Windburn (The Elemental Series Book 4)

Windburn to me felt like a book of transition. There was so much going on this book that at one point I felt like I was being pulled in several different directions.

We start where Firestorm left off. Lark has been tasked by her sister to look for their father. Personally I would have left him to rot but Lark is made up of firmer stuff. We are quickly thrown into the action but this time it's Lark, Peta, and Cactus. Ash stays behind to give Lark a head start. Blackbird is back and boy was I shocked when his identify was finally revealed. No one is who they seem in this book and even the Mother Goddess was out of control.

The journey to find her father was not an easy one and in the end he's still an asshole of epic proportions. But I'm starting to see it's not all his fault and I can honestly say I HATED the Mother Goddess this time around. Free will is but an illusion.

Tom was hilarious and the Slyphs leave a lot to be desired. I don't know which elemental family is worse. They all seem self centered and vicious for no reason. The take offense where none is really given and they lash out. I don't know why Lark keeps trying to save them or why she feels bad when she can't. I say kill them all but that's just me :)

We also see why some things were the way they were in Blood of the Lost and everything is starting to come full circle. I enjoyed meeting Elle and Bram and seeing a bit of them in Windburn. Mrs. Mayer can weave a story like no other still. I just felt for all the transition a few things should have been fleshed out a bit more to keep your head from spinning with how quickly things were bouncing around.

All in all I am looking forward to book 5 and where these new developments will take us in Lark's journey.

Shannon Mayer does a wonderful job writing Lark's growing maturity and ability. She handles character and relationship development with skill and subtlety. Love this book and the earlier books in the series and I'm anxiously waiting for the next one.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!! It keeps me wanting to read more and there are new twists around every corner. I really don't want to wait for the next book... I WANT IT NOW... *sigh* maybe I'll just start on another of her series

1st in series was hard to relate to as characters were extraordinarily confusing and ill-defined. Getting better as series moves on. Reminiscent of Piers later efforts (pulp) at the Xanth series. Seems like a series of events is much more important than defining the characters.

I read this forth book in The Elemental Series with equal interest as the first three. The plot was still intriguing and energetic and did not lose on pace. Larkspur’s love romance with two guys was a bit strange to me. At the end I accepted it as a part of her world. I do expect with great interest next book.