I loved the House of Night series so much, but this book was not that great to me. I could not stand Foster and her attitude. It completely ruined the book for me. 3 stars for the gorgeous cover and art in the book.

Thank you to NetGally and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for a honest review.

I wasn't the biggest fan of this book.. This book struggled to find its footing. Was it a graphic novel or a regular book? I wasn't too sure and it was actually very distracting.

I liked the first few books of the House of Night series, and then it started becoming a bit to much and I can see that what bothered me the most about the later house of night books is the same here. Everything is rushed and not fully fleshed out.

I absolutely loved this book! It's non-stop action. You can relate to the awesome characters. The storyline is unique. I loved this book from beginning to end. Once again the Cast women have outdone themselves!! Can't wait for book two!

I really enjoyed The Dysasters, which is the first book in a new series by P.C. & Kristin Cast. In this new series, our protagonists have powers that can control the weather and four villains are hell-bent on trying to find and capture them for their own purposes. Evil and good fight against one other with the power of the elements causing both chaos and happiness. So basically, another awesome magical fantasy book which I am super excited about!
The world-building in this book took a while for me to get into (since there are some nooks and crannies in this magic system which are only revealed later on in the book) but as with every P.C. Cast book, I loved it. What I found extremely interesting was how elemental magick (which we also see in their popular House of Night series) was meshed together with scientific anomalies in this book. I would have maybe liked to have had a bit more of a detailed explanation on how exactly the "bonding" with the respective element worked, but otherwise I found it to be really intriguing and fascinating.

I did like Foster as a main character and thought she was pretty witty and a strong female lead, but my absolute favorite character would have to be Charlotte. I absolutely loved that P.C. & Kristin included a trans character in this book and were able to share her story. Charlotte was just beyond adorable and you can definitely tell that she had to go through a lot of heavy stuff in her life. But with her head held high, she powered on and stood up for the woman that she is. I definitely hope that she will play a bigger part in any subsequent books. There is a part of me that does think that Foster and Tate did have a semi insta-lovey relationship, but I do understand that the entire concept of them both being bonded to air before they were born implies that they are drawn to each other. They are however pretty cute together and I'm looking forward to seeing their relationship evolve.

My favorite aspect of this book would have to be the villains and their story. I think that P.C. & Kristin Cast are just truly phenomenal at writing complex villains. I appreciate a good villain where the motive of their evildoing is quite understandable to the reader and I feel like the Casts pulled that off brilliantly in this novel. Eve was an especially fascinating character. I'm still completely on the fence with whether she will eventually get a redemptive arc or not (I do hope so). You can definitely tell that she struggles to believe in the ideals that Dr. Rick Stewart imposes on her, yet she also does follow what is good for her despite what harm it may cause others. This is especially shown in the battle which takes place at the end of this book. I am definitely interested in seeing where this story will take her as a character.

The plot of the story is quite slow, as is usual for a Cast book but I do think that slow stories, while maybe taking a while to get into, have a way to immerse the reader and I do believe that this book does a great job at doing that. You get to be a part of the character's small conversations and experience the story as it unfolds in semi real-time.

I am definitely curious to see the direction this series will take and am definitely here for the ride.

That was the coolest book ever!!! I love it a lot!!! The Cast team have done it again and they never disappoint!!!
I had so much fun reading this book! The concept of the story is amazing, it is unique, and I have never read anything like this before!!! It captured my attention from beginning to end! I was definitely hooked! As the story heated up I kept turning the pages faster to find out what would happen next.. it definitely takes you on a wild ride.. and as the story takes twists and turns I found myself on the edge of my seat holding my breath and cheering on the good guys!
The author did a phenomenal job! They grabbed the readers attention, gave us beautifully detailed descriptions that makes you feel part of the story, and gave us really cool and unique characters!!! The characters all have one thing in common but are so different in personality it was so much fun reading their stories, getting to know their histories and how they came to be! I love the chemistry and the new bonds of friendship that they form together!
I cannot wait to find out where the story will take the readers next!!! hurry up book two! LOL
I definitely recommend this book!!!!!

A new novel by P.C Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast, The Dysasters is a story of super-powered genetically altered teens that control elements and are trying to escape a mad scientist. A super-hero story without any actual heroism, this book doesn't really seem to know what it wants to be. This book is seriously lacking in development or meat so I'm just going to jump straight into my opinion on it.
I did not enjoy this novel. The art was pretty and the concept was interesting, but everything else was pretty bad. The plot was rushed, underdeveloped and uninteresting, and the exact same thing can be said about all of the characters in this book. To get the amount of development this story needed while keeping its drawings, it should easily have been double, if not triple, in length. This book, in just text, is the length of a medium short story, and most of the pages are just fluffed out with drawings. Even while being short, it was a tedious book to read. Its characters are seriously underdeveloped, and it feels like a wanna-be graphic novel. One that was unwilling to put in the extra effort of actually drawing all of the panels. This book wanted the same kind of rushed intros with no descriptors that come with graphic novels
(because the graphics can pick up the slack), without drawing the actual panels for it. It also wanted to be a book while demanding to control how you picture the characters with its own visuals, which most novel readers passionately hate. The Dysasters has a major identity crisis on what it wants to be, a graphic novel or a regular book. All in all, I did not like The Dysasters and give it the rating of TWO AND A HALF STARS OUT OF FIVE!!!

