Let the Sky Fall on March 5th 2013 Pages: 416
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Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is. Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life. When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And as the storm bears down on them, she starts to realize the greatest danger might not be the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.
I loved the idea of people being able to harness the power of the wind. And the premise and cover look good (what can I say? I’m a cover whore), but I must say, I was disappointed.
Well, it was good enough, but I certainly expected more, to feel more. But Audra’s and Vane’s relationship was bland at best.
I was just not feeling the connection. Vane was always thinking about how hot Audra was, and Audra was always feeling guilty about thinking the same about Vane. That sentence could acurately describe most of this book.
I really liked Audra’s character, her conflicts and (mostly) the way she thought.
Vane, on the other hand just didn’t cut it for me in the love interest department. When I started the book, I did so thinking Vane was actually a girl. You see, I’d forgotten the synopsis, so I couldn’t remember who the characters were.
Another thing that bugged me was the fact that how do sylphs survive without food or water is never explained. It’s totally okay that they do, but I want to know how do they do it without them. Even if it was just a simple sentence explaining it, I’d have been happy to just understand.
I mean,
ANYWAY. Books that are about the elements are awesome. So I’m going to read the second one. See how it goes.
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