This book was okay for me overall. I loved the world-building and the plot for the most part. The Dysasters was brilliantly vivid and fast-paced; the storyline kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The graphics were beautiful but I don't think they transferred well to digital. I'm sure the book made them look much cooler, but in the e-copy, they kept throwing me off. I do think it's a unique touch, and something that would definitely be amazing to see within the physical copy of the book.

The main characters are where I'm stuck. This is a real teen novel and, from the way the characters are written, dramatically so. I just couldn't get past the insta love or the over-dramatization of literally everything out of their mouths.

Overall, I loved the plot but I just couldn't connect with the characters that well.

This book is so good. It completely sucks you into the story as if you are there with them. The pace of the story was great. The whole story is great I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

The Dysasters was an amazing book and the perfect start to a new series. Foster has the ability to control cloud formation and is on the run from some powerful people that are looking to control her abilities. When Foster meets Tate, they discover that they have the power to control wind, which puts them on a crash course with the elements and people that will do anything to harness that power.

I was beyond excited to have the opportunity to read this book and I’m already hooked on these characters. The ability to control the elements has always fascinated me and I immediately connected with Foster as she tried to protect her and Tate from the people that were trying to control them. This book is fast-paced and well-written and you will get lost in this story, just like I did. This book is the first in a new series and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

After being a huge fan of P.C. & Kristin Cast for many, many years, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. So I was especially excited when I received the chance to read and review this first book in a brand new series! My first impression of the book was by the cover...and I know you are never supposed to judge a book by its cover, but come on, have you seen this cover? The cover is stunningly beautiful and I just knew that this would be a crafted masterpiece by some of my favorite authors! And I was so right...this book is amazing! The story line is imaginative, well thought out and fun. I was on the edge of my seat so many times throughout the book, just waiting to see what was going to happen next. And the characters, oh the characters. If you have read anything before by P.C. or Kristin, you know that their characters are so good! They come to life on the page and dance into your world and quickly become friends. This cast of characters is no exception, I loved them right from the start, even with the snark. I am rooting each character on, well maybe not Luke...he needs to cool down. All-in-all, this book is a roller coaster of a ride and I can't wait to get back on and jump into book two...I hope we don't have to wait long, because I want to see where Foster, Tate, Charlotte and Bastein are headed!

First of all, I want to say that I am so grateful to be part of this book tour. I've heard good reviews or news about P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast books and The Dysasters is the first book I read from them. I enjoyed reading this a lot. This book is a series and I am looking forward for the next book since I want to find out more about Foster, Tate and the other kids.

The Dysasters, I had to read this book quickly just to be able to post this review and even if I had to do a "quick read", I enjoyed a lot of scenes especially how Foster and Tate started. Also, before I go on, I really would love to say this, another reason why I enjoyed this book is I remember reading a book like this one, not about having elements as powers but it is because of the scientifically tweaked DNAs, I do love that series a lot. Now, for this book, I am so excited for the next books to come in the future (who knows there might be something already!) Anyways, going back to my review proper, Foster and Tate met in an event that didn't turn out great, as they go along with their journey, they learned more about their abilities (I began to love it) and their connections with each other. These two characters made the book more exciting, of course, the book isn't enough if there isn't any villains. This is what I am really curious about. What happened to Foster's adoptive father? I mean, they said he is dead, but... (it's for the readers to find out).

I don't want to spoil the book! Apologies. The book is an easy read. It is a straight-forward type, the story just flows and you won't get lost in every chapter also, I LOVE the drawings. I enjoyed that one, it makes the book more alive especially when they're showing their abilities. It was very helpful, more illustrations please???

I'd cut my review short now because I really don't want to spoil my readers, I would love for them to enjoy the book as much as I did. Tate and Foster for the win!!! Well I hope to read more about them on the succeeding books and, I would love to know more about the connection of the pair of elements to the existing ones and their so called "father". These characters are a lot to take in and I am just so eager to discover the two other element young-lings and what kind of disasters do they bring. I do hope, they way they will all meet isn't bad as how Tate and Foster met.

