So disappointed. I really like Poison Study. Magic Studywas all right but not as good as the first. Fire Study did not do it for me though. At all. About half way through I figured out what my problem was. I miss Valek. He was a staple in Poison, Magic he was around but not quite enough. Fire he's practically obsolete. Valek was the most intriguing character for me and Yelena just couldn't hold my attention with him or Ari and Janco. The plot was all over the place and too overwhelming. How much can happen to one person, really? There were pointless things I found myself scratching my head at, wondering why they were even written in.The last 20% of the book I was really just skimming to get to the end. Bummer...