Elemental

Soul Guardians #2

by Kim Richardson, Ana Desiree Baehr M. (Translator)

When seventeen-year-old Kara Nightingale is suddenly struck by lightning and dies—yet again—she finds herself back in Horizon, where angels, oracles and other supernatural beings occupy a mystical world unknown to humanity. But when Kara accidentally strikes an angel with her newfound powers and nearly kills him, she is banished to the angel prison Tartarus. What’s more, Kara soon discovers her mother’s soul has been taken by Demons. Hunted by the Legion, Kara takes refuge with a new band of angel friends. She finds herself torn with her feelings for David—when angel romance is forbidden. And when Kara decides to venture into the Netherworld to find her mother’s missing soul, will her powers be enough to save her mother and save the mortal world?

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Angels, Paranormal, Demons, Fiction

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2011

About the author

Kim Richardson is the award-winning author of the bestselling SOUL GUARDIANS series. She lives in the eastern part of Canada with her husband, two dogs and a very old cat. She is the author of the SOUL GUARDIANS series, the MYSTICS series, and the DIVIDED REALMS series. Kim's books are available in print editions, and translations are available in over 7 languages.

Reviews

[Alaina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elemental was a lot better than the first book. It's still predictable AF but also still enjoyable.

Okay, so the MC Kara died in the first book. Probably forgot to mention that in the review.. but hey, I can't be perfect nor do I want to spoil every book to everyone! Well, in this book she finds herself in Heaven. Her job is to save souls from the demons who try to destroy them. She also learns about her life back when she was alive and how these demons were after her as well.

Unfortunately for me, David's love is still around. Yes, they still have that gross ass romance that I don't care for. Of course there's a huge twist, okay a couple, but their love is forbidden now. This usually intrigues me but since I still hate David's guts I just don't care,

However, the whole demons taking over Kara's moms soul was interesting enough. I was wondering how she was going to help/save her mom. Overall, the book was pretty interesting and still a lot better than the first book (in my eyes). I still don't care about the romance aspect.. I'm just constantly waiting and praying that she ends up with someone other than David. I enjoyed Kara's new mission in this book and thought the angels were interesting and intriguing enough. I can't wait to write the review for the next book!

[~LoverOfBooksForLife~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? I mean like ok (taking a deep breath) so we found that kara is an elemental so mortal dad angle mother but her power never worked under her command only when she is in a battle of in a situation were she is threatened or someone she cares about gets threatened. Then archangel whatever (forget his name) what to train her to control her abilities since she is the only one who can hurt the demons but then two angels have been saying when she is trying to train how worthless she is and that she is a demon spy then when they really start being mean David her friend comes in and says back off and they get into a fight Kara tries to stop them but they won’t and then she sees a death blade and she know what he wants to do with it he wants to kill david! So then this sudden rush of energy comes and then instead of hitting the target she it one of those jerks and he nearly dies she is brought to the council and they say that the punishment will be for her to spend time in tartuars the jail for angels and that is reallyyyyy bad and then they tell her that she half angel AND HALF DEMON! And the rest is unesesery but good book overall even if it has soooo much information in a 200 page book.

[Jayde Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading and enjoying Marked, the first book in the Soul Guardians series, I naturally had to pick up Elemental. The story continues where Marked left off: Kara has died in an unexpected accident and has found herself in Heaven where she joins the huge legions of angels that are soul savers. Her job is to save souls from the demons who try to destroy them. What Kara didn't know in the first book is that she was marked and that the demons where after her in the first place. After proving that she isn't a traitor, Kara with the help of her mentor, David, got to keep her role as a soul saver. But luck is no longer on her side when she accidentally strikes a guardian angel and almost kills him. Hurting a fellow angel is an unforgivable mistake, so Kara is banished from Heaven and incarcerated in Tartarus. There, she's not only faced with the difficult decision of giving up her love for David because romance between angels is forbidden, she also finds out that the demons she's been fighting have taken her mortal mother's soul. Kara knows she'll never be able to forgive herself if she doesn't save her mother's soul. But with everyone hunting her down, this might just prove an impossible task.

