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Water's Wrath

(Air Awakens #4)

Elise Kova (Goodreads Author)

4.16 · Rating details · 8,902 ratings · 701 reviews

Librarian turned sorcerer. Sorcerer turned hero. Hero turned puppet.

The Solaris Empire found victory in the North and, at the cost of her heart and her innocence, Vhalla Yarl has earned her freedom. But the true fight is only beginning as the secret forces that have been lurking in the shadows, tugging at the strings of Vhalla's fate, finally come to light. Nowhere is sa ...more

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Nov 18, 2015 Katerina Kondrenko rated it it was ok

Shelves: all-time-favorite-male-leads, book-boyfriends, buddy-reads, bromance, fantasy, read-in-2016, upper-ya, character-and-action-driven-plot, promising-start-but, charming-fox

3 out of 10

Ревью в моем блоге/This review on my blog
Living A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work)

Short-Soundtrack:
X Ambassadors – Unsteady
Digital Daggers –work)
Living A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work)

Short-Soundtrack:
X Ambassadors – Unsteady
Digital Daggers – Surrender
Iggy Azalea – Heavy Crown (Instrumental)

Genre: high-fantasy, upper-YA
Stuff: elemental magic, sorcerers
Fail: predictability, romance as a plot-goal
POV: 3rd-person, female
Love-Geometry: none

Quote-Core:

“He was a reckless fool,and I was a girl pulled along by puppet strings.”

Buddy-read with my 'Jax' Nastassja.

SPOILER ALERT!

Earth's End was a great disappointment to me. Water's Wrath is indeed better, but... worse at the same time.

This glass wouldn't be whole again. I lost the feeling I had before... pure excitement mixed up with love. Sad, but now I can see clearer and what I see doesn't please me as a reader.

At first, I'd been blaming myself for disliking this book, but then I got that the fault wasn't totally mine, that the story turned out to be forced and stripped of intrigue. It didn't flaw, it didn't sing. Everything was orchestrated. And on the stage only Aldrik and Vhalla were true persons, the rest of the characters had been playing decided roles and, please mind that important fact, not for the sake of their own development. They help to develop MCs. MCs I grew tired of.

When you aren't under the heroes' spell, you're trying to focus on the plot. I did so and what was there? Things I predicted a long time ago. Evil Victor was one of them. He'd been pretending to be a good guy the way a child with a cream all over his face is pretending not touching a cake. Vhalla was such an idiot to buy into his disguise. And I don't understand how he managed to fool the Emperor who had already proved himself as a clever man in the previous book. Oh wait, I do! 'Cause in Water's Wrath we see that he's actually silly. Egmun went against him and his Empire, he had open the caverns and used the Emperor's heir. How the merciless ruler did punish this bastard? Made him the Head of Senate! The book says he did it to silence the traitor. Really? I know a better way to silence a person. He had no problems with killing Vhalla, but he didn't kill Egmun! Dead people don't talk, man. And you don't have to bribe them. Such a stupid act for a man who was supposed to be smart.

What makes me angrier is how Vhalla and Aldrik, knowing that one of them has to go away and lay still while the other has to kill his stupid father, marry the Northern girl, and bring peace to the continent, do anything to be together instead. Isn't it selfish? You want marry each other? Kill the Emperor, free the North and live happily ever after. Aldrik can't do such a thing with his parent? Oookaaay, then let Vhalla go! Also, I was surprised to see how they met after the way they broke up in Earth's End. As if nothing had happened at all, and no one called the other 'whore'. But the main problem is that their romance became boring. We know they would be together, we know they would have a child, we know they are madly in love. We know everything. One can say that the process is what really matters. But this process is all about lame dialogues. Cliched scenes. Cheesy thoughts. And soup-opera-acts. That's not exciting, sorry.