"People could be cruel. Very cruel. Especially people who claimed to be her friend."

P.C. and Kristin cast are back!
And this time they are making story time magic of the X-Men -request variety.
With their first book in what looks to be a very promising high action, paranormal, YA
The Dyasters is the perfect read for those who love takes of good against evil.
A race to find your genetically engineered, element controlling, and in most cases totally unaware tribe.
While discovering who you are as a powerful and unique individual.
And for some...
Even managing to fall in love in the process.


Meet Foster and Tate. The first pair of "wonder twins". Who meet under what can only be described as disastrous circumstances. Which cost them both the people that mean most to them.
And brings them and the world face to face with both their power as air elementals, and those who hunt them.

Topping the list of things to get excited about.
The fact that all of the "wonder twins" are 18+.
Yes...
They are indeed young adults.
Giving this book and it's series a chance to get where it's going without awkward adolescent transitions when members of the cast "grow up."
The 18+ age factor also makes quite the difference when one takes into account the 30+ adults making up the team sent out by their mad scientist creator to find them.

Not so lovingly referred to within the story as the Fucktastic Four. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Eve are the first generation of elementals produced by the mad Dr. Rick.
And to say that their power is causing them a few unwanted "issues" would be the height of oversimplification.
Between Eve's gemstone tumors, and her brothers' element related mental issues.
It is no wonder that their "at any cost" hunt for the "wonder twins" is as compelling as it is.
Even if the elder statesmen of this read do come off as a bit too trusting and naive at times.

The character incorporation within this tale spider webs out from Tate and Foster like a degree of separation chart. With each new addition bringing a very readable backstory with them. As they merge into the ever-expanding collective.

This book is very fast paced. Easily read in one sitting.
There is just the right amount of action, suspense, emotionality, and even romance; to keep pages turning.
This is definitely a book that one can "get lost in".
With a plot that keeps one reading just as much for the who's, why's, and where's of the puzzle it presents. As for the myriad of supporting elements of the story.

Reviewer's Note.
This book is the first book of a series. Due to the fact that it is written to be continuous, however. It is highly suggested that it be read as part of its intended series.

To be entirely honest, I wasn’t a massive fan of this introduction to their newest series. It took me ages to get into, and wasn’t very interesting. After reading their House of Night novels, I fully expected more from the Cast’s in this book. I think it was quite possibly mostly the writing style of this installation. It just didn’t seem up to the same standard of HoN. Or maybe the blandness of Foster and Tate? They were boring and the only redeeming quality for each was their relationships with secondary characters. And there were also SO MANY people to keep up with in this series. You have Foster and Tate, obviously, then the FUCKTASTIC FOUR (totally my favorite phrase from the book) and their maker who are chasing them, the caretaker of Strawberry Fields and his partner, then at least seven others. It’s a lot for a first novel.

I also disliked the lack of background information and I know with a setting of the USA they don’t have to do much world building, but more building would have been helpful. Like we don’t find out much about their powers until at least halfway through the story, and I felt that would have really shed some light early on for a few scenes, as well as add to the interest level. I felt lost for a lot of the novel… and what I did understand didn’t really keep me interested. I’m not sure if I care enough to continue the series… Charlotte and Bastien, though, might tempt me. They seem WAY more intriguing than Foster and Tate.

I have loved P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast’s work ever since the first House of Night book. I was so excited that this duo has another series.

This series is superhero teens meets Avatar the Last Airbender. There is a mad scientist who’s messing with embryos to infuses them with the different chemicals, which results in kids who are able to control the elements. The first experiments didn’t go so well. Those kids are now adults and are suffering from the side effects of their power that is turning them insane. So the scientist decided to change his experiment and create others.

I cannot wait to see how Foster, Tate, Charlotte and Bowen’s powers grow. It would give us an insight into just what magic is possible in this world. I’m interested to see how the other two pairs get mixed up in the storyline.

The narrative is told in multiple perspectives. These includes Foster, Tate, Charlotte and Bowen, the elemental pairs, along with two of the bad guys. I enjoy seeing the story from the antagonists’ point of view as well. It helps to give their characters’ depth and moves them into the morally grey territory rather than just being evil.