I thought Marked was a new and never been done before take on young adult paranormal romance, but Elemental was just phenomenal. What I liked best was the author's ability to convey emotion and create an intricate and believable world. The tension kept me on the edge of my seat, turning page after page to find out whether Kara's mission would succeed and whether she would really sacrifice the love of her life for a greater good. If you're looking for a well written paranormal book with great characters, mystery and suspense that is new and different, this series is exactly what you're looking for. I hope there's going to be more.

[Lola Lolin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ojalá y te reencuentres con David, Kara

[Valery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started out pretty rough, but eventually came together. The grammar needs a good run through.

Enjoyed the story. A little too predictable, the cockroach being the equivalent of the monkeys was a perfect example of this.

For my clean readers:
Language, violence, and gore

[olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

me encanto la verdad mucho accion fantasia comica .. realmente recomiendo esta saga . la autora te involucra mucho en los personajes esta muy padre me gusto esa cucaracha y el perro . jajaja..

[Liv · Rating 3 out of 5]

defo an improvement on the first book

[Laura Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series! The continuation of Kara and David’s story is getting so intense!! And also so frustrating because of all the obstacles in their way. Can’t wait to see how Kara gets out of the debacle she has found herself in at the end of this book.

[Cata · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leí el primero y quedé como no es horrible pero tampoco bueno del todo. Quise darle una segunda oportunidad con el siguiente, ya que yo recordaba haber leído el primero y buscar de forma desesperada el segundo libro para continuar la saga (hace muchos años ya, una versión más joven de mi) y la verdad ahora que la volví a leer y que al fin pude leer el segundo, no creo que continúe con la saga, son demasiados libros para algo tan repetitivo por así decirlo.

Tal vez sea porque ya soy más grande y simplemente a la edad en el cual lo leí me había encantado y para personas de esa edad (14 años, si es que no menos) puede que les guste o simplemente porque luego de haber leído tantos libros de fantasía este ya pasa a ser de los que no quedan en la memoria.

No es lo mejor comprarse libros, lo sé, por ende solo dire que este no me emociono y lo encontré básicamente similar al primero, la diferencia es que aquí desde el inicio la protagonista tiene el poder del prota, ósea todo del sale bien, es la elegida, sabe hacer cosas o ocupar poderes sin siquiera saber cómo y le sale natural, etc…muchos hemos leído ese tipo de libros y este termina siendo uno de esos, en donde la protagonista es genial y todo solo por ser la protagonista de la historia.

Lo encontré bastante monótono, si bien la forma que tiene Kim de describir los escenarios es muy buena, la historia termina no siéndolo tanto.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read and adored, MARKED. I couldn't wait for the sequel. ELEMENTAL - doesn't disappoint. I LOVED this book. It was beautifully written, with plot twists and turns, and the perfect amount of romance. I recommend this book to anyone who is tired of the same old paranormal/fantasy book. This book has it all.


This must be the most original series I have read in a long time. ELEMENTAL is even better than the first book. Kara dies again at the beginning--and the action takes off. The story follows her as she tries to find her mother's soul, taken by Demons. At the same time, Kara is hunted by the Legion, and ventures into the demon realm--Netherworld. She is faced with even more challenges and discovers the real truth about who she is. This book is so amazing, I couldn't put it down. The writing is so captivating and every page left me clinging for more. The suspense just kept me going. The book ends on a cliffhanger, and I'm dying to find out what happens to Kara in the last installment of this series. Can't wait to read more. Great book!

[Raggedyann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marked by Kim Richardson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed the book. I couldn't give 5 stars because of the many errore on the book. A few may have been sloppy spell-checking. However, awkward sentence structure and punctuation were also issues. Every sentence shouldn't end with a question mark. With the author's background, I was very surprised at the punctuation errors.



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[Nero Shan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! Another great installment in the Soul Guardians series. I loved this book. It was better than the first. It drew me right into the world of guardian Angels and Demons, and into the lives of the characters (Kara and David). This book is a definite page turner. I would recommend this book (and series) to anyone who enjoys reading Fantasy/Paranormal novels that include elements of the supernatural. Elemental leaves you wanting more! I can't wait for the next book in this fabulous series.

