This book has an interesting premise, but really failed to deliver, if you ask me. 
 The characters were inconsistent, constantly changing behaviour. Our MC, Larkspur, constantly changes from a crybaby to a fiersome warrior.. which was very confusing. Also, she breaks up with her jerk of a boyfriend, only to go back to him again twice... (at the end because she feels guilty for hurting him ((view spoiler)[ she cuts of his hand when he's under the possession of the evil step-mother queen. (hide spoiler)]). 
 It also took me long while to really get what the main plot was? Like I couldn't figure it out, probably because a lot of action and smaller plotlines randomly pop up into the story. 
 Besides that, I didn't find the main plotline to be something new or refreshing in the least. Larkspur is one the kings bastard children, and his queen - her sort of step-mother if you will- hates Larkspur for being a halfbreed, meaning Larks parents were a different type of elementals and in this world, that means that most of those half-breeds aren't strong with their magic. 
 This queen wants to kill the king and take over his people, for power of course. And she wants Lark killed along the way. 
 BUT OBVIOUSLY, Lark isn't bad at her magic, the queen just blocked her powers and Lark doesn't know until now! And so she has to find a way to unblock her powers and stop the queen from killing her people and her father! 
 It just wasn't my kind of read. To much happens, not much gets explained well in my opinion, and the characters were either stereotypes or very inconsistent. 
 I'm not sure if I will pick up the other books in this series... maybe some day...