A review by etoiline
Elemental Magic by Carol Berg, Rebecca York, Jean Johnson, Sharon Shinn

3.0

A very disparate melange of stories and skill levels, each based on one element: earth, air, fire, or water. Carol Berg's story, Unmasking (the element of water), is arguably the best of the bunch, and ties into the history of the characters introduced in her Rai-kirah series. It is the least "romantic" of all the stories, but the most well written. Sharon Shinn's story is well done, but a little disjointed. It seems that the air element was placed after the fact. The other two stories in the book are a bit jarring in comparison with Berg's and Shinn's. They have many more erotica elements, which could make some people uncomfortable. They are definitely done in a different style than Berg/Shinn.[return][return]I bought this book solely for Berg's story. I did read all the others, but I was very glad I saved hers for last. Hers is worth 5 stars, but the overall quality and subject matter of the other stories bring the book's rating down to 3.5.