Baldair. My favorite character and... a tool. I've read on FB the author's answer to the question about his death and she confirmed my deduction by saying that it was necessary for Aldrik's growth. Bah... She said as well that if he didn't die from a fever he'd be killed anyway during Victor's revolution, 'cause Aldrik had to remain the only Solaris heir. Bah again. It's like confessing that everything in this series goes only to make Aldrik this and that. People are coming when they are needed and go when they are already used up. That's why story stopped to flaw and to sing. That's why it stopped to be entertaining.

In short,

Air Awakens (Пробуждение воздуха):

— Air Awakens (Пробуждение воздуха) #1/5
— Fire Falling (Влечение огня) #2/5
— Earth's End (Край земли) #3/5
— Water's Wrath (Гнев воды) #4/5
— Crystal Crowned (Коронованная кристаллами) #5/5

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Feb 03, 2016 Christine Wallflower & Dark Romance Junkie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: broody-heroes, fantasy-and-magic, favourites, young-adult, arc-or-netgalley, it-hurts-in-my-heart, words-evoke-emotion, ya-alpha-male

"Believe in me!" Aldrick's voice rose by a fraction before softening.
"I have crawled out of deeper holes this past year. Believe I can do this, because if you will be by my side, I will let nothing stop me."

I can't believe I've just finished reading the fourth book in this series. I read the first book last year, and ever since I started its been a continuous roller coaster of emotions. Vhalla Yarl has matured so much throughout this entire series, from being the shy librarian to becoming the fiery Windwalker ...more

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Feb 04, 2016 Katerina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, arc

“He was a reckless fool,and I was a girl pulled along by puppet strings.The fire burned too hot,and we didn't notice until it consumed everything.”

I am not lost for words often.I tend to babble and gush over the things I like and love until my mouth dries and my voice falters.But talking about Water's Wrath,talking about the book that eradicated my ability to think or dream about anything besides it feels way too personal.Like exposing my bare soul.But I will do it.Because you,yes you who are reading these words and wonder ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Ben Alderson rated it really liked it

I read this one in one sitting as well, literally have read three of these books in two days. I can not get enough.,

I cried in this one, a lot of crying. I can not believe all the things that happened.

I am so nervous about reading and finishing the last one, Elise is killing me

I am trash for this

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Feb 20, 2016 Nastassja rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, 2016, buddy-reads, fell-short-of-expectations, annoys-the-hell-out-of-me, skipping-pages, upper-ya, snark-i-am-coming, young-adult, 3rd-pov

Buddy-read with my partner in "rolling our eyes all the way through the book" Katerina

This series is like a balloon slowly loosing air and falling, falling, falling until there's no air left at all. From the very start I really liked this series, though it wasn't unique, at least it was entertaining and Aldrik and Vhalla's relationship, which always was the main theme of the series, was something I liked to observe. In Earth's End it was no longer an option, because the characters' behavior was beyond annoying. But at least I was angry at characters; in Water's Wrath I just felt nothing at all. This book was better in some way than the previous one, but when you loose faith in characters and your interest in the plot vanishes, there're only boredom and indifference left to reap.

THE FOLLOWING PART CONTAINS SPOILERS!
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Now, lets look at my reaction regarding some "important" events that happened in this book.

- Jax's supposed death.

My reaction:

- Vhalla came back to the Capital and met Aldrik again:

My reaction:

- Baldair's death.

My reaction:

Baldair was one one of the best characters in this theater of nonsense and now the author decided to kill him. And you know how she explained her actions? His death was for the sake of Aldrik's character development. Every character that dies in this series dies because Vhalla or Aldrik need to grow from their suffering. Well, if you can't make your characters grow without killing someone in the process, you have a problem. And if you do it more than one time, than you are a lousy author who can't think of a better way to develop their characters.

- The ending.

My reaction:

That was so predictable. Nothing new, nothing special. And I can tell you what will happen in the last book: Aldrik and Vhalla will free the Empire and rule together and have cute babies (baby talk already happened in this book) and in the process they won't stop repeating "My lady, my love" and "my lord" and I won't stop rolling my eyes because of it. I know, I know, if I feel so passive-aggressive toward this series why continue reading it? Good question. I should've stopped after book three disappointed me. But I didn't, because I still believed the spark wasn't blown out completely yet. Now I don't feel so optimistic, but dropping a series on the last book is not an option either. So it'll be my punishment to read the Crystal Crowned and endure.

