But Iolanthe, Titus and their friends cross between the two as they try to appear normal while secretly training and coming up with a plan to defeat Bane. There are mages and non-mages in the world and they live separately for the most part (think Muggles a la Harry Potter). (And more, of course!) I was extremely impressed with the unique fantasy world Thomas created and all the elaborate details she sprinkled in. It’s two of them against the world, although it does take time for them to form a true partnership. But Prince Titus was waiting for this moment and immediately sweeps in to help her. This was purposely kept from her but now people are looking for her and it’s a sea of confusion as she tries to figure everything out. The story basically hits the ground running with Iolanthe haphazardly (and accidentally) discovering that she’s supposed to be the greatest elemental mage of her generation. Little did she know what was in store for her! Her biggest concern was using her paltry magic skills to take care of herself and her ailing guardian.

But while the prince has known this day would come, Iolanthe had no idea she had a destiny to fulfill. All three books follow the long and perilous journey Iolanthe Seabourne and Prince Titus have undertaken to save their world from the Bane, a powerful tyrant who's been oppressing mages for centuries. This worked out perfectly because once I started, I was in no rush to leave the magical world Sherry Thomas created.

I had the first two books in The Elemental Trilogy for over a year and purposely waited for The Immortal Heights to come out so I could just binge-read the series.

The burning sky trilogy