Rage (Stormheart, book 2)

By Cora Carmack

Blurb: 
Princess or adventurer.

Duty or freedom.

Her Kingdom or the Stormhunter she loves.

If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. To set things right, she joins a growing revolution on the streets of Pavan.

In disguise as the rebel Roar, she puts her knowledge of the palace to use to aid the rebellion. But the Rage season is at its peak and not a day passes without the skies raining down destruction. Yet these storms are different—they churn with darkness, and attack with a will that’s desperate and violent.
This feels like more than rage.

Review: 
This book was pretty amazing, just lacked adventure for the majority of the book. And I am so pleased that I only just read Roar last month so I've not had to wait long for this book.

I originally thought that his book was going to be the last one and it was only going to be a duology but then when I was about 6 chapters from the end I discovered there's a 3rd book coming out next year and I already has it's name, 'Reign' and a cover which is beautiful. So I kind of expected the book to end on a cliff-hanger.

So onto the actual book, the story line is good. It's following on straight from the first book and the relationships between all the characters develop drastically and new friendships are formed. So generally this book meets expectations. The reason why it is rated 4 stars is because the majority of the action happened in the second half of the book, so it was quite a slow start. But for once it didn't actually make me want to put it down and stop reading which is something.

Aurora has joined the group of Storm hunters, they still aren't aware of who she is which is good for her. There are multiple times within this book where she could have been found out but some how she managed to still keep her secret. You can definitely tell that she has feelings for Kiran and he has for her which is really cute because it's one of those subtle relationships developing. I feel that Roar's character has developed more on the other characters I can see how the friendship has developed which is super nice. The only thing that annoys me about her is that she does not think plans through and just goes straight into doing them. But I guess that's why the book is so fun and unpredictable on the majority. 

I still really dislike Cassius but I'm starting to come to round to him especially with that ending. He is just one of those characters I think that some authors like to include. Really horrible, selfish ones that actually have reasons behind the way they act.

Another thing that I loved about this book is that it was including a 3rd point of view of this one young boy who could talk to the spirits which was 13 years earlier, it felt super amazing when it finally clicked who it actually was. I only realised about 40% through so I was quite late in this discovery sadly, but it was still really nice to come across it.

The relationship between Nova and Jinx seems like it has potential for them to actually become girlfriends because I think those are the feelings Nova has towards her but then also at the same time it may just be them getting closer to each other as they have experienced similar.

So overall, this book was amazing and definitely worth the read. I just really want book 3 to be here now.

Favourite Character: Jinx

Read: 01/10/19 - 08/10/19

4 stars out of 5

written by Sammie

Rage (Stormheart, book 2)

By Cora Carmack

Blurb: 
Princess or adventurer.

Duty or freedom.

Her Kingdom or the Stormhunter she loves.

If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. To set things right, she joins a growing revolution on the streets of Pavan.

In disguise as the rebel Roar, she puts her knowledge of the palace to use to aid the rebellion. But the Rage season is at its peak and not a day passes without the skies raining down destruction. Yet these storms are different—they churn with darkness, and attack with a will that’s desperate and violent.
This feels like more than rage.

Review: 
This book was pretty amazing, just lacked adventure for the majority of the book. And I am so pleased that I only just read Roar last month so I've not had to wait long for this book.

I originally thought that his book was going to be the last one and it was only going to be a duology but then when I was about 6 chapters from the end I discovered there's a 3rd book coming out next year and I already has it's name, 'Reign' and a cover which is beautiful. So I kind of expected the book to end on a cliff-hanger.

So onto the actual book, the story line is good. It's following on straight from the first book and the relationships between all the characters develop drastically and new friendships are formed. So generally this book meets expectations. The reason why it is rated 4 stars is because the majority of the action happened in the second half of the book, so it was quite a slow start. But for once it didn't actually make me want to put it down and stop reading which is something.