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Dec 11, 2015 Ann (annreads) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, own

*Reread March 2018*

“We can make our own way; we always have.” Aldrik cupped her cheek boldly, and Vhalla didn’t stop him. “What have we to lose?”
“Everything?”
“Is that all?”

I FEEL PERSONALLY VICTIMIZED BY THIS BOOK: THE SEQUEL TO THE SEQUEL XD
Trust me, it gets worse with each time💀😂 I CAN’T EVEN WITH THIS BOOKS ANYMORE *keeps rereading them anyways*

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*Reread January 2017*

“Love is far better to know,/>“Love/>“We ...more

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May 11, 2017 ambsreads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: magic, fantasy, young-adult, new-adult, high-fantasy, books-i-own

I AM DEAD BYE
SO MUCH HAPPENED
ELISE IS EVIL
I HONESTLY CANT
NO FULL REVIEW EVER
JUST READ THIS SERIES

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Mar 04, 2016 Brittney ~ Reverie and Ink rated it really liked it

Shelves: recommended-fantasy, favorite-couples, fantasy

Y'all ready for this?

4.5 maybe? 5 at parts... and I can't even.. at other parts. Thank you EMMA for being my best bud during this series.

AJF:SLDKJF OKAY. Let me try to explain.

So I've been a conglomerate of mixed emotions in this series thus far. This is partly due to:
1. Aldrik and his craziness;
2. Vhalla and her character arc just making her the bomb diggity;
3. But most of all... the side characters in this series are the ABSOLUTE best. I'm talkin to you... Fritz, Jax, Elecia, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Baldair, Balda ...more

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Mar 21, 2017 majo rated it liked it

Shelves: cry-like-a-baby, characters-i-love, mind-blown, books-i-own, why-you-do-dis-to-me, finished-sagas, love-the-cover, year-2017, 3-stars, fantasy

WHY, ELISE KOVA, WHY YOU HAD TO BREAK MY HEART LIKE THIS!??

(view spoiler)

I need to all the characters that are still alive, remIT.
HE ...more

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Oct 29, 2015 Ashley marked it as to-read

Update 2/26/16

I have an unhealthy obsession with these covers, I can't even choose a favorite at this point. Prayers for my ship, I have faith. Maybe.
...
Wait. Back up. Those last three words.

"Her former lover."

former.

former.

FORMER.

Did I just read that line wrong? This better not be who I think it is. If it is, then Earth's End is going to shatter my heart into ugly fat pieces. No thank you please.

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Aug 04, 2019 ˗ˏˋliaˎˊ˗ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-reads

“you can’t buy peace with war.”

definitely the best book in the series so far, ohhhh my god! the amount of action and character development in this one was honestly just to die for. elise kova’s writing just get better with every book she puts out, and she somehow knows how to keep the readers engaged and i’m absolutely here for it.

the friendships and relationships all become more fleshed out, like the friendship between vhalla and jax (whom i would die for, in all honesty). we also ...more

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Feb 12, 2016 Kendall Berg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-paranormal, favorites, 100-stars, ya-fantasy-fiction-scy-fi

I SWEAR ELISE KOVA'S BOOKS GET BETTER EVERY TIME!!

How i felt through this book:

lonely

I SWEAR ELISE KOVA'S BOOKS GET BETTER EVERY TIME!!

How i felt through this book:

lonely

This book, as all others in this series, was incredible! I'm still having heart palpitations. I might read it again this weekend. Seriously. Awesome.

Summary:
As we left Earth's End: Aldrik is engaged to the princess of the north, Vhalla has run to the far reaches of the earth - her heart in pieces, and some of the secrets of the black sheep prince have come to light. We pick up with Vhalla in the west, working in a book store, inevitably drawn back to Aldrick both through the bond and the rumors of the land. After being forced to kill a few Knights of Jadar in self defense - Vhalla must return to the south, and to Aldrick, to face not only the prince but heer own demons.

