I love, love, loved this book!!Whirl was a refreshing, funny, kickass, and action packed novel. I loved it from the very first page, and as soon as Kendra opened her mouth, I knew she was going to be an awesome protagonist.
Here is the excerpt:
Seventeen-year-old Kendra Irisavie is an ondine, a water elemental caught in the middle of an ancient war with the Aquidae, immortal dark demons who will stop at nothing to destroy the fragile balance of the Elemental world.
Fierce and independent, Kendra has always played by her own rules. Gifted with the powerful magic of Virtue and trained to be a deadly fighter, she has spent her life breaking hearts and getting into trouble.
When her life explodes one violent night in a northern California city, a dark stranger appears, promising answers to her mysterious past. Alone and with no one to trust, she must now navigate through a dangerous new world, face the temptations of a forbidden romance, and remain true to her duty and destiny.
The writing was witty, and descriptive. I really enjoyed how Emma Raveling created such a unique and interesting world involving the 4 Elementals This book focuses on the Water Elemental world. Kendra is an ondine, a female that is half magic and half human. Non-royal Ondines can control water, but the Redavi Ondines (royal) have special talents called Virtues and no control over the water. Raveling does not actually say this but only females are Ondine and males are Demilliers. You figure that out through the novel. The demillers cannot have Virtues. It is basically unknown for a male to have any magical talents. Yay for female empowerment!
Kendra is one of those girls that knows she is beautiful and deadly. She uses it to her advantage, and it works for her. After reading multiple novels with female characters with low self-esteem, it was nice to read about a confident, badass girl!
Now lets talk about Tristan. He is good looking, dangerous, and being the Warrior Prince also has its perks. Kendra and Tristan are made for each other in my opinion. There is however, a slight problem. If Kendra mates/bonds with him, she will lose her mortality and become a creepy sea creature or mermaid thing called a dessodione. Oh and he is god knows how old. He was alive when her mom was in high school. I was surprised that never fazed Kendra. But on the other hand, nothing fazes Kendra.
With a twisty, action packed plot, Whirl is a book you should defiantly check out. Its worth your time!
Cheers,
Jessica
