Brigid Kemmerer

Secrets are hard to keep when your life's at stake. Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys; all the ones she doesn't want. When she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot, everything is about to change. Chris is different from the guys at school... really different. He can control water just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth. The brothers are powerful and dangerous. And now that Becca knows the truth, so is she. When the mysterious new kid, Hunter, turns up, Becca thinks she can trust him. But when he goes head-to-head with Chris, Becca's left wondering who's hiding the most dangerous truth of all.

Storm

"This book will take your breath away." --Kim Harrington, author of Clarity and Perception Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys--all the ones she doesn't want. Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread those lies about her. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control water--just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth. They're powerful. Dangerous. Marked for death. And now that she knows the truth, so is Becca. Secrets are hard to keep when your life's at stake. When Hunter, the mysterious new kid around school, turns up with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time, Becca thinks she can trust him. But then Hunter goes head-to-head with Chris, and Becca wonders who's hiding the most dangerous truth of all. The storm is coming. . . "Five hot guys, one tough heroine, plenty of romance and non-stop action. . ..Elemental is the new series to watch." --Inara Scott, author of The Marked "Magic, suspense, and enough twists to keep you reading until sunrise." --Award-winning author Erica O'Rourke

Annabella

3.5 stars 
Goodreads recommended Storm to me way back when I first joined in summer of 2013.
I read it two years later, with many more paranormal books under my belt – both YA and Adult.
Was I impressed? Hell yes, the concept is a first for me. At least, standing on its own without being tied to other supernatural elements which the story centers on.
The characters are good. As it usually happens with YA, the protagonist – in this case, Becca Chandler – has her slap-worthy moments, but they were motivated and very few in between.
The Merricks – aka the Elementals – are a fantastic foursome of family feels and humor. Don’t ask me to pick a favourite yet.
The only flaw I feel like pointing my finger at, right now, is, the big Twist in the last 5%: SERIOUSLY? I’d put two and two together the first time I saw the guy.
Overall, the writing is good, the characters are likable – had a few good laughs, too – and there is no typical slut shaming thrown in just because, Becca is the MC and therefore above any other female that has ever walked the Earth.
Very promising as a first book, indeed, Sue

JoLee

Storm starts off with a bang and never stops. Even though this a YA paranormal romance the characters are alive, jump off the pages with real life issues that people deal with on a daily basis, just add in some heroes with elemental powers. 

Chris the hero is just trying to live a normal teenage life going to school, do the everyday normal teenage stuff, but at the same time keep his elemental power under control. Everything changes when Becca, a girl from his high school saves him from getting his butt kicked to death by two older boys who know what he is and want him to lose control so the others will come and kill him. Because of this, now Becca is part of this war going on with the other boys and this leaves Chris hot and cold. He starts to like her but knows she can not be with him because of her safety. I enjoyed Chris’s character he is the more quite of the brothers.

Now Hunter the mysterious new kid in school is yummy with his tattoo, piercing and Goth, Punk, New age style. He seems to always be there rescuing Becca from the other bad boys and always has his retired police dog, Casper with him outside of school. He shows interest in Becca and can be a bit jealous and protective of her. Loved it when Hunter and Becca are together they are fun and normal. The first time he rescues her from the other bad boys in the pet store she works out is a cute scene that got me all tingly in the stomach. They talk about how he can meet girls by his dog rescuing them.


“Who would, you think?”


“Softball team,” she said without missing a beat “Those chicks are tough.”


He grinned. “Thanks for the tip.” He started to turn for the front of the store, then stopped. “You play softball?”