For the first half of the book I was a bit bored honestly, I missed Aldrick. It wasn't that the writing was bad, or the characters weren't great (because they were) I was just still as depressed as Vhalla.

Second half of the book - amazing. Incredible. Astounding literary work. Compelling.

I could go on. There are no words for how much I love this series. Its now in my top two. With Harry Potter. Yeah. Its that good.

If you read the last 3 books - hold on to your hat as you dive into this one. I couldn't put it down.

Book type: YA Fantasy
Book rating: 4.9/5
Read time: 4 hours

For more reviews check out my blog: www.booksandchai.com
With love, parchment, and freshly mowed grass,
Kendall
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Nov 18, 2015 Lia added it

Update (may)
Ehhhhhhhhhh I'll pick this back up some other time. I have too many books I actually WANT to read.

The cover <33
But who the fuck is that?
I'm done with Aldrik, so anyone else will be welcomed with opened arms.

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Jun 01, 2017 Beatrice in Bookland rated it it was amazing

"Neither good, nor evil, it's the heart of men that turn a weapon into the tool of a knight or a butcher."

Water's wrath, a summary:
- Incredible character development (Andrik's was A+, PERFECTION),
- Healthy relationship development (!!!!!!),
- Amazing friendships,
- Tears and sadness and rage and despair because Elise Kova is a monster and keeps killing the most precious characters of the series

*goes back to her cave to cry and read Crystal crowned*

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Feb 13, 2016 rin (￣ヘ￣) read/watch mo dao zu shi rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016, series-continued-after-this-one, girls-or-women-who-kick-asses, eng, feelz

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. IT'S THE SECOND PAINFUL BOOK I'VE READ IN THIS TWO DAYS my heart HURTS

I'm SO MAD. I'm SO FUCKING MAD at this book. No, it wasn't bad. Though, it wasn't better than first two books, it was WAY better then the third book (even though I don't even know if I consider Vhaldrik my OTP now, because they are a n n o y i n g). But that's not the reason why I'm mad. I will put everything under spoiler tag and it will be heavily spoiled, so don't read it, if you haven't read the book yet.
IT'S THE SECOND PAINFUL BOOK I'VE READ IN THIS TWO DAYS my heart HURTS

I'm SO MAD. I'm SO FUCKING MAD at this book. No, it wasn't bad. Though, it wasn't better than first two books, it was WAY better then the third book (even though I don't even know if I consider Vhaldrik my OTP now, because they are a n n o y i n g). But that's not the reason why I'm mad. I will put everything under spoiler tag and it will be heavily spoiled, so don't read it, if you haven't read the book yet.
Overall, I can't tell that I am satisfied with this book, but I'm not really disappointed either. Plot is okay, not far-fetched, not really messy, even though I doubted some turns of events. Plot twist is okay even though I saw it coming. Vhalla stopped being special snowflake she was in the Earth's End. Aldrik...well, to be honest, I miss old Air Awakens!Aldrik (you know, when in Vhaldrik Vhalla is the voice of reason, it might be an alarming sign). This Aldrik is like second Adrian of Bloodlines (who was RUINED). I'll still hope for the best, but for now I was annoyed.
In the ending there is a cliffhanger (as always) and I can't wait for the final book (even though I can't find that thing that made me love everything in first two books), I'd like to know how everything will be resolved. I give this book 6.5 out of 10. I've expected a very different book with very different turn of events, but it was pretty okay.

