The Fire

Northwest Passage, Book 4

By: John A. Heldt

Narrated by: Chaz Allen

When Kevin Johnson, 22, goes to Wallace, Idaho, days after his college graduation, he expects to find rest and relaxation as his family prepares his deceased grandfather's house for sale. Then he discovers a hidden diary and a time portal that can take him to 1910, the year of Halley's Comet and the largest wildfire in US history. Within hours, Kevin finds himself in the era of horse-drawn wagons, straw hats, and ankle-length dresses. Traveling repeatedly to the same time and place, he decides to make the portal his gateway to summer fun. The adventure takes a more serious turn, however, when the luckless-in-love science major falls for pretty English teacher Sarah Thompson and integrates himself in a community headed for disaster. Filled with humor, romance, and heartbreak, The Fire, the sequel to The Journey, follows a conflicted soul through a life-changing journey as he makes his mark on a world he was never meant to see.

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I wanted to like it

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I love time travel books so I was pre-disposed to liking this novel. I was a bit underwhelmed.

Very few time travel novels have the same mode of transportation and how this portal was discovered and how it worked was unique enough. The title was a pre-cursor so you know well in advance where the travels will lead. All told, I really wanted to like it.

It was a good enough story, albeit a mixed bag of a love story, but there were a couple of time travel no-no's that did not sit well with me.

The narrator was okay but he made the Irish guy sound more Native American than Irish. That was a bit disconcerting.

All in all, it was just okay.

Fun Travel Through Time!

Would you listen to The Fire again? Why?

I absolutely would listen to this one again. This started a little slow for me, but as I continued I became thoroughly sucked in. The characters seem very real and the time aspect of learning about the main characters relatives is quite fun. He struggles with knowing of the upcoming disaster and should he warn those that he is becoming ever closer too... would it change things so horribly if he did and what does he do about the girl he fell in love with in the wrong time? It's really well written and the narrator does a great job too. This book is one I would definitely recommend.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Pleasant Time traveling Adventure

This book was well voiced by an excellent narrator. It is about a young man who travels over 100 years in the past to find true love. It Felt that it moved at a slow uneventful Pace. It left me with no desire to read the rest of the books in the series.
I received this book at no cost to me from the author narrator or publisher for an honest review

time travel

I loved every part of the book. it was suspenseful and romantic and a few tears were shed.

Heart-warning And Heart-breaking in One!

This is an amazing story, very well narrated. There is so much historical detail, so much that makes you ponder the choices and decisions that the characters are forced to make. The romance of the story is both heart-warming and wretched in one.

To be honest, I didn't expect to enjoy the book as much as I did, especially in the beginning. But like a snowball, the further the story rolled and the more details were added in and the grander the story became. This is more than a time travelling love story but I don't want to spoilt it for any potential listeners so I will leave it at that.

Thoroughly enjoyable, a little sad, a little happy and a lot interesting!


This review copy audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost.