THE BLURB:
Global warming is playing havoc on Earth, and when 17 year-old Haley tumbles to a parallel world, she discovers that Earth's issues stem from a war between the Eyids, the gods of nature. Because her necklace is a stone that holds the power of the Air Eyid, Haley is called upon to help stop the war. But Haley has a problem. Actually, two problems. One named Tuggin, and one named Ian. Both lie to her. Both have secrets. And neither are who they say they are. With her stone of power, Haley's forced to make a choice that will decide the fate of all the worlds. But who should she trust, who should she fight, and who is the one with fire in his blood bent on betraying them all?
MY THOUGHTS:
This book, the first in a young adult fantasy series, is based on a relatively original idea. A girl travels to another world in which the deities of Earth, Water, Air and Fire and their descendants are in a power struggle. The resulting disharmony affects the climate in all worlds.
Unfortunately, I didn't much like any other aspect of the book. The writing needs quite a bit of work. Dialogue is stilted and at times silly. The protagonist swoons over boys who treat her like garbage, which is not only hard to believe, but makes it difficult to like her very much. No one ever bothers to explain to her what is going on, ever, which leads to a whole lot of unnecessary trouble for everyone, even with the fate of all the worlds hanging in the balance. When introducing tension into the story, you have to do it in a way that readers will buy and won't have them banging their heads against the wall. And if I had to read the phrase "hall god" one more time...!
The author has decent ideas for YA fantasy, but needs further improvement with her writing and novel-crafting abilities. Perhaps she already has gotten better since putting this book out, but at this time I do not plan on reading any further in this series.
MY RATING:
2 booksies
Author Website: http://authordaleibitz.weebly.com/
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