And now the spoiler part:
(view spoiler)[HOW DARE YOU. HOW DARE YOU ELISE. HOW. DARE. YOU.
At first she kills Jax. I was shocked but I felt that he'll live so when he actually was alive I knew it. BUT THEN. WHY BALDAIR OF ALL PEOPLE. WHY. JESUS CHRIST IT WAS SO HEARTBREAKING I THOUGHT I'LL DIE OVER MY ACHING HEART. I cried rivers when he died. JESUS WHY HIM WHYYYYYYYYYYY. My feelings are hurt I'M SO FREAKING MAD WHY HIM. I WASN'T PREPARED.
Seriously, I don't get it, why ALL OF SUDDEN. It's not like it made a significant influence on the story (well, IMHO). WHY WOULD YOU PLAY WITH MY FEELINGS LIKE THIS.
I know I shouldn't lash out at the writer, it's her book afterall, she knows where she is going. BUT I'M SO UPSET FRUSTRATED AND DEVASTATED. I thought he'll live. I thought he'll FIGHT. I though that he'll manage to SURVIVE. And he DIDN'T. Oh my god, I can't even, I just want to lie in my bed AND CRY FOR AGES.

Hurt aside, I was happy for Fritz and Grahm. I laughed at how Vhalla shipped them (she did, didn't she :D). I loved that touching moment when they discovered Larel's vessel. I also loved the gathering with Fritz's family in the end, it was nice and touching too. I loved the very end, when Aldrik was proclamed an Emperor by his closest friends. The book was...pretty okay (except some EVENTS I FUCKING HATE and those annoying asses Vhalla and Aldrik, who I still like, but have lost all hope to see them like they were in AA and FF)
I suspected that Victor was evil and I was right. I hope he dies violent death in the end. I wonder if Vhalla gets her magic back (that's actually a nice plot-twist, and I hope she does). I want the last book already UGH.

BUT BALDAIR HOW DARE YOU HOW DARE YOUUUUUUUUU I WON'T EVER FORGIVE ELISE KOVA FOR THIS I HATE EVERYTHING.
I HATE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN GIVEN HIM PROPER FUNERAL AAAAAAAAA I'M FURIOUS. Let me just delete those cruel chapter about his death from my brain, let me just think that he's safe and sound, happily rode off with some girl into the sunset
(hide spoiler)] ...more

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Feb 13, 2016 Bianca {Until The Last Page} rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

*added playlist
I signed up and received an advance copy of the ebook for free in exchange for an honest review.

The story started close to what happened in the end of Earth's End which was good. Right away, I got to see how Vhalla's doing on her own, and how she's handling her situation with all that has happened at the end of the third book. While it was a bit steady at first, exciting events just started coming one after the other. They could be too much to handle too soon (es *added playlist
I signed up and received an advance copy of the ebook for free in exchange for an honest review.

The story started close to what happened in the end of Earth's End which was good. Right away, I got to see how Vhalla's doing on her own, and how she's handling her situation with all that has happened at the end of the third book. While it was a bit steady at first, exciting events just started coming one after the other. They could be too much to handle too soon (especially that terrible thing that happened to a side character that for sure we've grown to love from TFTF and EE!) that I was already thinking about the whole thing negatively at that time (could be because of my emotions), but then I thought that it could be just a writing style to catch the reader's attention right from the very start.

From that specific hurtful event in the beginning, everything else flowed smoothly. Finally, Elise was able to write events of Vhalla spending time with her friends from the Tower and the Golden Guard. It was a breath of fresh air to have the focus on them and not on her and Aldrik all the time (which was suffocating), and this was a major thing that was missing in Fire Falling in my opinion - there in that second book, Vhalla spent too much time with Aldrik that when Larel died, I wasn't devastated because I didn't feel that deep connection between them. I even felt that Larel was more of Vhalla's assistant than a friend and a mentor. So here in Water's Wrath, I saw that the author took her time to build and really show the relationship between Vhalla and her friends. But I'm still looking forward to her truly reuniting with Roan maybe in the last book.

Because of the good narration and flow of the story, I was able to relate well to Vhalla. I really felt what she was feeling all throughout her journey. I was greatly affected and it was as if I could feel the same emotions as her when she was hurt, in grief, jealous, and longing for Aldrik. However, it's not all bad feelings. While the book made me sad at times, it also made me happy. When I got upset and was devastated, there were also situations wherein I felt elated. I did cry like a baby at one point, and that proves how good and effective the author is in pulling me in and getting the right emotions out of me.

