Friday, December 16, 2011

Book Tour: Air by Shauna Granger



Welcome to the book tour for Air, Book 2 of the Elemental Series by Shauna Granger!



It was a rough start to the school year for Shayna and her friends, Jodi and Steven, but thankfully summer break is near. Trying to sort out her feelings for the new guy in town, Shayna agrees to let Jensen join her on a group date with her friends. While out they end up at a local coffee house where their classmate, social outcast Jeremy McCormick, is humiliated by his baseball star brother. When Jeremy runs away from the jeering crowd, Shayna and Jodi hear the unmistakable sound of a thousand wings chasing after him, but no one else seems to hear them. These are not like any air elementals that Shayna or Jodi have ever encountered before and they fear Jeremy has gotten himself tangled up in something too dangerous for him to handle. But when Shayna tries to help Jeremy control his magical abilities she realizes it might be the biggest mistake of her life.

Review:


After a run-in with a demon last year, Shayna and her two best friends are excited to get ready for a relaxing rest of the year. Shayna's main goal is to learn to control her powers over the element of earth. Of course, things are never that easy. Shayna, Jodi, and Steven see someone they know get humiliated by him own brother in front of an open mic crowd. Things get very strange after that though as they discover that this boy has a group of fairy-like creatures working for him. These "fairies" are unlike any Shayna has ever seen though. Soon Shayna herself is in trouble, and the boy will stop at nothing to get back not only at those he has been hurt by but Shayna's loved ones as well. Shayna, Jodi, and Steven will have to pull out some impressive magic to get out of this.

I was excited to read this book after having read the first book of the series, and I was not disappointed. Air continued the adventures of Shayna and her friends in a fun way. I loved that the plot was so different though from the first book. Instead of dark demons we have evil fairies. No really, it was awesome. There is a lot of fairy-lore in the book, which I really enjoyed. Jodi and Steven continued to be some of the best sidekicks and friends a girl could ask for. If there was anything that bothered me, it was Shayna (especially as she dealt with Jensen). I just felt like she was really focused on herself and didn't give Jensen a chance to adjust to what was going on. That was really just a tiny thing though.

While this book is the second in the series, it certainly stands on its own very well. I found the plot to be very interesting. There were even a few surprises. All the characters were give a chance to grow in both personality and in their powers. Once again, the combination of supernatural with the natural elements helped to give this book a sense of reality to the magic. It's a different approach that works very well. If you read the first book, this book will be just as fun for you. If you haven't read the first book, then don't worry. With a great combination of magic and elements, this book will be sure to entertain.

Book provided for review.




At the end of this book tour there is a grand prize. Just what is in this grand prize?




Grand Prize: Signed copy of Air with a matching bookmark, a holiday candle, a Christmas ornament, Solstice sun sugar cookies and snowflake peppermint bark candy. US ONLY for Grand Prize.


That looks awesome. To be eligible to win the grand prize, you must comment on every post in the tour.  Check out the link below to see a list of all the stops.




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Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

8 comments:

Krysykat said...

Thanks for the review :)

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Shauna Granger said...

Thank you so much for joining the tour and for the awesome review!

Read Between the Lines said...

This is awesome I am getting Earth for Christmas and winning this would be perfect thx for this amazing giveaway. I am looking forward to read this series sounds so good.
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Anonymous said...

Thank you for being a part of the tour. I'm asking the author about the whole Jensen thing. :D

aurora M. said...

Great stop on the tour! Thanks for the great review.
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Sayomay said...

Awesome prize! :D

Brenda Demko said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to win such a wonderful prize! This book sounds awesome! brendem7@comcast.net

Lecea said...

I liked your review! I've heard great things about this book. Can't wait to read it!