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louielouie24's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Violence
belovedsnail's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
In this second duology chapter, the silly plotting weighed a bit more heavily on the fantastic worldbuilding. I absolutely enjoyed it. It wasn’t terrible. Just felt like a long imagined twenty book saga beaten down into a second half of a duology.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Torture
maregred's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault
maidmarianlib's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A great ending to the series. I like the context and the magic and the characters are strong.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Animal death, War, Torture, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Confinement
mags83509's review
dark
4.0
I won this book in a giveaway which was awesome!
I really enjoyed the first book in the duology (and re-read it prior to starting this one). I had a really hard time with about the first 100 pages (the first section of the book). I even put it down for a couple of weeks. Ironically, if I had just read one chapter more, I would have been hooked again. I am not quite sure why I struggled with the first section, but the last 300 pages were excellent!
The main premise of the book is fighting to get a new ruler, so there are some really dark scenes in this book as the ruler on the throne, Shayla, lacks any kind of moral or ethical compass. I don’t typically love war stories, but there were other plot lines other than just battles. For that reason, I think I preferred the first book Hunted by the Sky, but I still liked Rising Like a Storm.
Specifically, I liked how Cavas and Gul’s relationship strengthened and deepened and I appreciated that while the star warriors relied on Gul/Cavas, there were a lot of other players and the action didn’t solely rely on the two of them. There were other characters who made alliances, solved problems, and pushed back against Gul/Cavas when they had bad ideas. I continued to love the backdrop, magic system and world that the author created. Also, the cover is gorgeous.
Overall, while I didn’t love this book as much as the first one, I thought it provided a satisfying conclusion to the story.
Side note- I think a duology was the perfect length for the story and I wish more authors did duologies!
I really enjoyed the first book in the duology (and re-read it prior to starting this one). I had a really hard time with about the first 100 pages (the first section of the book). I even put it down for a couple of weeks. Ironically, if I had just read one chapter more, I would have been hooked again. I am not quite sure why I struggled with the first section, but the last 300 pages were excellent!
The main premise of the book is fighting to get a new ruler, so there are some really dark scenes in this book as the ruler on the throne, Shayla, lacks any kind of moral or ethical compass. I don’t typically love war stories, but there were other plot lines other than just battles. For that reason, I think I preferred the first book Hunted by the Sky, but I still liked Rising Like a Storm.
Specifically, I liked how Cavas and Gul’s relationship strengthened and deepened and I appreciated that while the star warriors relied on Gul/Cavas, there were a lot of other players and the action didn’t solely rely on the two of them. There were other characters who made alliances, solved problems, and pushed back against Gul/Cavas when they had bad ideas. I continued to love the backdrop, magic system and world that the author created. Also, the cover is gorgeous.
Overall, while I didn’t love this book as much as the first one, I thought it provided a satisfying conclusion to the story.
Side note- I think a duology was the perfect length for the story and I wish more authors did duologies!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
yvonne_cl's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, War, and Racism
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
decklededgess's review
trigger warnings: rape and sexual assault mention, child sexual assault mention, sexism and misogyny, war/violence and gore, kidnapping and torture, sex and contraceptives mention, death of parent mention
You can read my full review here: https://wp.me/pc0bPj-ho
You can read my full review here: https://wp.me/pc0bPj-ho
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Death
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Rape
utopiastateofmind's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
(Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Rising Like a Storm manages to deliver a book that examines one's responsibility, rebellion, and leadership. What begins as Gul struggling to embrace her powers, ends with epic battle scenes and questions about how to fight for the future. The character, and plot, development throughout Rising Like a Storm is a journey. Gul has to figure out what embracing her power means not only for herself, but also her relationship with Cavas. All while the world, and larger plot, has to figure out how to fight for freedom. While Gul's journey took center stage for me, especially at the end, I loved how epic Rising Like a Storm got! If you were craving some battle scenes, Bhathena delivers action, loss, and sacrifice all in one. If you enjoyed the dynamic between Cavas and Gul in Hunted By the Sky, Rising Like a Storm deepens it further and I found myself becoming more invested as I read.
Rising Like a Storm manages to deliver a book that examines one's responsibility, rebellion, and leadership. What begins as Gul struggling to embrace her powers, ends with epic battle scenes and questions about how to fight for the future. The character, and plot, development throughout Rising Like a Storm is a journey. Gul has to figure out what embracing her power means not only for herself, but also her relationship with Cavas. All while the world, and larger plot, has to figure out how to fight for freedom. While Gul's journey took center stage for me, especially at the end, I loved how epic Rising Like a Storm got! If you were craving some battle scenes, Bhathena delivers action, loss, and sacrifice all in one. If you enjoyed the dynamic between Cavas and Gul in Hunted By the Sky, Rising Like a Storm deepens it further and I found myself becoming more invested as I read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
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