I was also relieved that both Vhalla and Aldrik showed their maturity when they learned to move forward on their own at some point. They had to learn and grow on their own without having to always depend on each other. Because of this, they were able to change and develop into better characters. Vhalla became braver, stronger and bolder than ever, and I can even say the same things for Aldrik.

All in all, I totally love the story. The pacing was just right, and the element of surprise was there - most of the events were very unpredictable. I'm glad that with the answers and other clues given in this book, I was able to further build my theories and broaden my thoughts again - oh, the possibilities!

So far, Water's Wrath is the best book in the series (okay, I said the same thing after reading FF, then EE, and now this). It definitely caught me unguarded emotionally - pulling all types of emotions possible out of me. It kept me really guessing and interested all throughout and it made me love all the characters (old and new) even more. There were new alliances formed and new enemies made, so I certainly can't wait for the last book to come out!

*Look at that smirk on the cover...

And again, here's my music playlist for Water's Wrath! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... ...more

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Apr 13, 2019 Lerizza Mae (books&teacups) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, young-adult, romance

If the last book broke my heart, this book healed it, broke it, then healed it again and again.

Though I was quite devastated of the ending of the last book and wanted to read this book to satisfy my craving, I had to take my time before starting this book. I was curious on how the author will continue the story; I was bracing myself for things to go downhill because of the last events of the last book so I had to take a short break before starting this.

I have to tell you that I am ...more

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Jul 01, 2018 Sana marked it as d-n-f

lolol me?? opening spoilers and reading major things??? actually yes 😰

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Apr 26, 2016 Cybil M. rated it it was ok

I made a goodreads account literally for the purpose of writing this review. I see a lot of people rating this book 5 stars. I'm going to explain to you why these ratings are wrong.

I love the Air Awakens series. I have considered the series to be my favorite. I loved the characters, I loved the story, and of course I loved the romance.

I have just finished this book and it is safe to say that I am horribly disappointed. I don't think I ever have yelled "This is stupid" at a book so m ...more

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Apr 29, 2016 Didi rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, betrayal, magic, angst-in-my-pants, kick-ass-heroine, second-chances, tragic-loss, young-adult, pnr-uf, the-royal-treatment

4.5 STARS

Where do I start with this one? Angsty, emotional, frustrating, moving...are some of the words to describe this book. So much happens, and most if it sad or heartbreaking or maddening! Vhalla had me smacking my head a few times from her stupidity.
But, I also loved how she and Aldrick had time away from each other to grow and realize how much they truly love and need each other. Time gave them a chance to see their relationship as it is: timeless and enduring. But then lots ...more

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Jun 01, 2016 Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, read-in-2016, pn-romance, made-me-cry, young-adult, reviewed, 3-stars, pn-witches-magic, royalty

*Contains spoilers for the series*

“Even something very small can cast a large shadow when it is close to the sun.”

Elise Kova I kinda hate you right now. A little bit. You literally put me through hell wh-when you did what you did to us. I cannot forgive you for it. I refuse. It's mean, cruel and unnecessary. Really, it is. You should have giving us at least a bit of happiness.

Here's just my summary/thoughts of each book to remember how I felt about them:

“...Fire needs air to live. Air fuels fire, stoke/>

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Aug 18, 2016 Minni Mouse rated it liked it

Shelves: nobility, stars-2, blandly-forgettable, special-powers, stars-3, 2016, young-adult-fantasy-high

2.5 stars. I keep hoping that Elise Kova is going to pull a Sarah J. Maas and razzle dazzle us. I keep assuring myself that these breadcrumbs that Elisa Kova keeps dropping are going to lead to something mind-blowing and we're going to go, "Ooooh, of course, I should have seen that coming!" Sarah J. Maas excels at that. Elise Kova does not.

