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The Elementals

By Saundra Mitchell
The Elementals by Saundra Mitchell digital book - Fable

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Kate Witherspoon has lived a bohemian life with her artist parents. In 1917, the new art form of the motion picture is changing entertainment—and Kate is determined to become a director.

     Meanwhile, midwestern farm boy Julian Birch has inherited the wanderlust that fueled his parents’ adventures. A childhood bout with polio has left him crippled, but he refuses to let his disability define him.

     Strangers driven by a shared vision, Kate and Julian set out separately for Los Angeles, the city of dreams. There, they each struggle to find their independence. When they finally meet, the teenage runaways realize their true magical legacy: the ability to triumph over death, and over time. But as their powerful parents before them learned, all magic comes with a price.

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“The writing was nice, as always. But...the book just didn't do it for me. I liked some of the characters enough (though I mostly felt indifferent at best), but the pacing was all wrong. I found myself skimming through the first 3/4s of the book. I wish Saundra had made that last bit into the last half. And honestly, I would have much preferred a book soley about the parents to this. I will say I applaud Mitchell for basically writing a bisexual character and not making it her defining point. It was refreshing and very well done. I hope that this becomes the norm for young adult literature, inclusion of bisexual, pansexual, trans*, or asexual characters without dwelling on how *bizarre* they are. The character just is who she is, and it isn't really a big deal. I didn't hate the book by any means. It just didn't come anywhere close to the expectations I had for it. It left me feeling sad and a little empty, which is not what I expected from a book which followed the Vespertine and the Springsweet, both of which had satisfying endings. Normally, when I read a good book, I'm left almost feeling like I've eaten a good meal. That was not the case with this one.”

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