I received a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
It's nearly 5 AM and I've just finished reading the third installment in the Elemental series by Shauna Granger. I have to say that at this point, Water is my favorite of the three I've read thus far.
Like the first two, Water picks up soon after where Air left off; the kids trying to enjoy their summer. Shayna, an avid surfer, encounters a water creature as she rushes to save a little boy. Soon the three are racing against time to save two teenaged boys who are fighting for their lives.
While I adore Shayna and can see a lot of myself in her, she has also managed to annoy me a lot with her blunt ways. It's only in Water that I understand why she is the natural leader of the three and why they let her lead; without Shayna, Jodi and Steven wouldn't even know how to begin to control their magic.
Without giving too much away, I was saddened by the relationship, or lack of one, between Shayna and Jensen. I have high hopes that they will come to a happy medium some day. Also, I was so happy to see Jodi really come into her magic and own it.
I had hoped that they would find their fourth in this book, but it wasn't to be. I'm guessing somewhere between the 4th and 5th books we may meet that person. And I am so happy that we finally find out what the deal is with Shayna and her wings! Okay, so not the complete answer, but enough of one that you're like "ah, okay. I get it."
Ms. Granger is an amazing author. She's able to pull you in and make you feel that you're right there with the characters as they learn more about themselves and the magic they hold. I look forward to reading not only the last two books in this series - sniffle, sniffle - but whatever she comes up with next.