7, Frozen Fire, and Dry Ice.

Dry Ice synopsis from Marianna Jameson’s website:

Flint AgroChemical’s newest installation, TESLA, is in the driest, coldest, darkest, most remote spot in the world: the high central plain of Antarctica. The scientists there have cracked the code to controlling the world’s weather. Upon being told he’s being replaced, the installation’s sociopathic lead researcher, Greg Simpson, hijacks this game-changing corporate weapon and turns it against the agro-industrial giant, and the world at large. International politics and corporate espionage collide with bleeding-edge science as Tess Beauchamp, TESLA’s new commander, reunites with ex-lover and TESLA’s resident bad boy, Nik Forde, to save the installation – and the planet – from imminent and epic destruction.

This is not your lazy afternoon light reading material. There are a bunch of technical terms, scientific aspects, explanations, and disaster situations. Some of it felt so real that it was scary. It has a steady pace, the scenes of destruction breaking up the monotony of the science. It reads like a disaster movie. In line of Twister, Deep Impact, 2012, and The Day After Tomorrow, Dry Ice is an action-packed novel that will have you shaking in between chapters.

The science part was very interesting to me. I am aware of the experiments done in the colder parts of the planet, like HAARP in Alaska. Although I am not sure if this is/will be possible in the future, it still terrified me. Even without outside forces controlling the weather, I have seen how destructive it can be and how powerful Mother Nature is. The authors did a great job in making this all easy to understand for the layman.

The writing was technically good but I found the emotion lacking. Yes, this is clearly in the science genre but provided that they are dealing with loss of life and home, I expected more reaction. There were some but it felt rather shallow, one dimensional. The differences between the heroes and villains were clear cut. The antagonist, Greg Simpson, had the most developed character, in my opinion. The rest were rather bland – very smart, very specialized, hand-picked people… that was it for all the good guys. It would have been a nice addition to the story if the reactions of the TESLA employees were also explored. It would have humanized the piece a bit more.

Greg Simpson is one of those characters that you really would LOVE to hate. (Another one in my list is Dolores Umbridge. Yes.) He really was despicable. How much do you have to hate someone that you stop caring about innocent lives? About the world? His narcissism was so extreme that he did not even think of how it could go wrong for him. I would like to think that the authors developed him more than Tess or Nik because they want the readers to really know Greg, and hate him. I think that sort of compensates the lack of character development for the others.

I was not expecting to like it but I did. I got into it and it found it very engaging. Do not let the science jargon scare you… there are a lot to learn in these pages.

Rating: 4/5.

Recommendation: Readers who do not shy away from science will like this. It is like a disaster movie in a book.

[Lori L (She Treads Softly) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dry Ice by Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson concerns weather control gone awry. In this novel the TESLA research station which is owned by Flint Agro-Chemical, an agribusiness company, is controlling the weather to their benefit - and the detriment of others. Greg Simpson, who designed the station and runs, has gone insane and rogue. After it is discovered that he is working secretly with the Pentagon, Flint wants him replaced with Tess Beauchamp, who has no idea what TESLA does. The only problem is that Greg is vindictive and when Tess arrives to take over, more of his evil plans come into play.

Dry Ice features some scientific facts and gruesomely described weather related disasters. This makes sense because Bill Evans is an award winning senior meteorologist for WABC, Channel 7 in New York City. Marianna Jameson has an experienced writer for the aerospace, defense, and software industries. Together, Evans and Jameson have written two other books: Category 7 and Frozen Fire.

I did enjoy Dry Ice but it also read like a science fiction channel disaster movie. Now this can be good; I've been known to love to distraction some made for television disaster movies in my time. On the other hand, I've also been known to cruelly mock them. Nevertheless, most of the descriptions of weather-related destruction wrought by the antagonist, Greg, felt like they'd be better appreciated as scenes in a movie - quick glimpses of what the bad guy has done with the science behind it glossed over. Additionally, many of the descriptive passages concerning the disasters were overdone in comparison with the rest of he novel.