This book does include some diverse characters, which is always amazing to see. Charlotte, one of the elemental teens, is a trans character. What I love about her is that her storyline doesn’t revolve solely about being a trans woman. It wasn’t until halfway through her first chapter that we discover she is trans.

Interspersed through the book are drawings of the characters. This really helps to give the story that comic book vibe. However, the images were awkwardly formatted on the eBook edition. I’m interested to see how that changes with the physical copy.

Not a super big fan of how the romance plays out between Foster and Tate. They move too quickly from Foster disliking Tate and thinking he’s some dumb jock to them dating. I wish they hadn’t got together in this book but rather the next one.

The Dysasters is a great start to a new series and had me engaged from the opening line. I’m looking forward to the next book! Need to know what happens next.

Foster and her adoptive mother Cora are on the run because Foster is different, she talks to plants and
can do Jedi style mind tricks. When Cora takes Foster to a top secret meeting with someone called Tate, she couldn't fathom what would come next. Tate is special too, just like Foster but he has his own set of powers, including night vision. When the two collide they realise that they are two parts of the same whole, two people born on the same day with a bond to the element of air.

Then tragedy strikes when a freak tornado descends upon Tate's hometown, killing both his parents and Cora leaving Foster and Tate to fend for themselves. Soon after, a group of siblings called the Core Four come to try and take them away so the two must go on the run. Fleeing for their lives they find that they are not alone but are the results of an experiment by a mad scientist known as Doctor Rick and that there are six more teenagers bonded with the other three elements - fire, earth and water. Tate and Foster must work together to not only survive but to find the other elemental bondees and fight back to claim their lives as their own.

Let's start by addressing the fact that I am trash for P. C. & Kristin Cast. Their House of Night novels are one of my all time favourite book series - I read them again last year and they still hold up (I have bought the two new House of Night: Otherworld books but haven't read them). I also love anything to do with elemental magic (yes, the HON books have this too) so the combination of the two with a bigger emphasis on the elemental stuff got me super excited. While I did enjoy quite a lot of this new series I also had a few problems with it so couldn't give it my usual 5 stars that I have the HON books.

What I did love was the plot and the ideas behind it. I loved how P. C. & Kristin Cast were able to take the trope of elemental magic and recreate it into something unique, focusing on elemental manipulation of the weather rather than just shooting fire or water out of the users hands. This then fed back into the plot and really helped the story move on in a novel way.

Throughout the book there are illustrations which really add another dimension to the story. At first I thought I wouldn't like to be shown what the characters looked like but it didn't bother me. I was a really nice addition and I can't wait to see the final product with all the correct formatting and maybe some more illustrations!

The cast of characters was quite diverse with many people of colour and those of LGBT+ identity having starring roles. The authors made an effort to explore some of the daily struggles that non-white or cis gendered people are likely to experience in their day to day lives. In future books I imagine this will follow suit and we will have even more diversity . We're also offered other character perspectives including minor characters (some who only get a chapter) including the villainous Core Four. I love books from the perspective of the bad guys so actually enjoyed getting into the minds and motivations of the villains.

Now, what I didn't like (or what I thought could be improved). Sadly, it felt like I was thrust back into the mid to late 2000s with the writing style making me cringe quite a lot. The characters were very dramatic (always speaking to themselves ), prey to super instalove and were very juvenile in their attitudes.

I also felt like the story was really slow and took until the last third before things actually picked up where I began reading much faster. I think I would have preferred the book to have extra pages so that it could to go much more depth as this book did feel like a set up book rather than a full novel in its own right - but at least my interest has been peaked and I am hungry for more, so I will be reading book two when its out.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for letting read this early in exchange for an honest review!*

Foster Stewart is an 18 years girl who had her DNA genetically modified with oxygen during embryonic development, which gives her the ability to control the element of air. Tate Foster is her 18 year old male counterpart. They are both orphaned after tornadoes ravaged a small town in Missouri thanks to a combination of their powers as well as those of the Core Four.

