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A review by allthatissim
Rising Like a Storm by Tanaz Bhathena
4.0
Actual rating: 4.5 stars
Rising Like A Storm was one of my anticipated books of the year and this sequel was everything I wanted it to be. Rising starts a few months after the end of Hunted by the Sky. The relationship between Gul and Cavas is different now; one is soaking in his desire for revenge and another in fear of killing innocents by her magic. But as the story progresses, we see how much they are strong-willed now and are closer than ever. The parallels between Gul and Cavas's story and that of Neel and Sunehri's was something I hadn't expected and was mesmerising to read. Gul and Cavas were strong individually with their own powers and mind. But what Subodh did was amazing as he taught two powers to combine to fight in the war against Ambar's new queen, Shayla.
There are lots of inner monologuing and practice sessions of the Legion of Star Warrior at the beginning that makes the pace a bit slow. But once we reach mid-point, the story picks up and then there are lots of turns and twists. The writing perfectly captures the rage, sorrow, love, despair, doubt and every other emotion of the characters.
My favourite part of this story was probably the secondary characters. There is Subodh, a Pashu, who is certainly the most important character apart from Gul and Cavas. We also have a few chapters from Rani Shayla's povs and that did surprise me because the author didn't try to show her as a good person in her pov chapters. She was fueled by rage and feared by betrayal. I loved that we got to see Juhi and Amira again. Kali was ferocious as the last book. But Sami was someone that mushed by heart. Kali and Sami's dynamic was amazing. The specters and women of the Legion were also fun and lively. I didn't care much for Raja Amar honestly, but it was good to see him in a good light and his intentions to create a better future for Ambar.
The climax was done superbly with enough foreshadowing and it wasn't something that you could guess easily. Tanaz has nicely wrapped up the story in this sequel, tying all the ends neatly. The entertainment quotient was high and it is the sequel that delivered. I would highly recommend this series!
Rising Like A Storm was one of my anticipated books of the year and this sequel was everything I wanted it to be. Rising starts a few months after the end of Hunted by the Sky. The relationship between Gul and Cavas is different now; one is soaking in his desire for revenge and another in fear of killing innocents by her magic. But as the story progresses, we see how much they are strong-willed now and are closer than ever. The parallels between Gul and Cavas's story and that of Neel and Sunehri's was something I hadn't expected and was mesmerising to read. Gul and Cavas were strong individually with their own powers and mind. But what Subodh did was amazing as he taught two powers to combine to fight in the war against Ambar's new queen, Shayla.
There are lots of inner monologuing and practice sessions of the Legion of Star Warrior at the beginning that makes the pace a bit slow. But once we reach mid-point, the story picks up and then there are lots of turns and twists. The writing perfectly captures the rage, sorrow, love, despair, doubt and every other emotion of the characters.
My favourite part of this story was probably the secondary characters. There is Subodh, a Pashu, who is certainly the most important character apart from Gul and Cavas. We also have a few chapters from Rani Shayla's povs and that did surprise me because the author didn't try to show her as a good person in her pov chapters. She was fueled by rage and feared by betrayal. I loved that we got to see Juhi and Amira again. Kali was ferocious as the last book. But Sami was someone that mushed by heart. Kali and Sami's dynamic was amazing. The specters and women of the Legion were also fun and lively. I didn't care much for Raja Amar honestly, but it was good to see him in a good light and his intentions to create a better future for Ambar.
The climax was done superbly with enough foreshadowing and it wasn't something that you could guess easily. Tanaz has nicely wrapped up the story in this sequel, tying all the ends neatly. The entertainment quotient was high and it is the sequel that delivered. I would highly recommend this series!