Whirl by Emma Raveling

Book Review #13

Whirl

by Emma Raveling

Outspoken and independent, Kendra Irisavie has always played by her own rules.
She's an ondine, a water elemental gifted with powerful magic and trained to be a fighter. Pursued by demons, she and her mother remain Rogue, hiding among humans to avoid becoming casualties in an ancient war.
Everything changes on Kendra's seventeenth birthday. A dark stranger appears, promising answers to her mysterious past and stirring unexpected feelings in her fiercely guarded heart.
But as Kendra uncovers the truth, she realizes just how deep the lies and deception run.

Now, in the face of unthinkable odds, she will need all her wits, skills, and magic to fulfill an extraordinary prophecy.

-Goodreads Summary

         Whirl was an unexpectedly enjoyable book. I walked into it with the mindset that it was just a time passer, a book to read while waiting for the next book in another series to come out. 

Yeah, no.

I was instantly sucked into the world Whirl laid out for its readers. 

        The beginning of Whirl definitely reminded me of a few other book series I have read and loved (*cough cough* Covenant Series, *cough cough* Vampire Academy), but the book quickly fanned out into its own so much so that by the end of the book I found it hard to compare the two. 

       We begin in a town where the author quickly and expertly explains all of the magic and a simple, generalized antagonist, which are basically demons who follow orders from the head bad guy and want to turn everything to violence and chaos. Fun, right? Then Tristan Belicoux shows up.

He's a prince.

A magic warrior prince.

*dreamy sigh*

I mean, in the summary they even refer to him as a dark stranger.

(Of course, that could also mean that he was scary stalker.)

        The real action and awesome begins when we go to school. A magic school. Our main character, Kendra, quickly makes some friends which become very strong supporting characters. You quickly delve into the exciting plot to find that Kendra is the special one, the sondaleur, who is supposed to end this long war.

       The plot was exciting and full of action, the characters need a little developing but I think they have great potential to be just as awesome as I know they will be. This is the first installment in the Odine Quartet and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one!

My Rating: 3.5/ 5

                          -Sarah Elisabeth          

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 (When the world stops spinning... We're still reading)