Foster and Tate embark on a journey to discover the truth about their abilities while trying to stay hidden from the Core Four, the four elemental children created by the evil geneticist Dr. Rick Stewart who was responsible for altering their DNA. It is also up to them to track down the other three pairs of elemental siblings that were created just like they were.

I really enjoyed the character development of both Foster and Tate, as well as how they grew together to operate as a team. Foster definitely hated Tate since he’s the typical jock archetype, but as they band together to save the universe, their slow-burn romance begins to sizzle.

The plot was slow and disjointed at first, but I think it was executed well because it highlighted the chaos and confusion that both Foster and Tate were growing through. Once I powered through that, I couldn’t stop reading to see what happened next as more tidbits of the plot was revealed.

My only gripe with this book was that vernacular. It is definitely written in a more common dialogue, so the amount of teen angst (especially from Foster) got a bit old at some points. Again, I think that the authors perfectly captured what it’s like to be around teenagers 24/7, but that was the only thing that I was not such a fan of.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I’m definitely looking forward to the next adventure that awaits Foster and Tate.

Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday Books (St. Martin’s Press) for providing an eARC of this book. This did not bias my review, and all opinions are my own.

Rating: 4 stars

I’m just going to dive right in here: I enjoyed this book. A lot.

I said it. I’m not taking it back. Deal with it.

I read the House of Night series like everyone else and jumped at the chance to pick up the first book in a new series by this incredible mother/daughter writing duo. Even if we forget about who wrote this book, the synopsis for Dysasters alone is so intriguing, how could you not want to pick it up? Teenagers who can control the elements? The mad scientist who wants to use them to take over the world? Minions? Hell yes, I wanted to read this book! I didn’t even care that I’m probably too old to read it now. I shamelessly devoured this and was left wanting more. So much more.

The thing I love about Dysasters is that it should appeal to more than one age category and not a lot of books can do that. Is this a book that is aimed more towards the younger crowd? Absolutely. It is a YOUNG ADULT book. There are so many cheesy moments, especially when it comes to Tate and Foster, that it should come with a mirror so you can see your cringe-face while you read. Most of the conversations are on the juvenile side and the overwhelmingly universal acceptance of all the crazy happenings is almost laughable. Here’s the thing though…these are all common traits in YA books. If you can read this and keep that in mind, it is such a fun read. I mean really fun and really, really interesting.

Let’s talk about the language for a minute. Not the every day language but the sheer amount of profanity the Casts have used in this book. I know there are goin to be so many people complaining about the use of “foul language” in a Young Adult book but…come on! These are teenagers. Damn near adults, to be honest. I challenge you to show me just one 14-18 year old (probably younger actually but I’m not going to get into THAT argument) that doesn’t ramble off an entire slew of curse words on a regular basis? Just one. I’ll wait. If you honestly think your teenager couldn’t teach you a few new words, then you’re either incredible gullible or lying to yourself. ALL teenagers swear. I’m sure teenagers who just had their entire universes flipped upside down swear even more. To me, that mage the book a lot more relatable and I loved it. Curse away!

I wasn’t overly attached to any of the characters but I think that they might grow on me over time. Especially Tate. I don’t know who’s idea it was to make him a football player but he is definitely NOT a football player. Out of everyone, I think I like him the most because he has surprised me the most. I think his acceptance of how life is playing out for him is a little on the “out-there” side of things, but I have to admit….I’m getting a soft spot for the guy. He has great taste in books, a soft heart and he knows what a Planeteer is. I could adopt him. All the other characters, however, will take me some time. I liked seeing Foster’s softer side when making her wind orchestra but she is really a pretty abrasive girl so I think I still need to give her some time.

The big issue I have with Dysasters is the Core Four (or the Fucktastic Four….whichever you prefer). They just don’t make sense to me. I understand that they all have issues….big, BIG issues but these are grown ass adults. Not even younger adults, but established 30 year old adults and they all act like they are 15. This is more than likely the effect of their upbringing, but it just didn’t sit well with me.

Well, this went on a whole lot longer than I had originally anticipated but there were a few points I had wanted to bring up and I think I made them. I was thrilled to read this book and I will be looking forward to continuing with the series.

