Weather Wardens (2) - Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine
And to the second part... Heat Stroke. I read it in English where it contained 337 pages. Originally published in 2004.
More or less reborn and now a djinn, Joanne's problems have increased with her power - and her vulnerability. Because becoming a djinn costs. And it's definitely more pricey than Joanne would have believed in her darkest nightmares: In order to not become an ifrit and kill David in the process, Joanne has to trust Patrick. A slick, unique and definitely hetero-oriented djinn. But Patrick has divided loyalties. One to the beautiful, yet cruel and perverse Yvette. But Joanne can't afford being in anyone's bottle: She has to close the rip in aether, otherwise the coming storm will destroy everything and kill them all.
Fighting not for only her survival, she has to learn - and the storm is coming closer...
Well done, I like it. But poor, poor David. And Jonathan. And Lewis. Actually, I even pity Kevin. He reminds me a bit of a nicer variant of Jason from TMV. And Yvette is definitely Ysandre. Now it's clear why Mrs. Caine made that mistake in TMV... But why would Sara and Patrick give their lives to Joanne? I mean, sure, in death they can be together again. But why her? None of them where fond of her and meanwhile lots of djinn - if not friends of Patrick, former friends of Sara - were dying. So why not help them? Sure - they did some injustices to her. But they hurt others even more. And Joanne is as responsible for the rip as this couple - actually even more, because she couldn't close it soon enough, even though it was her job. I don't blame her for this, don't misunderstand me. But I don't understand why someone as selfish as Patrick would give his life for her. As for Sara... I doubt that someone would not help his friends - former friends - instead of someone they barely knew, just because Joanne and David are in a situation Sara had experienced before. Not with both her and her boyfriend's life. Hers, maybe. She seems altruistic enough for that. His? Not so much.
So. Stars for content, ideas, style and the djinn world. Minus one for the resemblances and the Sara-Patrick-thing.