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A review by izzyproudfoot
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Triggers: GENOCIDE
Firstly I was not aware that this was fanfic when I pre-ordered.
Don't read on if you're super defensive of this book. Don't read on if you have not read the first part of the book.
I think that's ultimately what made this book not work for me. I don't think the author really thought about the message her book gave when she edited it to get it published. Unless this was deliberate, in which case I'd mark lower stars. The first part of the book is entirely different to the rest, it's rushed and not well done. The world building doesn't really exists, she tells us rather than shows us. We supposedly start in the middle of a war, it's not a war it is a GENOCIDE. She even refers to this a few times in the book. This is where my main issues arise, despite whatever his name is being part of the genocide of her home she then decides obviously she loves him because he's big. This person and this person's father literally decimated your home and would have completely exterminated you had you not relocated sneakily. You don't fall in love with him. Genocide is not sexy, it's not romantic and given the current world issues it's definitely not something I'm willing to overlook for the sake of a good bang.
Firstly I was not aware that this was fanfic when I pre-ordered.
Don't read on if you're super defensive of this book. Don't read on if you have not read the first part of the book.
I think that's ultimately what made this book not work for me. I don't think the author really thought about the message her book gave when she edited it to get it published. Unless this was deliberate, in which case I'd mark lower stars. The first part of the book is entirely different to the rest, it's rushed and not well done. The world building doesn't really exists, she tells us rather than shows us. We supposedly start in the middle of a war, it's not a war it is a GENOCIDE. She even refers to this a few times in the book. This is where my main issues arise, despite whatever his name is being part of the genocide of her home she then decides obviously she loves him because he's big. This person and this person's father literally decimated your home and would have completely exterminated you had you not relocated sneakily. You don't fall in love with him. Genocide is not sexy, it's not romantic and given the current world issues it's definitely not something I'm willing to overlook for the sake of a good bang.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, War, and Genocide