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I liked this book more than the first. It has more action than the first book. Although it seems like that is all it has. It doesn’t seem to have as much emotion and backstory as the first book. To understand the context of “Burning Nation” it is almost mandatory that you read book #1. This book doesn’t provide any background information for readers who are new to the series. The book starts out in a firefight between the Idaho State National Guard and the U.S. Army. Danny and his friends are outgunned and retreat back to Freedom Lake, losing comrades on the way. They hide out in a hideaway room under a mechanic’s garage while they plan and execute a series of guerilla warfare style tactics. Their base is later discovered and they are forced to fight their way out and escape into the mountains on snowmobiles. They set up a new hideout and continue to launch attacks, but during one of these missions Danny is captured. He is tortured inside a Federal Compound for 1 month until he is busted out. He and his friends join a rebellion group known as the brotherhood. Danny goes on one last mission to kill his captor that tortured him and to ignite the rebellion through a broadcast in other states. He succeeds in completing the mission and is recognized as a hero at a parade/ group picnic. He quickly realizes that the group he was fighting for doesn’t share the same views as he does at the end and the book ends on a cliffhanger.
