Review: Loved it!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
In the beginning I didn't realize that this was a dystopian story, but Gabby finds herself in and abandoned store looking for food and not knowing what all the things were that she was seeing. It wasn't explained exactly how things became how they were for her except for the fact that people began to manifest powers like being able to control fire, wind, earth and water. Their government is run by men and women have very few rights unless they are attached to a man, so society went backwards after the apocalypse. Gabby is able to control fire and has to hide because women don't do that. She cuts her hair and ties to act like a boy. Her thoughts on that are funny and she isn't sure she can pull it off.  She meets Adam whom we met in Elemental Rush the prequel to this book. Adam is in a mess himself and running from his brother and his life as a sentry. He is hiding his ability to control air and they team up to find two others who can control water and earth. This story is full of action and fighting and running. There are thoughts about what is right and who is right and who to trust. Gabby has a hard time knowing who to trust. She falls in love with Adam and also Hanai. Adam is wild, hot and exciting. Hanai is calming, sweet and loving. It is a hard choice for her and in the end the choice is taken from her by an action of her own.  It made me cry and I was sure if I liked it. It seemed to go against what they said her powers could do to her council members. Anyway things worked out in the end and of course I wanted to know more about what happened after.  It will be interesting to see what she covers in the sequel novella Elemental Release. I would like to see them together and happy and working for a common purpose.