A review by ariellesbookreviews
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

 The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon was underwhelming and slow. After the initial storyline introduction, the plot slowed, and character development was minimal. Guanzon attempts to create a rich world and backstory that fall flat due to their inability to consistently tell the reader the backstory. They often use conflicting language to describe the pre-war politics of the Continent, describing the war as a civil war and the warring nations as separate nation-states, making the overall politics of the story difficult to understand. 

There are at least three different types of magic found in The Hurricane Wars, but there is no foundation or clarification on what sets the magic apart, only that the shadow magic is trying (and succeeded) in eliminating the light magic. Originally, I assumed light magic could defeat shadow magic, but that does not appear to be the case, and it seems they are different types of magic (that exactly work the same). 

For a book that is considered a romantasy, the romance was lacking. The two leads' overall chemistry was inconsistent, and when the book did get a little smutty towards the end, it was a complete change of pace and did not fit the vibe of the rest of the book. Up until that chapter, the book read more as a Young Adult Novel.  

The amount of times the author mentions the seven moons at the beginning of the book is overbearing. Without fail, every couple of pages, moons, moons, moons, moons, on and on. The second half of the book seems better written; however, it's possible I got used to the bad writing.

I doubt I will continue with this series. The book missed a lot of marks, and it is always awkward reading an enemies-to-lover romance when authors make the plot that war-heavy.