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A review by ninetalevixen
I Am the Storm by Tash McAdam
4.0
I received a review copy from the author. This does not affect my rating or opinions.
3.5 stars.
After falling sharply and in-the-best-way-painfully for We are the Catalyst (which I received through #ReviewPit), I reached out to the author to see if I could also get a copy of I Am the Storm, and they were nice enough to send me one immediately!
To be honest, I had pretty high expectations since We Are the Catalyst just blew me away; there's nothing with I Am the Storm, but I had trouble getting over how much more I happened to like Catalyst. (While Storm is officially the first in the series, it serves as more of a prequel; there's a good bit of worldbuilding and it follows two characters who play significant roles in, but aren't the center of, Catalyst.)
Sam and Serena are solid protagonists: highly likable, relatably flawed teenagers. Both are fighters, literally and metaphorically, but after all they go through I just want to wrap them in blankets and lock them in their rooms to keep them warm and safe. Alas, their world needs them and they're going to do great things.
Since dystopian YA has been making a comeback (between the upcoming Hunger Games prequel and the general recent political climate), I think a lot of readers will enjoy I Am the Storm. It's an action-packed read that definitely sets the tone for the rest of the series, with a well-explained and thoughtfully created world, memorable sympathetic characters, and lots of excitement.
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3.5 stars.
After falling sharply and in-the-best-way-painfully for We are the Catalyst (which I received through #ReviewPit), I reached out to the author to see if I could also get a copy of I Am the Storm, and they were nice enough to send me one immediately!
To be honest, I had pretty high expectations since We Are the Catalyst just blew me away; there's nothing with I Am the Storm, but I had trouble getting over how much more I happened to like Catalyst. (While Storm is officially the first in the series, it serves as more of a prequel; there's a good bit of worldbuilding and it follows two characters who play significant roles in, but aren't the center of, Catalyst.)
That's what powers will get you. Total idiocy and inability to think like a regular person.
Sam and Serena are solid protagonists: highly likable, relatably flawed teenagers. Both are fighters, literally and metaphorically, but after all they go through I just want to wrap them in blankets and lock them in their rooms to keep them warm and safe. Alas, their world needs them and they're going to do great things.
Power. It all comes back to power — holding on to it and pushing down those who are at the bottom in order to keep themselves on top.
Since dystopian YA has been making a comeback (between the upcoming Hunger Games prequel and the general recent political climate), I think a lot of readers will enjoy I Am the Storm. It's an action-packed read that definitely sets the tone for the rest of the series, with a well-explained and thoughtfully created world, memorable sympathetic characters, and lots of excitement.
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