As I read Water's Wrath, I mentally bookmarked a few places where I was positive that it was going to play a crucial role later on, that it would pay off big time and be proof ...more

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Feb 20, 2016 Henz rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, fantasy

You know what I know that Vhalla loves Aldrik and vice versa but please I just want them to just forget about how they miss and love each other for once. Please please please please~

Seriously these characters should just stop with the wind walker obsession. I just hate it when Vhalla is some kind of a tool to be used again and again for these bastards because of her power. The girl is not a slave anymore, she earned her freedom, she's not a doormat ...more

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Mar 15, 2016 Maud rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sequel

On one hand I want to call this book my favourite in this series so far. A lot of things come together and get explained, things that already started in the first book. I loved reading that! I also loved seeing some of my favourite characters going on an adventure. I loved to see them grow and form bonds and just being awesome.
On the other hand, I think that this book has hurt me the most. There are certain things happening in this book.... and those things hurt. They hurt pretty bad. They ...more

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Nov 15, 2015 Vanessa ♛Queen Alchemy ϟ Novel Nerd Faction♛ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, own-ebook-read, reviewed, 2016-reading-challenge, fantasy, wish-list-physical, romance

01/27/2019: Read for the second time.

Be warned that this review may contain spoilers.

**REREAD REVIEW 01/27/2019**
I would describe this book in the series as the book of major plot twists. Seriously, so many shocking things happen that it almost gives you whiplash. This is one of the great things about reading Elise Kova's books though. You never know what to expect.

Vhalla's confidence in this book is immeasurable. She puts her best foot forward and dashes on fighting the stakes that are against her and keeping her broken heart clotime.
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Oct 24, 2015 Jamie (Books and Ladders) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, on-kobo, preordered, need-now, 2016-release, april-2016

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
You'll be able to see my full review on Queen of the Bookshelves on April 18th!

Perfection doesn't even begin to describe this one. Where do I start? The end? The middle? The end? The part I desperately don't want anyone to mention to me ever again? The beginning where I thought everything was going to be okay because there's still one more book? I don't know because all of it was perfection.

Vhalla Yarl in this one is Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
You'll be able to see my full review on Queen of the Bookshelves on April 18th!

Perfection doesn't even begin to describe this one. Where do I start? The end? The middle? The end? The part I desperately don't want anyone to mention to me ever again? The beginning where I thought everything was going to be okay because there's still one more book? I don't know because all of it was perfection.

Vhalla Yarl in this one is the type of woman you want to be (but like, also, I don't want to have to take the same path to get there??? I would prefer not to go to war and murder people, but hey, to each their own). She starts off in AIR AWAKENS as a girl who would rather surround herself with books than people (same) and transforms into someone that saves people's lives just by giving them hope. Everyone should aspire to be like Vhalla Yarl (or Elecia, I'm chill with being like Elecia too) because she is the definition of lightning in a bottle.

The pacing was really good with this one. I liked that there was a lot happening, but not so much that our main characters couldn't get a bit of a breather. It was really interesting to see what a post-war Empire looks like because it gave us a bit more insight to everyone's head space and where they were coming from when they made decisions. I liked that Vhalla was so willing to break traditions and to try to move forward with training and staying battle ready. I liked all her interactions with the Golden Guard, as well. And Jax is just bae.

The ending was WILD. Like from 80% onward I was on the edge of my seat. I like that there was a lot of action spread out through this novel but that the ending left it in way that was "closed" but still wanting more. I am super excited for Crystal Crowned to come out in a couple of months because I'm not sure I can wait for the conclusion to this series. I have been completely taken by Kova's writing, world, and this is a series that has reread potential because as each book comes out, you learn more about the previous novel. So I will probably be rereading it as a whole in September/October because I will miss it too much to go any longer than that.

