Eogan, Nym’s trainer is gorgeous and mysterious. Nym really grew throughout the novel, as she learned to trust people and realized that she wasn’t a monster.Īll of the characters were great. Adora, Nym’s new owner, is an eccentric and powerful politician, who throws crazy parties. Though she’s supposed to be super powerful she doesn’t use her powers to solve her problems, they’ve mostly been the cause of her problems. The good: Nym isn’t a perfect heroine, she’s had a hard past and her left hand was broken and didn’t heal properly, but she’s tough and spunky and I liked her. The romance is slow and well done as both try to fight their feelings for various reasons. She’s only interested in one of the men and she makes it clear that she only considers the other her friend. I can see where some would call it a love triangle, but it’s not. There was a romance subplot and it’s well done. Her past is well done except for the occasional flashback to her parents’ deaths. (and it’s not work she’s concerned about.) I have the impression she’s had a rough time of it. Her attitude when she gets a new owner is setting down what she will and won’t put up with. Can you blame me? I love a kick butt girl and though she is a slave there’s nothing weak about Nym, she’s tough. My Review: I admit it, I was first interested in this book because of the cover. There’s political intrigue and people plotting while the country is at war, but Storm Siren is mostly about Nym learning to use her powers. Adora’s only helping her because Faelen is losing the war and she want Nym to become a weapon. Nym’s new owner Adora gives Nym a chance to learn to control her powers, something she thought was impossible. Nym’s had fourteen owners now and each time her curse somehow hurts them. Her parents died when she was five and she was taken in by a midwife, but after disaster struck she was sold as a slave. All Elementals are male and killed at birth, but because Nym is female she was spared. She’s also a rare Elemental with white hair and blue eyes.

My Summary: Nymia is a slave in the kingdom of Faelen, which has long been at war.

Storm siren by mary weber