I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Thanks to NetGalley and ST. Martin’s Press for providing me with a copy of this book to read and provide my honest opinion.

I can't even remember the last time I read the House of Night series and I remembered it being kind of exciting and intriguing. Needless to say, when I heard these same authors are coming up with a new book this year, I was interested in reading it.

The one thing that intrigued me with "The Dysasters" was its premise and the images that came along in the book. However, I noticed that the images had seemingly nothing to do with some of the scenes I've been reading in the story. I think it would've been beneficial if the images contained color because one of the main characters has red hair and it would've also been easy to identify said character. But for the most part, I wished it illustrated what I was reading at that moment in that chapter.

Additionally, there had been a lot of meaningless dialogue in the beginning and I thought it was unnecessary for the story. I felt that I was just thrown in their world with no introduction, just straight to the dialogue. If there had been sort of a short introduction (which I did not noticed), it had not been enough to keep my attention in the story. I wished that the conversations were dialed down a little and more descriptions were placed on the characters or the setting of the story. I felt that this book lacked description in the beginning, hence I found it difficult to get into this book.

I think I would've enjoyed this installment more if I were still a 12 or 13 year old but it is just not the case anymore. "The Dysasters" was definitely a juvenile story with angst, excitement, and teen drama to be enjoyed by both teens and pre-teens. Needless to say, I couldn't finish this book and I struggled getting into the story.

The Dysasters takes disasters and make them fun, if that's at all possible.

Foster is a girl who has been on the run from some bad guys (which include her biological dad) for about a year now. When they attend a football game, they meet up with Tate, and disaster happens. Tornadoes strike down during the game and change their lives forever. Now Tate and Foster are on the run from the bad guys, they discover they have magical powers, and they realize that there are other people who might be the next targets of these bad guys.

In a lot of circumstances, this could become a very dark story. There's death and destruction everywhere. P.C. and Kristin Cast make this story more lighthearted than it otherwise might be. There are fun pop culture references, the characters have attitude, and they tend to have quirky little personality traits (Foster compares the Percheron horses that are in the story to dinosaurs). Tate's G-pa is quite a funny and likeable character.

The Dysasters has a diverse cast (including one transgender character). There's a little bit of romance, but it's not heavy in that department.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would consider reading the next book in the series.

Thank you so much to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

P.C. Cast can never go wrong in my eyes. I became obsessed with her and her daughter after reading the Marked series and I have devoured everything they’ve wrote since.

This book is about Foster who lives with her foster mom Cora and is constantly moving around. Homeschooled and an introvert, Foster is not looking forward to attending a football game that Cora is dragging her to. It doesn’t help that the first person Foster meets is who she believes to be a typical football playing douchebag named Tate who she instantly dislikes. When a massive tornado hits the football field and people start getting hurt Foster and Tate realize there’s something special about the two of them, something they’ve both questioned and almost can’t believe. When they both lose their parents in the storm they realize there’s more to their powers and more people that are like them, but they’re not all good.

I love how P.C. Cast incorporated people that have affinities for the elects just like she did in her Marked series. Normally I’m not huge on fantasy and sci-fi novels but the way she writes them I enjoy them and never get tired of reading her intricate stories. I loved all the characters in this book and I loved the relationship between Foster and Tate. They both were from completely different backgrounds and their lives came together with their powers and they figured out how to use them together to help people.

Another thing I loved about this novel was the storyline. Like I said before I love anything P.C. Cast write and this was such a fun fast read. I love how her books are different from anything I’ve read before and I love that. The way she explains scenes in the story and the detail she goes into almost makes it seem like you’re watching a movie as the book goes on, it’s that vivid and detailed.

Thank you so much to P.C. Cast for writing such an amazing book and St. Martins Press for allowing me to read it. Definitely one of my favorite books of 2019 and I can’t wait for this new series of hers. The ending killed me but I know there’s more amazing work to come!

Foster Stewart and her adoptive mother have been on the run for the past year. From what Foster’s not exactly sure, but she knows it’s probably linked to the abilities that she’s been slowly developing recently: subtly manipulating the clouds, influencing flowers to grow, using her “Jedi mind trick” as she calls it.

