All of us have read at least a couple of book series that start off great and fade as the pages roll, and the longer a book is, the higher are the chances of it falling into this deadly trap. Fortunately for you, this isn’t the case.
With Wrath of Storms, Steven Mckinnon not only gives the perfect follow-up to the previous books (The Fury Yet To Come, and The Symphony of the Wind), entices the reader with riddles and mysteries, pumps our blood with descriptive action, puts our nerves and emotions to the test but also answers the many questions left to answer in the previous chapter, and, opens up the Pandora Box, literally. If you have read the previous books and you think you saw chaos, well, think again.
This book is NOT for the weak of heart, or the sentimental, and if you are one of the above, I assure you, you will cry and throw your reading device/book to the wall in fury at least 7 times.
If you have read our previous reviews on the books of this series, you know how much we praise Steven Mckinnon for his crafting ability, and we don’t want to repeat ourselves, but, just as any first reader, we at this point, expected to get comfortable with the authors narrative. We were wrong.
This title isn’t “static”, but it evolves as if its happenings were at mercy of the randomness of the universe itself. Characters that were on the background start assuming important roles as the circumstances call for them, mainly because many main characters die horribly out of the blue. The author puts plot twist, after plot twist, after plot twist, pulling them from side stories, loose ends several chapters back inside the novel, and in the previous novels as well, all in a masterful, subtle and unpredictable manner. It’s beautiful. Nobody knows it all, and you cannot, in any moment of the book predict the next event.
As readers, we are being guided like pawns and shown just enough for us to stay curious and wanting more. No clichés, no plot holes and no moments of rest.
Although The Wrath of Storms focuses on Serena , that travels alongside Tyson Gallows (known by now for trying to kill himself, or get himself killed but failing miserably every time), Myriel “The Mage” (that lies as well as she breathes), Enoch (the Zen Stone man) and Flicker and Scruff, this story isn’t entirely about her. The author reveals more about characters like Damien (our favorite), Valentine, A. Fallon and even Buzz Fitangus.
Yes, our beloved Tiera Martelo will be back in the series, but with a very different and unexpected roll this time.
The villain of the year, Korvan (he is so funny, it will kill you), will be back as well, big time, alongside many interesting new characters, kingdoms and gods.
A must-read book, and a must-read series.
Pros:
- The plot continues flawlessly and effortlessly.
- The author makes you miss certain characters on the plot, and then hits you at full force.
- Several plot twists that take away all that you have known so far, massive, successive shifts on the whole story notion and facts that blast you away, but still make sense, adding to the feeling of reality and connectivity to us readers.
- Heart pumping action and very emotional scenes.
- Backgrounds and past experiences from several of our favorite and most mysterious characters.
- New and very exciting characters.
- As if it was possible, even more gore.
- Amazing character development.
- Incredible plot dynamic.
- Very relatable characters.
- In this chapter, the author gets deeper into the gods, shows more kingdoms, kings and opens several possibilities for the next book.
- A very promising ending.
Cons:
- More people die. Yes. More people will die. I know, I know.
Favourites:
Favourite characters: Damien Fieri and Buzz Fitangus.
Favourite villan: Korvan.
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