Review: 4.5 Stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
This short story is a prequel to Storm and takes place before Chris, Gabriel, or Nick have grown into their powers.  So, Michael is the only one out of the brothers with his elemental power.  Michael feels lonely because he goes through so much at school because of it.  I would recommend reading Storm before this prequel, as it is a good story to provide more insight into Michael's character, but I don't think it would mean as much without already having read Storm.This story had a definite Romeo and Juliet vibe going on.  Two kids from opposite sides of a battle falling for each other.Michael really had his own voice in this story.  I thought Kemmerer did a good job giving him his own.  And it fits with his character as we know him from the first book.  Michael (and his voice) is very brooding and bitter.I kind of wish the story would have continued and shared exactly what happened when Michael lost control. But, it was a cute little story.  It helped to understand Michael's character a bit more.I really wish that whole thing wouldn't of happened to him.  Maybe then he wouldn't be so angry and bitter all the time, but then again he was giving of those vibes in this story.  But, if Emily would have lived and they would have stayed a couple, I think he would have been a completely different person.  :(