Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Lola's Reviews > Elemental: The First

Elemental by Alexandra May
Rate this book
Clear rating

by
5888365
's review

liked it
bookshelves: books-that-i-own, e-books-on-kobo, got-a-copy-for-review-reviewed

I got a copy for review in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this book but didn't love it. It is about a pretty normal girl, called Rose Frost, with a special gift. Altough the prologue already gives you the idea there may be much more to her. Then the story starts with the fact that Rose has to move to live with her grandmother, while her parents do some special research in the middle east. Rose lives a pretty normal live and the story starts out a bit slow. She makes new friends, adapts to this new environment and goes to social gatherings. All in all this book seems like a first book in all aspects; characters are introduced, we get to know Rose, but nothing really happens and only at the end you get to know what it really is about. I would like to read the second book too, because this books makes me curious about what will happen next.
What I liked about this books was the fact that Rose has a strong personality, she likes to help people and is very comitted but waits till she is sure she can really trust them. And I really liked the descriptions of the scenery. The author doesn't go on too long about the scenery, but to me it looks like a nice place to live. And a nice background is always good.
What I didn't like about this books was the fact that again the lead character falls in love with two persons and a large part of the book is spended on her getting closer to them and then pushing them away again. I didn't really get why she was interested in any of them, because I didn't get a good view of their personalities. And I found it really anoying both kept telling her that she could trust them, but neither gave her reason to do so.
All in all I liked this book, but it was very introductionary. It introduces a nice concept and I am curious to read the next books. But this book in itself is not that great. I like it, but don't love it.
1 like ·  âˆ� flag

Sign into Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to see if any of your friends have read Elemental.
Sign In »

Reading Progress

September 13, 2011 – Shelved
October 14, 2011 – Started Reading
October 14, 2011 –
page 61
21.79%
October 14, 2011 –
page 78
27.86%
October 14, 2011 –
page 95
33.93%
October 15, 2011 –
page 113
40.36%
October 17, 2011 –
page 130
46.43%
October 20, 2011 –
page 181
64.64%
October 20, 2011 –
page 203
72.5%
October 20, 2011 –
page 227
81.07%
October 20, 2011 – Shelved as: books-that-i-own
October 20, 2011 – Finished Reading
December 6, 2011 – Shelved as: e-books-on-kobo
April 23, 2013 – Shelved as: got-a-copy-for-review-reviewed

Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Alexandra (new) - added it

Alexandra May Hello,

I'd just like to take this opportunity to say thank you for reading Elemental: The First. It takes a lot of time and effort to write a solid review so I honestly appreciate your comments and constructive criticism.

We self published authors may have beta readers and editors who worked hard to get us self published thus far but it’s always honest reviews like yours that count at the end of the day.

So, once again, thank you.

With kind regards
Alexandra May


Lola You're welcome. I liked reading your book and writing this review.


back to top