[Femke O · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75
Beetje 'makkelijk' boek. Ik merkte dat telkens aan het einde van een nieuw hoofdstuk, stel Kara moest ergens heen, dat ze er begin het volgende hoofdstuk al was, terwijl ik juist ook de reis erheen wilde weten, if that makes sense.
Daarnaast was het een beetje kinderlijk geschreven (en daar ergerde ik me soms aan), wat ik bij 'Marked' niet had (misschien omdat ik die als luisterboek heb 'gelezen'. Maar goed, het verhaal vond ik wel leuk.
Het einde was open, dus ik ga deel 3 ook nog lezen. Als ik die ook leuk vind lees ik deel 4 misschien ook wel, maar dat zie ik dan wel :)

[Gerald Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

Horrible grammar and spelling abound, but the idea is good.

[Jassicca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though Kara had been given a second chance to live as a mortal, she felt something was missing in her life. I thought she would have a longer ordinary life, finishing her school, fall in love and married etc. before they call for her service as a guardian angel. However, it wasn't long before she died again for the second time.

Back in the horizon, Kara was promoted to the special task force, leaving David behind doing his petty officer job. In the new team, Kara befriended with Jenny and Peter, after she saved their lives. However, it wasn't long before she made a mistake and nearly killed a GA. She was then sent to Tartarus jail to wait for the trial. But, David and her new friends broke her out.

The revelation about Kara's father was exciting news because I didn't expect that. However, the plots concerning David was ridiculously unbelievable. He seemed always to find himself with Kara no matter how high the security level and managed to outsmart the archangels.

When I finished reading the second book, I still couldn't connect with Kara, and there're six more books to read. My only hope was to be able to enjoy the story because I started to feel like putting this book as DNF, which is the first time in history since I started reading series about five years ago!

[Natalie H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast paced to the point the story felt rushed. The angels are shallow and annoying in their constant bickering. I already knew about the talking dog and the monkeys but that cockroach was gross. I didn’t like how the story jumped from place to place within pages or how everything goes wrong the moment Kara decides to play hero.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is one surprise after another! One more thing to reveal and it is a whopper! That zadekiel is some kind of nasty...he's that kind of character you love to hate. I cant wait to see what kind of crazy stuff happens next! Kara's powers seem to keep unlocking bit by bit. Good stuff to come I imagine!

[Darth BookLover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnifica continuación de esta saga que promete bastante de guardianes del alma. Fiel a su estilo la autora vs directo a los acontecimientos sin meter paja de más lo que agradezco bastante. La historia va de menos a más como debe ser. El final abierto para dejarnos picados y con ganas de leer el próximo libro. Sin duda deben leer esta saga. Le doy a la novela 5/5 estrellas o un 9.6/10 .

[Stefany Tyler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got to juvenile for me. Still an interesting angel/demon but almost seemed like it was trying to go more Harry Potter than it really should have. Probably won't finish the series now.

[Erika Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book better than the first book in the Soul Guardians series, "Marked" I'm
looking forward to the next book!

[Barb VanderWel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this & I can't wait for more.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant roller-coaster-can't-turn-the-pages-fast-enough thrill of a ride!! Need I say more?

[Eldrena Lesure · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book

I loved this book it was fast paced &fun to read. I wish it was longer. Thanks to the author.

[Merche Ojeda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lectura rápida y ligera. Me encanta este tipo de lecturas cuando estoy agobiada

[Lu · Rating 1 out of 5]

omg, es el peor libro que leí en toda mi vida. No tiene argumento lógico, sentido, esta mal redactado, todo.

[Philipien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series

[Andy Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me a encantado esta segunda entrega, más acción y decisiones sin lugar a dudas seguiré leyendo las demás partes ya quiero saber su desenlace.

[Aline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusta porque es muy rápido y fácil de leer.
No me gusta porque dice mucho y nada a la vez. Siento que es repetitivo, le falta profundidad y detalles que le den contexto a los acontecimientos.

[Jerilyn Sinclair · Rating 2 out of 5]

4/10

[Karla Rios · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hell falls over and rules are made to be broken