While the writing is technically good (and since I had an ARC, I have to assume mistakes were corrected), I felt the characterizations were lacking. I really didn't connect with any of them. They were also very simple characters without any layers or nuance. It's quite clear who is a good guy and who is a bad guy. (And for some odd reason, all the women are good while the bad guys are all men. On one level I totally understand this, but in reality it seems a stretch.)

Although Dry Ice has been promoted as a book for weather geeks, I think real weather geeks are going to find it lacking. The disasters hit very quickly with pinpoint accuracy and some (of us) weather geeks like to follow the data, the build up, anticipating what the storm is capable of doing. We like the science. Also it should be noted that all the disasters are not weather related.

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Disclosure: I received this novel through the Goodreads First Reads program.

[AB · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a first reads giveaway from Goodreads:

The premise seems bit silly at first- at least it is the way the back cover describes it, but once you get into it, it doesn't seem laughable and it's quite well written. The writing is sophisticated, which I love. This is no Stephenie Meyers, this is legitimately good writing.
It did start out a little iffy and I felt like reading it was a chore, but as I got deeper into it I really enjoyed it.

You will also never think of weird weather the same way. I'm now paranoid that there's a massive corporation behind every hurricane and tornado- not to mention that Dry Ice's release coincides with the very strange weather of this 2011 and 2010. Gosh, I've gone and scared myself.

It's hard to know exactly what's going on because there's just so much action packed into it, though. It's been a while since I've read something with so much going on.
Evans also does a good job with using tone to portray what these world events are like for the people experiencing them. When the setting is TESLA, all of the events seem very distant and there is no compassion towards the victims of the disasters. Then, however, the author cuts quickly to someone experiencing that disaster in real-time, bringing it to life in a very believable way.
My only gripe with this cleverly-crafted flip-flopping tone is that sometimes the cold, remote attitude of TESLA's scientists towards their work seeps into other parts of the story- for example, Tess and Nik tell each other about their families, and the wording makes me wonder if I'm supposed to care. It's like, is this important? Is this supposed to be dramatic or what, because it's as cool and impassive as if they were remarking on the weather that day. (if they weren't weather-manipulating, high-octane scientists, that is)

The characterization was very well done, too. The characters' quirks and personalities were distinct without being overdone, and I was very happy with the slight amount of romance: not enough to detract from the story or make it into a romance novel by any means, but definitely juuust enough to add a little bit of spark.

All in all, a well-done book. I wouldn't have picked it up if it hadn't been on Goodreads, but I'm happy I read it nonetheless. It did not waste my time.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I entered the giveaway drawing for this book, I didn't realize, until I actually received it, that it was co-written by my favorite TV-meteorologist, Bill Evans. His weather expertise is really shown in this book, but it's explained in a way that even casual weather report viewers like my self can understand what's going on!

(WARNING: The following paragraph may be seen as spoilers by some.)
Tess Beauchamp is a weather researcher and extremely specialized atmospheric expert who is asked to replace Greg Simpson, who once supervised her with very negative results, as the head of the TESLA installation in Antarctica. Owned by Flint Agrochemical, a corporation that supplies much of the world's food, TESLA's main mission is to provide Flint's crops with the weather they need to grow prosperously. When Tess arrives, however, she discovers three surprises: first, that TESLA is also dedicated to destroying the competition, whether it's by sending droughts to the fields of their competitors, or tornadoes to small farmers that refuse to sell their property; second, that TESLA has a second client, the Pentagon; and third, that Greg, still holding a grudge from his first encounter with Tess, is much more emotionally attached to his pet project than anyone realizes. As Greg's loose grip on reality results in increasingly catastrophic weather events, Tess and the TESLA staff must race to save the world as they know it from being destroyed.

In "Dry Ice," Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson have created a story that draws you in from the very beginning. They set scenes that You can see before your own eyes, and paint such a full picture characters in only a few paragraphs that you lament their violent deaths just a page or two later. This book is hard to put down, with fast-paced action that keeps you reading to find out what happens next!

I received this book for free as a First Reads giveaway, but I definitely plan on going back and reading Bill Evan's first book, and I'd read anything else I can find by this wonderful writing pair!

