A review by cwrose
A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A lush, romantic and spicy follow up to The Hurricane Wars! It picks up shortly after Book 1 ended, and continues with Talasyn and Alaric’s journey to stop the cataclysmic event known as The Moonless Dark, all the while navigating their complicated feelings for each other.

I really enjoyed the development of their relationship, and the detailed worldbuilding. I could imagine being there in Lir with them. I’ll forever adore that it’s a Southeast Asian inspired world, because SEA is my childhood home. 

This book focuses more on the development of the romance over most everything else, and ends on a cliffhanger. But there is a book 3…and I’ll be excitedly waiting for it!