Foster has become used to the unpredictability of constantly moving from one place to another. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, everything changes.

When a tornado touches down during a local high school football game, Foster and one of the players are miraculously able to divert the trajectory of the tornado, thus discovering they both have the power to control the element of air.

Foster and the boy, Tate Taylor, don’t have long to ruminate on this, however, before they’re being pursued by people who are clearly interested in using their powers for some kind of nefarious purposes. While on the run, Foster and Tate begin to understand the affinity they have with air, but they also come to the realization that where there’s air, there’s also water, earth, and fire. Foster and Tate will have to work quickly to find the other elements before those pursuing them do.

As is the case with any book you read, there are always things that work for you, as the reader, and things that don’t.

I was kind of irked about the lack of information that our characters receive. Specifically, the idea that Foster’s adoptive mother basically told her zero about what they were on the run from, prepared her in no substantial way for the future, and when circumstances dictate that Foster and Tate are on their own, they have to follow close-to-indecipherable clues. I will say that Foster is at least a bit more aware of the situation than Tate, but when Tate tries to garner any crumbs of information Foster is quick to shut him down. I don’t know about you, but I’d be asking questions too. Don’t leave me hanging in the dark and then get pissy when I try to figure out what’s going on.

Which leads me to my next problem: the characterization. There was an abruptness to the way the relationships formed and proceeded that I felt changed as quickly as from one page to the next. Foster’s treatment of Tate doesn’t get much better from the above example, yet almost as quickly they both begin to fall for one another. I felt like there wasn’t enough development for me as a reader to even begin to like and/or understand Foster enough to get past her original treatment of Tate. I can only hope this is something that will even out with more books and as we get used to these characters.

Regardless, the story itself has a really strong premise and it’s clear that the development of the elemental powers is the main focus. We see these powers from two perspectives. The people pursuing Foster and Tate—a group of adults who each have an ability—and Foster and Tate plus the as-yet-unknown other elementals. The way the Kristin and P.C. Cast chose to show the manipulation of the elements along with some unforeseen consequences in using the power was really cool and paired nicely with the idea of a kind of omniscience where the elements themselves are concerned. I’m very interested to find out how these aspects apply to the remaining elements that have yet to be introduced.

What The Dysasters does in regards to how it deals with the elemental powers, it does really well. Enough so that I can easily overlook some wobbly characterization. If you’re looking for a well-handled subject matter with the future potential of its characters, you can look no further.

This book was quick from start to finish. The beginning of the story throws you right into the action and really doesn't stop. At times it felt a little overwhelming without any rest to breath. Even with the fast pace there was still a wonderfully exciting story behind all the adventure. I really enjoyed this read.

I would like to thank NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of The Dysasters to read and honestly review. Reading this ARC saved me two hours of driving and buying a book that I wouldn’t have liked. I planned to go to the book signing for this book in a few weeks and now I’m definitely not going. I had such high hopes for The Dysasters because I’ve loved some other books by these authors but this was just an all-around disappointment.
I didn’t like most of the characters. Foster and Tate were annoying. I didn’t really care about them at all. I think they were immature and rude to each other until all of a sudden, they’re making out and going on dates instead of trying to find the others like them. I think they were both not well developed and almost seemed like they were trying too hard. I’m not sure if Foster was supposed to be an unlikable main character, but I certainly didn’t like her. Tate was the opposite. I think he tried too hard to be a likable character (name dropping certain authors when talking about his five favorite books). It was overkill and make me not like him. They also don’t seem to be actively trying to figure out their abilities which really annoyed me. Charlotte and Bastien were not really present enough in the story for us to know, but I think they might be the only reason I attempt the next book. The only character I genuinely enjoyed was G-pa. Tate’s grandfather was smart and funny and didn’t take anyone’s shit. He made me laugh out loud.
Additionally, the writing could have been better. It almost seemed like it was meant for a younger audience because it was simpler except for the fact that half the characters cursed like sailors. There were a few times where it changed from telling the story in third person and then jumped to first person which was very jarring and just didn’t make sense. Then there were all the different POVs. There were too many perspective changes. And it didn’t make any sense when they changed. We saw the two characters with water powers for like one chapter a third of the way into the book and then didn’t see them again until over 60% of the way into the story. Then there were the changes between Foster/Tate and the villains. The villain’s chapters almost make it seem like we should sympathize with them, but I just didn’t care enough at all.
Overall, I would have DNF’d this book if it hadn’t been an ARC. The concept of the story is super cool but it was not well done at all. I didn’t really care about any of the characters. Everything seemed rushed, but also felt like nothing was happening at the same time. I think this could have been a five-star book, but something went wrong during the writing process. I really wanted to like this book. It was one of my anticipated released for 2019, but I am very sad to say that I didn’t enjoy it very much. To end this review on a more positive note, there were a few things that I did like. I liked the concept of the story as I said, so maybe they will get better as the series goes on. I loved the diversity. There are all kinds of people represented in this story and I think that was done well. I also liked the pictures. There were pictures here and there throughout the book and I think they definitely added to the story. Despite these few good things, I expected more from this story.