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Nov 02, 2015 Marguerite rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, just-plain-awesome, long-series-to-cont, favorites

5 Stars!!! (All the stars in the night sky if I could, but…)

Elise Kova delivers a stunning, emotionally draining, complex and action filled novel that I read in one sitting. Once again, Vhalla is discovering who she is, what her powers mean, how this shapes her relationships with the people around her and she attempts to figure this all out with a wider plot working against her the entire time. Vhalla shines through all of this, and this leads me to my first main point - Vhalla’s gro
5 Stars!!! (All the stars in the night sky if I could, but…)

Elise Kova delivers a stunning, emotionally draining, complex and action filled novel that I read in one sitting. Once again, Vhalla is discovering who she is, what her powers mean, how this shapes her relationships with the people around her and she attempts to figure this all out with a wider plot working against her the entire time. Vhalla shines through all of this, and this leads me to my first main point - Vhalla’s growth is exeptional. Every book is an amazing journey as her experiences shape her and make her stronger. Particularly during one scene where she makes the most awesome entrance of all time, I just wanted to high five her. THAT is the growth I want to see in a character, and often times, doesn’t happen. Would Vhalla have done that in Air Awakens? No. She’s grown as a woman and that alone makes this series amazing.

The rest of the cast were fantastic, though some of the scenes between characters had me bawling my eyes out with tears. Particularly certain scenes (you’ll just have to read to find out!) between Aldrik/Vhalla (yes, the tension is off the scale!), Fritz/Vhalla (serious happy and teary moments) and Aldrik/Baldair/Vhalla. Also special mentions to Jax, who always had me in fits of laughter and Master Mohned, the coolest library master ever.

The plot was AMAZING, with an intense build up to the climax. A lot of questions are answered in this instalment and the ending was fantastic - I’m not going to say anymore, because spoilers, but be assured if you loved the previous three books, Water’s Wrath will not disappoint. Crystal Crown promises to be an utterly epic conclusion and I can’t wait to read the final fight sequences.

Each book in the Air Awakens series develops upon the events of the previous book, across character growth, world development and the magic system, every little clue becomes clearer. I highly encourage anyone interested in amazing fantasy worlds, strong heroines, slow-build romances and elemental magic to pick up the Air Awakens series.

Original Teaser Review:
5 Stars.

My full review will be posted sometime during the first week of April. Let me say three things first:
1. I am so emotionally spent right now, Water's Wrath is just brilliant (and devastating) - bravo Elise *round of applause*
2. The cover makes a lot of sense now and I have to say, really clever.
3. Water's Wrath is another amazing addition to the series, and will certainly be causing the usual mix of happiness/ distress each Air Awakens book has delivered before. So, be prepared people - bring tissues.

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Nov 02, 2018 Scrill rated it it was amazing

This review and others like it can be found on my blog, Vicariously & Voraciously

Vhalla is discovering that she can't run away forever. Her bond with the crown prince wont let her forget him and her affinity with air proves to have powers that can unleash what's in the crystal caverns. Vhalla battles with whom to trust and what to do with her power.

The Story-
So the story picks up where Vhalla has run off. She's in the crossroads essentially floundering about not really doing anything. It's almost maddening to see her sort ofpower.
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Aug 13, 2017 kate rated it liked it

okay so originally I gave this four stars but it's back to three and mostly due to the dumb as heck ending. honestly like I'm shocked and outraged.

why couldn't vhalla and jax just run away somewhere together and live as an enemy destroying powerhouse? that would be the right thing to do - but no, they go back to aldrik and the palace (outstanding honestly this novel couldn't survive more than a 150 pages without the crown prince).

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Feb 20, 2016 Sue rated it liked it

I'm not happy. This book was supposed to be way much better than this. It was predictable in most of its parts and really frustrating. The only thing that kept me going was my love for Aldrik. Also I felt that the Baldair situation was just put in for melodramatic effect, it made me angry not sad. I wish the series finale will be of higher quality like the first parts.

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Elise Kova is the USA Today bestselling author of fantasy stories filled with magic and romance.

In her past lives, she has graduated from an MBA program, lived in Japan for a bit, and worked for a Fortune 500 technology company. However, she finds herself much happier in her current reincarnation as full-time author. When not writing, she can usually be found playing video games, drawing, watching anime, or ...more