Windburn (Elemental, #4)

by Shannon Mayer

“My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.”

My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen.

The King is missing and his mind is cracked. It is up to me to find him before the Rim is taken over by the bloodthirsty heir to the throne.

But the path to finding the King is anything but straight, and I find myself in the human world facing possible banishment. All to find a Tracker who happens to be on the run from a demon, yet she is my only hope in bringing my father home.

Nothing is as it seems and I'm uncertain who is friend or foe. My impending punishment threatens to suffocate me as I defy our laws and fight to bring peace to my home. . . and fight to keep those I love the dearest alive.

How will I get both my father and I out of this one unscathed?

Welcome to being The Chosen One.

From the WSJ and USA Today Bestselling Rylee Adamson World, The Elemental series is the perfect introduction point for new fans.

• ISBN10: 152364107X
• ISBN13: 9781523641079
• Publish Date: 1 February 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 344
• Language: English

Reviews

Pure fantasy at its finest. I would say this is less urban fantasy though than the Rylee Adamson series. Even though it's set in the same world, the Elementals keep to themselves making this a lot more removed from the "normal" world. I think for some readers it will be hard to move between the series - for me personally, I'm a massive "classic" fantasy fan before all else so reading this was like coming home and gave me the same warm fuzzy feelings.

The series isn't really anything new in the genre, the same old fantasy tropes (The Chosen One, quest through different lands, evil foe who has spread through the land and must be defeated, etc) appear throughout - but Mayer hits all the right notes with her portrayal.

Windburn is one hell of a ride. I feel like with all Mayer's series - it starts off slowly rolling down the mountain until you're full steam ahead and things just keep breaking off. It's an insane ride. The first few books were action packed but this kept on picking up speed. So much so, I don't even know where to start.

The Sylph's (Air Elementals) feature in this one - Lark makes a trip to their home the Eyrie to rescue her father. But the Sylph's a way more a side note in this book because Lark has her own problems. Her father's missing and she's tracking him. This book is a real treat for fans of Mayer's Rylee Adamson series because many of the characters make cameo appearances in this book.

So to track her father she needs to find a Reader to find a Tracker to find her father. Griffin recommends a young Reader just coming into her powers and guess who that is? Hi, Giselle. I loved seeing the early glimpse into Giselle's life. She was very much like Milly more than Rylee I'd say. So they need Giselle to find a Tracker. Jack makes a brief appearance and then we get to meet Rylee's mother, Elena - because guess what - she's the Tracker they need! It was really fun to see all the backstory coming together and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love Ash. I kinda hate Cactus though - he annoyed me often. I liked Samara until I didn't. And I adore Peta. I will say though this story is seriously twisted. Some of the reveals I saw, other's blindsided me. I can't wait to get started on the next one.