Jennifer Gooch Hummer

I won a free copy of this book from LibraryThing Early Reviewers in exchange for an honest review.

In the world of Operation Tenley, we have a group of beings called Fair Ones who monitors and looks after humans who are born with special powers to manipulate the Elements. Their main duty is to protect these humans from being discovered by Mother Nature, who is intent of destroying the human race. The story revolves mainly around the eponymous Tenley Tylwyth, an over-the-top obnoxious 13 year old girl who discovered her Elemental abilities before she reached 18 years old, a situation which will normally necessitate said human to be "erased" for his/her own good, and her overly protective Fair One, Pennie's attempts to save her from annhilation.

There is a back story telling us how the system came to be in place, though it was not expanded upon much in this first book. Depending on how the author handles it, it has the potential to be either great or terrible.

The characters are really the highlight of the book. We don't know much about the history of the characters and we don't really know what made them who they are today. However, we do know what their motivations are and why they act the way they do now. Every character has a life of his/her own and they are extremely divergent from one another in terms of how they think and act.

Overall, this is a fun read that is the book equivalent of a short, beginner-level roller coster ride. Recommended for children under 12 years old.

Plot: 3.5 stars
World building: 3 stars
Character development: 5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars… (plus d'informations)