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A review by littlemissmommy
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
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
5.0
This book is my new empire!
I loved every minute of this book. It’s a true enemies to lovers story and I am so here for it. The world building is superb, complete with a whole new set of wildlife, slang and colloquialisms, and a cool magic system. The story is a mix of war and politics. Talasyn is a fantastically angry girl, full of snark and fueled by rage and determination. Alaric on the other hand is such an awkward morally grey a-hole. And he’s my new number one book boyfriend.
I’ll be honest, about half way through this book I was getting Kylo Ren vibes from Alaric, only better and it took me until the end of the book and Alaric’s stupid, inelegant attempt at affection for me to piece together why I love him so much. Alaric reminds me of Zuko. A shadow daddy version of Zuko and I’m done. This beautiful, awkward boy needs love and care.
This book has a couple steamy scenes and one mildly spicy scene, I’d call it a 2-2.5 on the spicy level, as they haven’t gone all the way YET. But based on that one scene I am eagerly awaiting a higher spice level next book.
Also this ends with a mild cliff hanger. Nothing that will have you throwing a book or your phone against a wall and screaming into the void, but a solid plot hook to ensure you want to read book 2.
Anyways, if you’re hesitating to read this, or thinking about waiting until the whole series comes out, don’t wait. Take the plunge, and fall in love. I promise this book is going to blow everything else out of the water. Also I need more people to suffer along with me in the wait for October.
Off to preorder book two!
I loved every minute of this book. It’s a true enemies to lovers story and I am so here for it. The world building is superb, complete with a whole new set of wildlife, slang and colloquialisms, and a cool magic system. The story is a mix of war and politics. Talasyn is a fantastically angry girl, full of snark and fueled by rage and determination. Alaric on the other hand is such an awkward morally grey a-hole. And he’s my new number one book boyfriend.
I’ll be honest, about half way through this book I was getting Kylo Ren vibes from Alaric, only better and it took me until the end of the book and Alaric’s stupid, inelegant attempt at affection for me to piece together why I love him so much. Alaric reminds me of Zuko. A shadow daddy version of Zuko and I’m done. This beautiful, awkward boy needs love and care.
This book has a couple steamy scenes and one mildly spicy scene, I’d call it a 2-2.5 on the spicy level, as they haven’t gone all the way YET. But based on that one scene I am eagerly awaiting a higher spice level next book.
Also this ends with a mild cliff hanger. Nothing that will have you throwing a book or your phone against a wall and screaming into the void, but a solid plot hook to ensure you want to read book 2.
Anyways, if you’re hesitating to read this, or thinking about waiting until the whole series comes out, don’t wait. Take the plunge, and fall in love. I promise this book is going to blow everything else out of the water. Also I need more people to suffer along with me in the wait for October.
Off to preorder book two!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, War, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Death