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bill Evans’ climate-based novel, Dry Ice, nicely skirts the question of whether global warming is man-made, man-assisted or just imaginary. His characters have mastered the secret science of manipulating weather, and the author has mastered the art of making that science sound plausible. There’s big business with huge investments in food crops and parallel interests in technology. There’s government with political investments in favored regimes. And there’s Tess Beauchamp, scientist, who’s invested her life in honest science.

Sent to take over Flint Agro-Chemical’s super-modern facility in Antarctica, Tess is reunited with former lover, Nik Forde, and her intellectual nemesis, Greg Simpson. But no-one has realized how far Greg will go to avenge losing control of TESLA, or how far his rather shady military controllers may have already gone.

High-tech science and low-tech action combine in this meteorological thriller, and the author’s clear understanding of climate and weather gives a fine sense of plausibility to the tale. The use of recent events certainly gives verisimilitude to the story, though it can sometimes be distracting—memory replaying the details left out, giving rise to a few too many questions. Perhaps that says more about me than about the book.

The writing is clear, the science well-written, dialog convincing, and scenery beautifully described. The tension builds as the story progresses and the final action, though delayed, makes a great movie-scene. In fact, the whole story would make a great movie. In the end, I still believe the scientists who study global warming. But this is a very scary, very intriguing tale of man’s control over nature exceeding his control over himself. In a world of disasters, Dry Ice suggests man might cause the biggest disaster of all—and might equally resolve it. A fun science fiction novel, set firmly in the present day, with the whole world hanging in the balance, it’s a fine addition to the genre.



Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by a generous friend and enjoyed reading it.

[Kristin Lundgren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another in the Evans/Jameson weather thrillers, this one takes place in the middle of Antarctica, 1000 miles inland, at a remote and mysterious facility owned by a large agricultural firm. Ostensibly it is to monitor the weather and help predict where and when good crops will prevail. Secretly, they use manipulate weather so that rain falls on areas they own that need it, and dry out areas that don't. They do good works, working in remote areas like the NE tip of Afghanistan, helping to build the self-sufficiency of the farmers, and bring them out of the stone age, investing in infrastructure, like schools, roads, hospitals. They do this all over the world. But the man who basically built and invented the facility, a creative genius in the field named Greg, has his own agenda. The company has been working with the Pentagon helping them by directing certain weather events to areas where it might help turn the tide of global politics. But Greg has his own agenda with the Pentagon once Flint decided the orders were getting too dangerous and were hurting people, and he intends to continue it. But Flint finds out, and send in Tess Beauchamp, the only other person who might be able to run the station but who is an enemy of Greg's. They don't tell him that he is being replaced and recalled to the states until her plane is in the air. But Greg has a surprise in store. Long ago he started working on placing logic bombs into the software that controls the array in just such an event, so that if anyone tampers with it, it triggers massive weather effects, including tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, heat, even volcanic activity and earthquakes. Thus begins a race against time to outwit Greg and his sequenced catastrophes. A thriller of a ride, but plenty of technical information for the geek at heart. I recommend their other work as well.

[crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an ARC of the book from the publisher through GoodReads First Reads.

I thought this book sounded really interesting, in the vein of the Dirk Pitt Novels, or Bond. Tess is chosen to go a remote antarctic base for Flint AgroChemical (think: Monsanto), where they control the weather and make events happen that will financially benefit the company. Greg, the old director is not happy about being escorted out of the installation and he set a code in motion that will take the base, Tesla, rogue. While countries around the world are struck by massive geological events, the US government and Flint try to figure out what is going on with Tesla. Meanwhile, Tess and the rest of the scientists and staff at the base are trying to figure out what the heck Greg did and how they can stop it.

I really liked the premise of the book and overall, I though most of the story was really good. I liked the descriptions of the science behind the base. I thought the writing of the disasters was vivid, without being gory. I liked the main characters (especially the new female president), and I liked the vivid visuals about the base.

