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Storm of Secrets and Sorrow by Melissa K. Roehrich
4.5
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes/Themes: Fae, Gods, Vampires, Dragons, Romance, Enemies to Loves, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Love Triangle, Slow Burn

Ashdjgkehwbkdhf THIS FKIN BOOK MAN

“But it would be nice, just once, to know what it was like to be so important to someone that they chose her above all else”

Holy shit I am obsessed with this story and this world and these characters. Melissa somehow makes me simultaneously root for and against all of these characters and honestly I am in awe of that.

Tessa is an absolute mess and tbh, that's relatable as hell. Witnessing her go through all she did in the first book, I found myself craving vengeance on her behalf and my god is she gonna get it. On the other hand, she deserves so much peace and happiness and a life where she is wanted for who she is and not what people can take from her and I want that so badly for her.

Theon is an absolute fucking idiot who doesn't seem to ever learn that KEEPING SECRETS FROM TESSA = NOT GOOD and while I want to slap him in the face I also hope to fuck that he is able to fix what he broke and help our girl find herself and the happiness she deserves. What can I say, I’m an optimist.

The side characters got fleshed out so much in this book and where I normally find myself impatient with POVs outside of the main characters I found myself actually excited to read their perspectives. Luka and Tessa’s developing relationship had me kicking my feet on multiple occasions and Kat and Axle are the most precious babies. I am so incredibly invested in all of them and hope we get so much more backstory and development.

I love love love this series so much and cannot wait to devour the next installment and see how Fate unfolds…

”If you were my Match, I wouldn’t call you such a thing” “I would call you my wife, my partner, my light. Anything but my Match”

“Our nights would be spent on balconies under the stars talking or on sofas before fires watching a Chaosphere game. Our nights would be more than fucking fruit, cheese, and crackers. Our nights would be soft words instead of barbed ones to deflect and protect. Our nights would be intimate touches rather than frantic ones of uncertainty. Our nights would be my  hands in your hair instead of your fingers pulling on the strands”

LUKA THE MAN THAT YOU ARE 😭😭
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