I hate to sound nitpickey considering this just started, and I could be reading it wrong, but my starting fire spells seem bland compared to the others. Like for example, Earth can hold a target in place and knock people over. Whereas for fire, I can shoot a fireball, and then I can shoot a better fireball.

Again, could be misreading it, and I'll make do if all else fails (they are just starting spells after all). Just thought I'd put my 2 cents out there.