There was a big gap for me, though, in the ending. I don't want to give it away- because it is a book worth reading- but once a decision was made and action was taken, it felt like the book rushed through the ending. I would have liked more detail on what happened when the staff from Tesla got back. There are a whole lot of hearings mentioned, and I would have liked to read more about those. I also would have liked more emotion from the characters in the book.

Overall, I think this is a good read. I won't rate it as high as the Dirk Pitt novels, because it isn't really suspenseful (to me, anyway), but it was good.

[Douglas Perkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was one of the most frustrating books I can recall reading -- frustrating in the sense that it had some things about it that were terrific, but then other aspects that so stretched credulity that you just wanted to scream at the page.

Evans clearly knows the science behind his weather, and created a plausible scenario for how a breakthrough in weather-controlling technology could emerge. That, and the pacing of the book were real strengths. There was no way I was not going to finish this book. Unfortunately, somewhere after the halfway point, the motivation behind that feeling switched from identifying with the plight of the characters in the story to seeing just how much ridiculousness the reader would be forced to endure.

In the world Evans creates in the book, life goes on as normal in the rest of society at the same time that cataclysmic weather and geological events are taking place over a period of hours around the globe. As just one instance, Los Angeles is devastated by the strongest earthquake the city has ever experienced, but we are expected to believe that in that same circumstance, the nation's president would still be in the White House in fairly normal operational mode, able to meet with staff on matters not directly tied to the disaster. Similarly, while literally millions of people (according to the book) are dying in these incidents around the globe, the reader is asked to believe that no nation would figure out who is manipulating the weather and where the source of that manipulation would be, and then take action to neutralize the events at that location.

It's a shame, because the storyline could have lent itself to a compelling and topically relevant novel about the state of the world around us. This was an opportunity lost.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are fascinated by natural disasters, you will enjoy this book full of tropical storms, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and fire. The story takes place in Antarctica at a scientific research lab, which is manipulating the weather. Tess is sent to replace Greg at the facility. Greg has been here for years and considers it "his baby." If he can't continue to run it, world beware. Tess works alongside Nik, whom she had a relationship with 15 years ago. Together they must crack the computer code to save the world from destruction.

The book starts out with a few scientific terms at the beginning, but you will be hooked by chapter 2 and not become lost. The author, Bill Evans, is an award winning meteorologist and his knowledge of content material is apparent. The plot makes you wonder--could this ever happen? This makes for compelling reading, leaving you guessing right up until the end.

If you like this type of disaster book, you might also enjoy Simon Winchester's Krakatoa. Evans has also written the New York Times bestseller, Category 7, a huricane disaster story.

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a thriller about weather manipulation causing havoc across the globe. A scientist, Greg Simpson, sets up a research base on Antartica called TESLA with the help of a huge agrobusiness called Flint. There Greg goes rogue and starts causing weather to wreak havoc. When Flint decides to replace him with another scientist, Tess, he really flips out. Tess worked for him in the past, and due to the way their working relationship ended, Greg hates her. So before he leaves TESLA, he activates software viruses and code taht he has programmed that essentially hijacks the weather manipulation equipment, and it starts sending out disasterous storms, earthquakes, etc. Also, there are government players involved like the Pentagon who want to use TESLA for their purposes too. One of the interesting things about this novel is that it seems strangely plausible that big business, the government, etc could have programs with these purposes. Are some of the horrible weather events like Katrina, etc really just freaks of nature storms or could they have been purposely generated? The book it entertaining and fast paced. I enjoyed it.

I won this copy in one of the Goodreads giveaways.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won an ARC copy of "Dry Ice" here on Goodreads. YAY!! This book almost lost me as a reader. The first several pages were SO boring and technical and hard to read that I almost put it down. I don't even think these few pages were germane to the book at all or at the very least could have been incorporated better throughout the book.

However, I am happy that I kept reading. Once I got past the first few pages that only NASA scientists would find interesting, I couldn't put it down. A rogue scientiest creating not so "natural" distasters was not only intersting but thrilling. It made me wonder if something like this could ever happen in my lifetime. I think possibly it could.