This is a great start to a new fantasy series.

P.C. and Kristin Cast have been huge fantasy writers for years, but I haven’t read one of their books before. I loved this one! It was very detailed and fast paced. It was never a dull moment while reading this story!

There were lots of characters that were introduced throughout the story. There are the two main characters, Foster and Tate, who have special powers that control the air. There are also Foster’s adoptive siblings, Mark, Matthew, Luke, and Eve. Later in the story, two more main characters are introduced, named Charlotte and Bastien. There were loads of other important characters as well.

I felt like there were so many characters, that we were barely introduced to some of them. I’m not sure how long this series is going to be, but this seemed like a brief introduction, even though it was a full book. The ending was really a huge climax in the story! I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Dysasters, the first book in a series of the same name, is a great introduction to the world it’s set in. The plot moves in a bit of a fast pace, but accompanied by what at times feels like unpolished dialogue, it manages to capture the atmosphere of the situations the characters find themselves in just perfectly. I enjoyed finding out more about the world along with the characters, a lot of their development was accompanied by them learning about their powers and how to use them which was satisfying throughout.
There isn’t a lot needed to be said about the writing style. P.C. and Kristin Cast aren’t new to the game - they have proven themselves with their writing many times before.
This book offers well-developed, intriguing characters with fun abilities while doing a good job at setting up the foundation for the further development of the story and the world. I’m excited to see what follows in the series.

First off, a huge thank you to St. Martin's Press and Wednesday Books for inviting me to participate in the blog tour for this. They were kind enough to send me a physical ARC which, as a small Canadian book blogger, I can't tell you how much that means to me. My first one ever! Second, I accepted the opportunity out of sheer curiosity. Like many others, I was swept up in the vampire craze during high school, and The House of Night series was one of those I devoured. So I owed it to the authors to check out their newest endeavour.

A disclaimer: this book is dramatic as hell. I mean, slow your roll there for just a second. Tornados are touching down left and right like it's nobody's business, people are dying like it's a normal thing, and teens are losing their tempers and falling in love with little to no warning. I mean, the writing in this book is by no means going to win any awards. It's over the top, at times both cringey and eye-roll and inducing, and could definitely use a good, tightening edit. Basically what I remember of The House of Night series.

But once you get past all of that craziness, it's actually kind of fun!

The elemental abilities introduced are really neat. In this book, we only get to dive into the air manipulation Tate and Foster can do, with a tiny taste of water from another character that will feature largely in the next books. Some of it seemed a bit too ... easy — like how on earth did you figure that out so quick and without effort? — but it sets up an interesting premise going forward. In regards to the deeper mystery of the plot, I'm definitely intrigued to learn more. I feel like we barely scratched the surface on some relationships, motives and history. The book doesn't quite end on a cliffhanger, but I am left wondering what happens next?

Every so often, a surprise in the form of a graphic illustration will show up, giving life to the characters and the story. A few of them were a little creepy to look at closely, but most of them were really cool.