Becca is a strong will heroine who not only has to deal with her dad coming back into her life after leaving her and her mom, nasty rumors going on in school from a boy who she thought she liked at one time but now they are people trying to hurt her because of the war with the Merrick brothers and the bad boys. She is not your wimpy heroine in distress. She can throw a killer punch.
　
What I loved most about Storm, is that it’s not just about Chris, Hunter and Becca’s love triangle. There is so much more going on with the Hot Merrick brothers. They all have a their own personality. Gabriel and Nick the twins are the smartasses, more so with Gabriel, who I just adored, loved every scene he is in and look forward to his story. Michael is the serious oldest brother who has so much on his plate. There is a reason he is this way, as he has to protect and care for his younger brothers since the death of their parents. Never a dull moment when the brothers are together, they had me giggling a lot through out the book. Here are some of my giggling moments.
　
Chris and Gabriel getting in trouble for getting back at the boys that beat up Chris.
“Boo hoo,” said Gabriel. That smile was gone.


Michael glanced over at him. “What were you thinking?” When he didn’t get an answer, he reached over and smacked Gabriel on the back of the head.


Becca asking Nick “You do his homework?”
“Just the math. It’s a miracle he can count to ten.”


“I can count to one.” Gabriel gave him the finger.


Chris needing Nick to get his arm to bleed:
“Nick,” he said. “I think I’m going to need you to bite my arm.”


“I think I’m going to need you to run that by me again.”
　
As I was reading Storm I kept thinking to my self who is this new kid, what happened to the Merrick brothers parents, what happened to Becca with the boy she liked at one time that started those bad rumors about her, why did her dad leave, what happened to Michael and Emily and why are these older bad boys so desperate to have the others come and kill them. Brigid Kemmerer did a phenomenal job at little by little giving away to details through out the book on everything I wanted to know. She did not leave anything out. Not only did I find out everything I wanted to know, but surprises came that I never saw coming towards the end of the book. Wow! I could not turn my e-reader fast enough, stayed up late as I had to finish to see what was going to happen next. Oh my gosh no one seems to be who I thought they were. The ending was perfect and I am still shocked by the outcome and look forward to continue this series. 

I highly recommend Storm as it will have you wanting more with Brigid Kemmerer amazing writing style, sweet romance, kick butt action scenes and definitely the hot Merrick brothers.
　
If you are new to this series start with Storm. Do not make the mistake I did and started with Elemental (Elemental #05). Elemental will make more sense if read it second.
　
Originally posted at Fallen Angels YA Book Blog

Kelly Casey

Reread: 1/15/2021

After rereading this book I realized how much I still love it. It actually made me cry. The horrible things Becca went through resonated with me so much, and I loved how brave a character she is. All too often heroines of stories are made to be either weak and a damsel in distress or an unrealistic all-powerful badass, but Becca is just a little bit badass with some basic self defense training and motivation to use it, and yet sometimes still needs help. It is so very realistic, and I feel like the author really understands how women feel and react in sexual assault situations and did not do any harm with including it. The worst thing in the world for women who have been assaulted or harassed is to then read something that triggers them or makes them feel like a victim, but reading about a woman getting justice and fighting back against her attackers is cathartic. The rest of the book was just phenomenal with the elemental magic, the plot, the friendship between Becca and the brothers, the love triangle, and the family drama. I just cannot think of one thing I did not love about this book. Sometimes when rereading books you can be disappointed that it isn't as good as you remember, but this was better than I remember. Absolutely a favorite now, and will recommend to many people.

Kaele Perkins 

** spoiler alert **
           I’m in love with this series! I’ve been looking for a sci-fi series that I enjoy as much as the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and I’m only in the first book and I know I’ve found it. I love a strong heroine, and she freaking saved him in the first chapter. I love the Elementals. They are amazing. Chris is so sweet. Gabe cracks me up, such a fiery character lol. Nick is such a good balance for his twin. It took a minute but I loved Michael. He has so much responsibility, and he’s not that much older than them. I can’t wait for his book. This story was crazy. I did not see a lot of that coming. I think this author wins with love triangles. I knew who she would end up with, but throughout the story I still went back and forth over Hunter and Chris. The ending was sweet, but I wanted more between Chris and Becca. I like that we see their connection to each other, but I wanted to see a relationship with them with more conversations and interactions. Can’t wait to continue this series. 💗💗

Storm

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