Review: Still not finished???
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2013
I was glad to see this addition to the elemental series (comment amended), though I supposed that this book would wrap things up nicely.  I gave this book four stars because I enjoyed it, but took away one star as I neared the end of the book and realized that the author was not only NOT wrapping things up, she was leaving everything all undone - again.I enjoyed the interaction of the main characters, with the vampires this time, but there was almost no mention of Charlotte using her special elemental powers, and the Five didn't once combine their powers to do any good at all.  They just stood back and let things unfold.  Lisabelle, Sip, and even Lough came through for Charlotte, but Keller really fizzled out - no support for Charlotte there.  The five friends have the power, together, to repair and strengthen the paranormal world and yet they have spent another whole book standing back and acting helpless.  It is getting a bit old to have the majority of 'grownups' continue to ignore Charlotte's importance to the whole elemental world and treat her like she is a menace and a drain rather than a valuable resource, and their salvation.  Much of what happened in this book seemed to be stretched out as filler; I would have enjoyed seeing the main character begin to stand up and do what she was born to do.Though I have enjoyed the story to this point and the development of the characters, I haven't enjoyed the openendedness of each book; not cliffhangers really... it just stops and you scratch your head and say...what?  I wouldn't have minded there being several books in this series if we could have seen some real story movement and some closure in each book/episode.