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The Elementals (2013)

by Saundra Mitchell(Favorite Author)

3.23 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Houghton

series

The Vespertine

review 1: Mmmmmm.... not sure how I fell about this book. There was so much unexplained and strange things going on. I didn't see much of a plot happening besides the romance between the girl and guy which was almost nonexistent until the last few chapters. I didn't like Kate, but I loved Julian. There were some poetic lines and phrases here and there that were sort of cool, but otherwise everything was just kind of vague and random. Definitely not the ending I was expecting in this trilogy considering how different the first two books were. The historical theme was very well written, but the villain was a let down. He's super creepy but then is finished so quick and easily that you wonder what was the point of his character? Still an ok read, probably wouldn't read it again, th... moreough.
review 2: This is a companion novel to THE VESPERTINE and THE SPRINGSWEET, in which our previous heroines' children - also gifted with elemental magic – meet in LA during World War I, with disastrous consequences. I loved seeing how life played out for both of our previous couples. Nathaniel and Amelia have become a bit insufferable in their privileged flights around the globe, but Emerson and Zora have become one of my favorite book couples with all their laughter and hard work and passion for one another. Both their son Julian (a handsome musician with a bad leg from polio, who can resurrect dead animals) and Kate (Amelia and Nathaniel’s daughter) are terribly interesting characters – though the edge might go to Kate, an aspiring filmmaker who prefers to dress as a boy, crushes on her actress muse, keeps a pet raven named Handsome, and can stop time. Their banter and the sense of predestination about their meeting is lovely. But my favorite thing about Mitchell’s writing is how incredibly vivid her settings are. Whether it’s Victorian Baltimore (THE VESPERTINE) or the drought-struck prairie (THE SPRINGSWEET) or the California coast (here), her descriptions are so jaw-droppingly perfect I have to stop and read over the sentences again and again, marveling at her gorgeous wordsmithing. Recommend! (bought) less

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