Love love love! As usual these ladies have me on the edge of my seat and gobbling this masterpiece in just hours!



Foster and her adoptive mum Cora are on the run. Cora can't let her husband get his hands on Cora or Tate. Both Cora and Foster have been moving around for a bit. And now they must find a guy and protect him. However, Cora has been quiet lately, and she hasn't exactly given Foster must information lately. Like, where they are driving too and why they ended up at a high school football game.



Foster didn't know what to expect from this night. She's already annoyed that Tate knocked into her and spilled her popcorn. Then she's not thrilled when Cora tells them they are there to find Tate....Yup, not Foster's idea of a good time.



Tate actually thought Foster was cute. Well, right now he's in the locker room scolding himself for being such a fool. But he doesn't have too much time to think, the game is about to start and he needs to get on that field.



Foster and Tate, didn't expect to lose their loved ones that night. Didn't expect to find they have this ability that is stronger together. To run off and hide for safety. To have other people with elements come after them. It starts off rough for both of them. They bicker for a while, but that's understandable as they both just been through a tough day. Together, they will unravel the reasons Cora had sent them to a safe home, why they were on the run, and just who they are.



This take on elements is just amazing! It's different from the HON books, but they blew it out of the park! I can't wait to see what they come up with next!!!!

Spoilers

Cora and foster are at a sleepy motel.”you hush and be greatfully you have a roof over your head.Some people aren’t that lucky.” ” And some people don’t have to spend their birthday weekend in misery.” A plan was for med after fosters adoptive dad died.They had been on a long road trip ever since Cora sold dr ticks fertility clinic.Cora us fosters adoptive mother . Foster is five feet with pale skin and bright red hair.”Child I don’t care if your eighty you’ll always be my little strawberry . “Her parents told her of how cora,the nurse helped foster be strong in neonatal unit.Foster and cora are looking to meet someone at local football game Foster is shoved at the football game by tate nighthawk Taylor . He received the nickname because of his night vision . “Wait ,I’m sorry she said with mock innocence .”Did you say night douche, she shook her head no she cringed that sounds too much like some kind of medical procedures . My mistake you must have saud Doucehawk.yeah that’s what it is. Foster can have a bad attitude but tate can be disrespectful.I liked fosters wit and strong personality.Tate and foster can control the elements . They need to team together to save people from hurricane and themselves from people after them. They fail and people close to them die.

Thanks to #netgalley for giving me the chance to read this book. With that being said, I enjoyed the beginning of the books. But once we started getting newer characters, it was alittle predictable and all.
But as a new series, I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed this book but I also felt it was a little predictable. But it was otherwise enjoyable. The characters were vivid and the plot was entertaining. This will definitely appeal to fans of books about teens with powers, a la Alexandra Bracken's Darkest Minds series or the Beautiful Creatures series.

Such an incredibly interesting book! The Casts do it again! I was enthralled right up till the end and disappointed when it was over!

#TheDysasters #NetGalley2019
I am not giving any spoilers on this one. The Cast's have another hip and well written series that will charm any reader. The two main characters have wonderful chemistry on page and the story is engaging. Once you start this novel it's over before you know it. If you haven't read any of their other materials, I would highly recommend that you start here.

Foster and Tate have always known they were a bit different from other teenagers; Tate with his excellent night vision and Foster with her Jedi mind trick. It isn't until they meet on what turns out to be both their 18th birthday that their powers fully manifest ...and disaster strikes. Now they are on the run and have to find the other sets of Dysasters. With awesome writing and relatable characters, the Casts have created another interesting world filled with super powers and the remarkable teens who try to control them.

I was given an Advanced Review Copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Elemental Psychic powers meet Extreme weather what more can you ask for. This is obviously a first book in a series and it got me from the first page. The mixture of prose and illustration I found interesting especially when you have hit a fast pace, fast action part. The character development was fantastic and believable too. All characters are very different and yet mesh well together. I also enjoyed the issues that the book brings up and different characters face including parts where two or more actually have ethical conversations around what is right and what wrong. I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the next one. #Dysasters #Netgallery