Storm Siren

Wow. I cannot gush enough good things about this book. The world building! The characters! The development, the well though out plot. I was taken by it all from the beginning!

I loved this book! The premise was interesting and was similar enough to other ya fantasy books that is wasn't off putting but took the idea of the slave girl who wants to protect the people in the country in a different direction. The ending almost made me throw the book across the room in my frustration and demand my friend give me the next one as soon as possible.

Why?? That ending!!!!

Look at how beautiful the cover is~!

Unfortunately, I'm not as impressed with the book as I was the cover.

There were a few things I really didn't see coming but for the most part, I saw it. Those huge story twist, meh got it. Really good twists though.

I just... my feelings for this book and what I had problems with are hard to put into words.

I loved the beginning. I was really being roped in. Slowly, I lost who I thought the main character was and it was reformed into a new person. That's okay, she is her own character. Just, some things worked, some things didn't.

I thought a lot of the book was told but, not explained. I wanted more background or information – which with some things we are given but, in others no. Some things even seemed forced, trying to work but, I found uninteresting. The parties her owner threw??? Why so many?! and what was the point of the weird outfits...
I honestly didn't think any other power besides Nym, Colin, and Eogan's. Then towards the end it is thrown at me without much explanation. How does it work? How can it? Are there restrictions?
If Nym is the most powerful Elemental EVER then, what could the other Elementals do? Does she have no limit?

I don't see how the romance became... well, romantic. Why does she like him?
I was also confused by what exactly was going on and when. The fight scenes were hard to picture in my head.

I do want to mention that there is character growth. Nym grows stronger and more sure of herself.. a little.... and mostly because of men... slowly my good point of the book is dissolving... I did think it was goo though that she stops harming herself.

I feel I'm being nit-picky... It was an interesting read and I don't regret reading it. Although, I probably won't continue the trilogy – I have so many other books to try out.

Recommend? Probably not but, I wouldn't tell people NOT to read it. I'm more indifferent to it.

Consider my choice to read this book a massive case of cover lust. In fact, it was the second book in this series, Siren's Fury that caught my eye. These books are honestly gorgeous. When I found out that these stories dealt with elementals, my heart soared. I love Fantasy, and elemental magic is one of my favorite concepts. I couldn't wait to dive straight in.

Things start with a bang, quite literally, as Nym and her powers are introduced. I was drawn in by Nym's uniqueness. As an elemental, she should have been killed at birth. As a woman, she shouldn't even be an elemental. I loved this idea. To be caught up in a world where you don't really belong, and constantly wondering who will try to use you next. Or worse yet, who you might be forced to kill.

Anyone who follows my reviews know that I'm big on both characters and world-building. Those are the two cornerstones of Fantasy. In this case, the characters were spot on. I didn't always agree with Nym's choices, but I liked her well enough. Colin and Breck were actually my favorite characters, despite their more supporting roles. Eogan, well, I could have done without him. The problem with love triangles is, they need three people. For some reason, one always has to be a bad boy. Eogan fills that space, but it doesn't mean I enjoyed his character.

Now here's where the book started to lose me. First of all, I'm not a love triangle fan. Never have been, likely never will be. This is also the point in the book where I found out that Nym didn't want to step up to her powers. She doesn't want to kill. Anyone. Not even the people who want to kill her. The fact that she had the ability to save so many people, and chose not to? I wasn't a fan. As I reached the second half of this book, I also realized that a lot of my burning questions wouldn't be answered. No world-building was really done. I had no idea why elementals existed, nor did I learn a lot about any of the other magical races. It seemed that all of the focus was on the romance aspect.

So, did I love this book? Not quite. I did enjoy a fair bit of it though, and definitely liked it enough to continue on to the second in the series. My only hope is that I'll finally have some of my questions answered. That, and perhaps Nym will finally become the courageous character I know she has the ability to be. A bibliophile can hope.