From Goodreads: He knew she was gone the second her cool touch withdrew from his arm. He never saw her but had felt her disappear into some cold, dark place. He perceived the black emptiness where she had been summoned, her deep anxiety filling his heart. But he couldn’t reach her. He didn’t even know her name.

Elias moved to Hazel Grove, California to get away from the rain, his parents, and everything that was taken from him in Hayward, Washington. But he thinks he may be going crazy when he starts seeing purple glitter in the air, the scent of rosemary is everywhere, and he is hearing a beautiful voice.

Jane is content in her life of solitude in the quiet town of Jasmyn Lake, but when her special magic sends her on a journey to meet the man she has been dreaming about for months, she cannot resist.

Look into the world of The Enchanters, where water has a sense of humor, trees scare people, and love – is destiny.

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This novel had a very interesting concept, and the idea of the enchanters manipulating the elements made me really want to read it, but as I read I found that, for me, there seemed to be a lot of disconnect and more questions arose than answers.  I think the novel was a little too fast paced for me.  It jumps from scene to scene and was confusing.  Elias and Jane fall in love much too quickly for my taste, overnight it seems; I like a little more background information and development in my stories, and I’m sorry to say that I personally didn’t find it in this novel. 

I felt like a few random ideas were strung together within the novel, creating a choppy flow, such as the mob involvement, the enchanter war, Elias’ parents, and some risqué sex scenes.  I’m still not sure why the mob was referenced, or even why the enchanters were at war; to me it just seemed that the story skipped around between different aspects of the characters lives, but they weren’t connected or explained to the point that I easily understood.  I did reread half of the novel to make sure I wasn’t just missing vital information, but unfortunately I did not come across anything that I previously missed, so I have to say that, personally, this novel just isn’t for me. 

Yet, even though the novel’s story didn’t draw me in, I must say that Burke is a beautiful writer.  Her descriptions and writing style are superb, and I believe that she is a very talented writer and that many readers will enjoy her novels as she refines her stories, though I personally struggled with the novel.  Two stars.