Unbalanced by Courtney Shepard.
This was a good read with likeable characters.
Every generation four sisters with power over earth, air, fire, and water are born to fight against a fanatical, secret faith. The Order exists only to sacrifice the sisters for their power. With each success, their strength and control grows. The Order has never failed, for their rule depends on it.
I liked Asha Ivy, Mere, and Avia. Especially how they helped each other.  Loved how asha and clay were together. Didn't like Cole. I liked the ending and I'm looking forward to next book. 4*.

Unbalanced Kindle Edition
by Courtney Shepard (Author)
Teeny spoiler alert

I voluntarily read a copy of this book provided by NetGalley for review purposes.

Four sisters, holding immense power over the elements chased through time by four monsters in the guise of men and the religious zealots they have created. Can they survive this time? Can anything change their fates of horrid, vile deaths at the hands of their villains? Since I don't believe in spoilers, I'm not telling! So there!

But the beginning of the novel with a deeply disturbing re-enactment of the Burning times that flips to the new life of Asha in 2004 as she acts as a super-spy-guerilla before she goes rogue – that grabbed me and wouldn't let me go.

Nor did the introduction of the other sisters, the silly, the serious and the mild mannered.

Okay, one spoiler. There are four hunks, who are part of the religious organizations are after them as well, the drag them back. But as always in urban fantasy novels, things never go quite the way the villains want.

The writing is spectacular, tense and descriptive. The plot is tight, every plot hole is filled almost instantly, including how villains could exist in the Burning Times and in the 2000's. The female characters are well-crafted, each has her own strength, ranging from the good humor of an Australian surfer to a cold, near Swiss sociopath flutist. The best of the sister's character is Asha, the guilt she carries, her tactical mind, all off it.

Scenery around the world, and the girls do go everywhere you can think of from the Vatican to the South American jungle is gorgeously and authentically created. I could feel both the sweat of the jungle and the chill of the snow.

I really hope that this becomes a series and soon!

More than Book Nerd Approved – this book is Book Nerd Applauded

5 elements out of 5

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This book surprised me. It sounded really good, but I was afraid it was going to fall flat in a book like this, but it didn't. It was such a good book and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good read.