Tess, the protagonist, was strong, courageous, smart and easily likeable. Greg, the antangonist, was, well, easy to hate is probably putting it lightly. The cast rounding out the book were many but not overly done or intrusive. It was definately a rollercoaster ride of epic proportion that I would highly recommend to everyone on Goodreads.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book through the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway on 07/15/2011!

I was really excited to read this book. The idea that someone or something can control the weather sounded really interesting and the possibilities seemed endless with how this book would work out.

Let me tell you, the beginning of the book was hairy. I had to really push through it. There was a lot of background info and scientific stuff that I'm usually into but it was just too much. Once you get to the meat of the story, it was pretty good. I think that it could have been pushed a little further and explored a few more avenues - in my mind. That's the thing with book reviews. They are all subjective. Each person is going to have a different view on how it should have gone and not everyone is going to be completely happy. Anyway, it was just okay. I don't think that it turned out to be the earth-shattering book that I thought it would, but I might read it again. Maybe I'm just no science-y enough to fully appreciate it.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book for free through the Goodreads first reads program.

I will admit that I love books set in the arctic. Something about those people who are hardy enough to live on a remote outpost on the ice really fascinates me. This book grabbed me from the opening chapter, and kept my interest throughout.

When I first read the description of the book, the concept of a weather machine terrorizing the world seemed silly. But as I began to read the book, the scenario seemed so believable that it became scary. The explanations for what was happening in the book sounded plausible to me. I don't know enough to say that it was all scientifically accurate, but to me it sounded real. I now have one more thing to worry about, a mad scientist trying to destroy the earth through manipulation of weather systems.

Dry Ice fit my definition of a five star book. It was interesting, I wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen, and after I finished the book, I was still thinking about it.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I read an ARC given to me through a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks Goodreads!)

When I read the description on the giveaway, I signed up because it sounded interesting. Early reviews had me concerned because I was expecting a technically confusing story - but it wasn't. I'm one of those people that love to learn new things and the explanation of the division of Antarctica and the lifestyle of those living on the ice was fascinating.

As I read the book, I wondered how they would be able to pull it together into a plausible end. With 30 pages left, I still didn't think it would happen. And in the end, it worked...and it kept the action going until the last chapter.

I could see this becoming a SyFy disaster movie. The cinematography could be amazing and the devastation makes it fit into their niche easily. I don't know that I've ever read a disaster book and it's a nice change from the disaster movies! I will definitely look for something more from Bill Evans!

[Joanne Kaplan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another winner by Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson! Dry Ice draws you in from the first page and keeps you 'til the last. What happens when genius goes rogue? Greg Simpson is the genius in charge of a weather research station (TESLA) in unforgiving Antarctica. When it's discovered that Greg may be working with someone within the Pentagon, without his employer's knowledge, and may be responsible for catastrophic, deadly extreme weather phenomena around the world, it's time for him to go. If that wasn't enough of a blow for Greg, his replacement is his nemesis, Tess Beauchamp. Greg leaves without incident, or so it seems. It's not long before the code Greg embedded in the computer system starts to execute, bringing cataclysmic disaster around the world killing millions. Can Tess and her team stop Greg's code before it destroys the planet? Read the book to find out. You'll be glad you did.

[Lisa Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I requested a copy of this book because I am fascinated with the weather. This book was written by a meteorologist (with help) and I think it was fantastic.
Weather is being controlled for business and political gains. The whole premise seemed so plausible I started wondering if it might already be happening (or if it's in our near future).
If you're looking for a deep, meaningful book, this is not it. It's more along the lines of Michael Crichton or Dan Brown.
If I didn't have a full-time job and two boys under the age of 4, I probably would have read it in one sitting. I hated to put it down and couldn't wait to get back to it.
At times, the violence (of the weather) is pretty graphic, but I found that to be pretty exciting because most books wouldn't go there. :-)
All in all, a great "ride".

[Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick read. I espeially like the detail regarding the meteorological events in the tale. The only areas where I had issues were with regard to the computer-related items, in particular the event that triggered the original logic bomb. On a real-world corporate or scientific network that is run by professionals, this wouldn't happen as described as the individual being forced out would not be turning over their account to their successor, but their account would be completely disabled at a minimum and the incoming person would be getting a brand spanking new account of their own with the appropriate permissions to the necessary files on the system(s) to be able to do their work. If you can overlook these kinds of glaring errors, you should enjoy the book.

[Carla JFCL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being the daughter of a pilot, I've long been fascinated by weather...especially violent weather. I also like a good conspiracy theory, so for me having the two of them combined in this fast-paced novel was a real treat.

There was quite a bit of technical scientific, geological and weather-related lingo in this book--probably more than really needs to be in a novel--but it was balanced out by really good dialogue. This made the book move right along, and I really was anxious to see how it all turned out. I don't write spoilers so I won't reveal the ending, but I enjoyed it.

(Disclaimer: I reviewed a copy of this book that I won in the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway contest.)

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started off slow and was a little hard to get into. Eventually, I was going along pretty well and then like a lot of books everything winds up and is resolved in a very few pages. It was an interesting although disturbing story of how someone in charge of something very powerful can use things for destruction rather than what the original intention was. The writing seemed somewhat choppy and hard to follow at times. I think those who are interested in weather science or those who like 'doomsday scenarios' would enjoy this book but I only rate it a 3 as that is not really my favorite genre.

[Drucilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

Actual rating: 2.5 stars. I was going to bite the bullet and give this one three stars, but the ending made me rethink it. It's your typical disaster-movie-in-book-form. The plot was pretty interesting even if the science behind it was a little too science-fiction to be believable. The subplot of Nik being Tesla's descendant added absolutely nothing to the plot and I was disappointed by the ending. The aftermath of the whole endeavor is rushed through to give Tess and Nik a reconciliation. I wanted to know more about what happened to Greg. He was such a great mustache-twirling villain.

[Niel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very intriguing read. I came to aquire this book through goodreads first reads. I enjoy fantasy more than other genre but this book was able to grab my interest and then ran wild with it. The authors that wrote this book did an excellent at keeping the readers attention throughout the story. At every turn of the page you will be like what will happen next, will Tess be able to out smart Greg, will TESLA create the most destructive catastrophe ever encountered. Over all this is an enjoyable read, you will never want to put down this book down.

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

On the one hand, I like the concept of this novel, the idea of weather being wielded as a weapon. And I like the amount of solid science in this novel. Unfortunately, I didn't like how this book flowed like a shallow blockbuster end-of-the-world summer movie. I didn't care about any of the characters, and the doom and gloom aspects of the novel were ultimately distracting. To me, this novel has potential but requires some more work. My copy is an ARC, so maybe it will be improved by the time it's released.

I received this ARC through the Goodreads First Read giveaway.

[Cathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this book on a Goodreads Firstreads giveaway. Was absolutely loving this book - but alas I won't be finishing it due to the usage of the "f" word. It didn't pop up until a couple chapters in and so I decided that maybe it would be a one time thing. Continued with the book and was truly enjoying it and then bam - there it was again - repeatedly. Wish I could finish the book, but I won't because I don't want to be verbally assaulted again. I will say that from what I read - this was a pretty good book. Don't read it though if you have problems with language.

[Michele (adventures.ofa.bookworm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received this book through goodreads first reads*

I must say it was quite a thrill to read this book while living in Connecticut, every time a storm hit I believed Greg Simpson was taking revenge. Dry Ice really made me think about all the natural events that have occurred in recent years and the capabilities of technology. Although some aspects of the book went over my head, I am in no way scientifically inclined, I still found Dry Ice to be intriguing. This is a well written book that was able to capture my interest from the beginning.

[Johanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic book! Ever wonder what would happen if we could control the weather? It's an intriguing thought, but once considered, one might be inclined to believe that the risks might outweight the benifits. Especially if the technology got nto the wrong hands. Weather as a weapon? That's exactly ehat you get with Dry Ice, as well as rich characters and an up-tempo pace that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Loved it!