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.

Firestorm sees Lark and Ash take on the Salamanders (the Fire Elementals) in their home, the Pit. The novel starts with them being arrested for their roles in the deaths of the Salamanders that occurred in the first book, Recurve.

Peta makes a return in this one, as does Cactus, Lark's childhood friend. The Spirit Element is explored a bit more - both through Peta's first charge, a Spirit user and the reveal of the villain Blackbird who also can use Spirit. Plus OMFG Griffin is the Consort - which okay I'd worked that out from the last book BUT - OMFG Liam O'Shea is Griffin's grandson. Liam O'Shea is the grandson of MOTHER FREAKING EARTH! Which shouldn't seem weird as they're all her children or whatnot but the Rylee Adamson series is a lot more urban fantasy so it seems a lot weirder to think the cop rather than the Elemental is related to Mother Earth. There was heaps of action and I liked the new characters introduced. Fantastic addition to the series. ( )

Filled with action and mystery. Love it. ( )

Filled with action and mystery. Love it. ( )

Enjoyed reading book 3 of the Elemental Series. Drama, action, suspence, friendship, and life altering changes abound in this book. I highly recommend this series, but start with book 1 so you have some of the history. ( )

Lark and Ash, elementals with Earth magic, are captured by the Enders from the Pit—in the first story they killed four Enders there and the price of killing an Ender is death—so are being taken back to the place where those with fire abilities live, for their execution. This is a place where people go swimming in lava. The stakes are raised as not only does she have to get Ash out of there, but rescue a childhood friend and according to the mother goddess, a whole lot of others. And in this one she picks up a familiar, the cat from the last book who wants nothing to do with Lark.

We’ve also got an interesting bad person who I expect we’ll be seeing in the next book.

I’m definitely enjoying the series and seeing Lark get out of some pretty impossible situations; at least most of the time. She’s kick butt, however not invincible, as well as compassionate.

Her relationships with others, especially creatures not accepted by many, make her really likable to the reader. I don’t believe she’s prejudiced against anyone or anything that hasn’t done her any harm and she’ll go out on a limb for someone even when she has no reason to. And I really like Peta, her familiar. She makes a great addition.

One thing bothers me and that's the resolution between two sides of a drama. They can't communicate with each other so how are they going to pull that one off? ( )