Summer is an orphan who's been kicked out of every school she's attended. When she gets to her new boarding school, she figures it will be the same. But the school was created for people like her -- people who can channel one or more of the five elements. And when she meets Decker, future Master of Night and Fire, the connection is strong and dangerous, because Summer will be forced to choose between the dark and light, and fight for her soul.
Dark Summer is strongly plotted with vividly drawn characters. I was bowled over by the ending, which came as a total surprise. It left me waiting impatiently for the next book, though at least Lizzy Ford had the mercy to write a novella that answers a question or two from the cliffhanger ending!
