Elementris

(The Vangeretta Curse #1)

by Christina Mobley

4 stars

Reviewed by: Tonya
Format:Kindle

Published: Christina Mobley

Source:author copy Genre:Paranormal Romance

About Book

There are people born in this world with a powerful connection to the earth itself...

They have an unbreakable and extraordinary bond. Every seven years, five people are born on the same day, at the exact same time. The elements bind them; earth, fire, wind, water, and spirit. They call them, Elementris.
Ava Vangeretta is seventeen years old and different. Unlike most born of the element, she was born alone. She has the power of all five elements. Ava is the first True Elementris to be born in many years. As her eighteenth birthday approaches she is faced with a choice. Give up this rare gift and live the normal life she has always craved or accept it and challenge the current True Elementris in a battle to the death!
Ava's past haunts her as she struggles to decide. In her present, the seasons are colliding together, storms are destroying lives, and love is a dangerous curse. The current True Elementris is behind it all and she will do whatever necessary to keep Ava from making it to her eighteenth birthday. Ava's decision threatens the lives of the two people she cares about most. Can you choose between love and friendship?
Get ready for the storm..

My Thoughts

The prologue grabs your attention right from the start, and right away my heart ached for sweet little Avaretta “Ava”. I love a book that grabs you right away and holds you all the way through to the end. Then of course you realize the dishes are still waiting, the laundry hasn't inished drying and oh yeah the family is waiting for dinner – LOL.

Of course what would a book be without a cutie in it and Troy Drake oh my he is all that and a brownie with vanilla ice cream too. Mmmm yeah!!!!! Oh and then there is the snobby girls, I mean you really can’t have a young adult book without those because school just isn’t school without the girls who think they are better then everyone else – enter Jenna Ross. Boy did I want to give her a swift kick or two, maybe stick my foot out as she walks by in the lunch room, let her fall face first into her tray of lunch room spaghetti. LOL

And of course you have to throw in the best friend, one who knows your deepest, darkest secret, one they would take to their grave. Yep that is Brea – and love the name too. :)

You know how you try real hard not to do something. Not to bend to everyone’s wishes or demands. That “One time wont matter” mentality. That is how Ava is when it comes to her special abilities. Very special abilities. She knows she has powers but she doesn’t know to what extent and what she really is, but she does soon find out. But try as she might it always manages to find a way out. Some of the incidences she just has no clue how they happen. I can’t even imagine what she was thinking when these things would happen but it sure did make for some fun and interesting reading.

Oh I almost forgot about the mysterious man, what I wouldn’t give for some strong, dark, handsome man to pin me against a wall and brush his lips against mine – LOL :) :) And he keeps Ava on her toes and guessing who he is.

Ava and her mother are not on good terms. At a very early age her mother leaves Ava with her aunt, she doesn’t want to deal with her daughters abilities, even goes so far as to try and convincer her daughter they are not real. Leaving Ava feeling unwanted and unloved by her mother. Which later comes back on both of them.

I have always loved books about the elements, nature, the powers they hold. Good versus evil that pull to be normal instead of different yet the overwhelming urge to follow ones destiny. This book has all of that along with real life tragedies, battles, love and so much more.

I did want to say the ending was so not what I was expecting, Ava has a big change happen, an epic battle, secrets revealed and more it was fast very fast but very good – but oh the ending left me craving to let the dishes stay dirty, the laundry to stay wet and the family to grumble about being starved and get right into book 2 but alas I took care of my mommy duties. Now onto the next book.

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review 2013-01-28 00:00

Diva Booknerd

Elementris (The Vangeretta Curse series...

Ava is magical, she has been able to call on magic since she was born, usually by accident. But she isn't a witch, she's an Elementris, she's Mother Nature. An Elementris being someone born every seven years on the exact same date, exact same time as four others. The five are bound through their gift, the gift of earth, fire, wind water and spirit. Only rarely is a true Elementris born, one with the gift of all five elements. Ava is a true Elementris, but it isn't a gift when all you want is normality, it's a curse

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I was given a copy of Elementris from Christina for review, and wasn't sure what to expect as I hadn't heard of the The Vangeretta Curse series previously, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was quite good. The storyline flowed and I'm a big fan of basic writing, without lengthy descriptions and explanations, so this book was just what I needed. It was engaging and perfect for younger teen readers, and adults alike.

This really is a case of not judging a book by it's cover. With a more attractive cover, The Vangeretta Curse series could be as popular as a Hex Hall or Darkest Series by Kelley Armstrong, it's really endearing. I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading the next in the series.