Review: Summer & Winter Love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
In this novella, the balance of the four seasons is questioned as one of the four Auras in charge of the northeast region of the U.S. is murdered. The death of the summer Aura is extremely bizarre to winter Aura Rielle because he was burned alive. To her knowledge an Aura cannot be killed by something that reflects their season.Rielle is dealing with the hottest summer that she has ever experienced. But, although she is a winter Aura she cannot even use her power to cool herself down. After the death of summer Aura Bero a new Aura, Aden, appears under the guise of a summer Aura apprentice. Unbeknownst to Rielle there are other forces at work that have done some terrible things and who are truly responsible for Bero's death.Aden proves to be a very complex character because there are secrets that he is keeping from Rielle that could change how she feels about him. Aden's secrets are dangerous and ones that could keep him away from Rielle and force the Elders to intervene.I liked the chemistry between Rielle and Aden. For a novella I think the author did a great job fleshing the romance out enough to be believable. Rielle resists Aden because she senses something dangerous inside him but she cannot deny her feelings for long.I was surprised with the outcome of the events in the novella although I did suspect what would happen. I think some of the resolution is predictable but I feel that some of it is not.Overall the romance between Rielle and Aden is great. I think it could have been developed more but for a novella it is acceptable. The mystery and suspense is tense and left me with questions but in a good way. I found Elemental Inferno to be a quick and enjoyable read. I give this novella 4 stakes(stars) and I would absolutely recommend this to others.*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.*Posted on [...]