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charliauthor 's review for:
The Hurricane Wars
by Thea Guanzon
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a chore without a particularly satisfying conclusion.
What saved it from being a two star or lower were the chemistry between the characters, the ambitious world building and for me, some decent dialogue littered throughout. However, it is let down by over complexity of words/names, a repetitive writing style and slow pacing.
THW is about Talasyn, a soldier in an army of rebels fighting against the Night Empire, who has some kind of light magic that she can use against the shadow magic of aforementioned empire. The prince of the night empire - Alaric - can only be thwarted by her light magic and so they come up against each other a lot, only to not kill each other cause then, we wouldnt have a story would we?
I struggled with the first 12 or so chapters simply because i couldn't establish where or when they were. Is this fantasy, sci fi, steam punk, desert adventure; what? None of it was clear and the explanations for it just flew over my head because she kept adding weird words to describe what could be something really basic.
Anyway, after some significant discoveries, it gets good because we finally get to the romance and this is where the author has some skill. I enjoyed the chemistry between Talasyn and Alaric and considering their personal backstories, it was very sweet and endearing how they were with each other. However, this then falls into weird territory again when they eventually get a little sexual and the outcome of this is basically a little childish and doesnt match up with their personalities, mostly Alaric's. (view spoiler)
Overall, there were too many characters who were largely unnecessary. The worldbuilding was too convoluted and the middle dragged so much that i started skimming at some point, knowing it was going to be another training scene, or some scene of them getting close and then pushing each other way. I'm all for a slow burn but it just became repetitive because they could have easily explained themselves to one another.
The end was a big let down because its not so much a cliffhanger as its just nothing being wrapped up. I felt like i should be turning the page for the next chapter so having to wait for 2 more books kind of annoyed me.
This sits in, you-have-to-read-this-for-yourself-to-understand territory but i personally wouldn't push someone to read it.
What saved it from being a two star or lower were the chemistry between the characters, the ambitious world building and for me, some decent dialogue littered throughout. However, it is let down by over complexity of words/names, a repetitive writing style and slow pacing.
THW is about Talasyn, a soldier in an army of rebels fighting against the Night Empire, who has some kind of light magic that she can use against the shadow magic of aforementioned empire. The prince of the night empire - Alaric - can only be thwarted by her light magic and so they come up against each other a lot, only to not kill each other cause then, we wouldnt have a story would we?
I struggled with the first 12 or so chapters simply because i couldn't establish where or when they were. Is this fantasy, sci fi, steam punk, desert adventure; what? None of it was clear and the explanations for it just flew over my head because she kept adding weird words to describe what could be something really basic.
Anyway, after some significant discoveries, it gets good because we finally get to the romance and this is where the author has some skill. I enjoyed the chemistry between Talasyn and Alaric and considering their personal backstories, it was very sweet and endearing how they were with each other. However, this then falls into weird territory again when they eventually get a little sexual and the outcome of this is basically a little childish and doesnt match up with their personalities, mostly Alaric's. (view spoiler)
Overall, there were too many characters who were largely unnecessary. The worldbuilding was too convoluted and the middle dragged so much that i started skimming at some point, knowing it was going to be another training scene, or some scene of them getting close and then pushing each other way. I'm all for a slow burn but it just became repetitive because they could have easily explained themselves to one another.
The end was a big let down because its not so much a cliffhanger as its just nothing being wrapped up. I felt like i should be turning the page for the next chapter so having to wait for 2 more books kind of annoyed me.
This sits in, you-have-to-read-this-for-yourself-to-understand territory but i personally wouldn't push someone to read it.