Book Review: Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer

Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer
(Elementals, #.5)
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Publisher: K Teen (Kensington); 50 pages

Earth, Fire, Air, Water – they are more than you dream.


As an air Elemental, 17-year-old Emily Morgan doesn’t have much power. That’s okay—she knows what happens to kids who do.


Like Michael Merrick. He’s an earth Elemental, one with enough power to level cities. Which makes him sexy. Dangerous. And completely off limits. At least according to Emily’s family.


But her summer job puts her in close contact with Michael, and neither of them can help the attraction they feel. When forces of nature like theirs collide, one misstep could get someone killed. Because Emily’s family doesn’t just want her to stay away from him.


They want him dead.

I'd love to start off by discussing the cover. These covers are so eye catching, with the good looking guys and the bright colors...however, the guy looks way too old to be Michael Merrick. Like at least ten years too old, probably closer to fifteen. That bothers me. I don't know why but it really does. This, however, has nothing to do with my rating of the book. So please don't think it has effected the outcome. It's just me voicing my opinion on that matter...

STORM has been on my radar for awhile and I'm so excited it's finally out! My friend, Amber, who read both STORM and ELEMENTAL recommended I read this before the book, so here I am. It was obviously a quite read, it's a novella. I will tell you, it gets me super interested in the story and the characters, especially the two families mentioned in the novella. The Merricks and the Morgans. It boggles my mind though to see a romance form within fifty pages of a novella, I mean - isn't that usually something we read about, building up in a full length book? It kind of disappoints me but at the same time, interests me to see how this plays out. That's the only thing I'm torn on for this, the already budding romance. We shall see!

It was one of the shortest novellas I've read recently and it definitely has me craving for the book. Sadly, I have to order STORM since all my Barnes & Nobles around are sold out :( Regardless, I am super excited to read STORM!