A review by janeeyre_914716
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano

5.0

"You already possess all the knowledge you need to survive the path that lies ahead of you. What you lack is the courage to choose it."


I'll be honest here, I only picked this book up on audio because I was only browsing through Libby to find what I could listen to and I decided to read this in a saved tag since it was available. And oh my gosh am I glad I did! I didn't or haven't seen much hype for this book and yet I went into it as just another book and one I was in the mood for and expecting it to be maybe a 3-4 star. The more I went through it the more I was actually rooting for Jack and the rest of the seasons he was associated with in his region: Fleur (Spring), Amber (Fall), and Julio (Summer). Jack being a winter was pretty great to have that name but the last name, Sommers, was a bit ironic. However, Jack Sommers is my new book boyfriend and bad-A character!


The premise of this was actually one I enjoyed surprisingly and even more so with the Greek Mythology mix which depending on the story I'm a sucker for some good old Greek Mythology like stories; and this even had some Persephone (being spring) and Hades (Winter) vibes going on between Fleur and Jack. Their story was amazing for me and one I couldn't stop listening and/or following along in the actual book from the library and I became so invested in it. So invested that I was pissed off with a few character deaths even though I should have seen some coming! I just wasn't prepared for a few of them! *crying internally* It was pretty violent at some parts, there is language (not as bad) for someone who might not like a lot of cussing, and the sex scenes are IMPLIED by the way. So no major detail or anything. It's pretty PG/PG-13. Overall, as a story and world building I absolutely loved this book and would in fact highly recommend it!


Fair warning: this is DEFINITELY one of those books where you're either going to love/enjoy it or you're not. I personally loved it and now I'm excited for the next and final book that's coming out next month on the 8th! So if you want a great summer read (no pun intended *wink*) with a bit of Greek Mythology in it, a story about finding courage and taking leaps of faith and persevering in tough situations or just a fun action/adventure Greek Mythology modern day twist about the 4 seasons, then this is the book for you!