Aurora has joined the group of Storm hunters, they still aren't aware of who she is which is good for her. There are multiple times within this book where she could have been found out but some how she managed to still keep her secret. You can definitely tell that she has feelings for Kiran and he has for her which is really cute because it's one of those subtle relationships developing. I feel that Roar's character has developed more on the other characters I can see how the friendship has developed which is super nice. The only thing that annoys me about her is that she does not think plans through and just goes straight into doing them. But I guess that's why the book is so fun and unpredictable on the majority. 

I still really dislike Cassius but I'm starting to come to round to him especially with that ending. He is just one of those characters I think that some authors like to include. Really horrible, selfish ones that actually have reasons behind the way they act.

Another thing that I loved about this book is that it was including a 3rd point of view of this one young boy who could talk to the spirits which was 13 years earlier, it felt super amazing when it finally clicked who it actually was. I only realised about 40% through so I was quite late in this discovery sadly, but it was still really nice to come across it.

The relationship between Nova and Jinx seems like it has potential for them to actually become girlfriends because I think those are the feelings Nova has towards her but then also at the same time it may just be them getting closer to each other as they have experienced similar.

So overall, this book was amazing and definitely worth the read. I just really want book 3 to be here now.

Favourite Character: Jinx

Read: 01/10/19 - 08/10/19

4 stars out of 5

written by Sammie

Roar (Stormheart, book 1)

By Cora Carmack

Blurb: 
In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control them.

Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world’s deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora’s been groomed to be the perfect queen. She’s intelligent and brave and honorable. But she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people.

To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora’s mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacks—storm magic. And the people selling it? They’re not Stormlings. They’re storm hunters.

Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there’s a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.

She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if she’s brave enough.

Challenge a tempest. Survive it. And you become its master.

Review: 
I read this book as part of my NEWT exams and decided I am so pleased that I did. I got this book because it really intrigued me and it was in a past FairyLoot, I sadly didn't get this box back in 2017 but the book I have is the FairyLoot copy as I bought it second hand.

This book follows the main character Aurora through out the book she is called Rora and Roar, there are several reasons for this and they are mentioned within the book. I will call her Roar through out this review as that is the main name that is used in the book.

This book is about people having magic powers so that they can fight off the storms that are around their village and the country that they live in. It is a common thing to occur and nearly everyone has powers that develop at a certain age. Roar's brother sadly died when she was out trying to get the storms heart, this is a difficult task and only a very skilled person with the correct magic can get them, they are worth a lot of money on the black market too as we find out.

Since Roar's bother passed away she now has to take the throne as she is the princess of the kingdom but her powers have not developed or started to show any signs yet so she been kept away from all other people and had her maids swapped quite often so that no one realises that has no magic. But now that she is coming of age, she has to marry and it has been arranged by her mother. Roar meets this guy and falls in love with him but then her opinion changes on him and tears her heart to pieces. She then discovers something about him and follows him, when she discovers that there other ways to have magic within the person and that's when her adventure begins.

The actual story-line of this book is just amazing, it is quite slow to start of with but once you get into it then it quickens up.There is a lot of action, plot twists, and a bit of sweet complicated romance. You all know by now that I'm not a huge fan of romance but what is within this book is just so sweet and not drastic at all, it's that love where both parties reject it to a certain point and they believe that love is not what they are feeling. So it is actually quite entertaining and you can clearly tell that both characters love each other.

Throughout the story Roar tries to keep her identity secret until something happens then she has to tell the group she is travelling with the truth so she can protect her country from her betrothed.

The friendship within this book is also really sweet because it is true friendship, her friend from the castle helps her escape on her wedding day and does not give in telling the truth even though she is being beaten. There is also quite a lot of friendship within the group she is travelling with and you can tell that they are there for each other as they have to work together to fight storms, but they know the strengths and weaknesses of each other so they can be put in the safest option when they are fighting a storm.

I don't think there is actually anything in this book that I dislike or that would change, I just think it is honestly perfect and I love learning about all the different magic and storms that they have to experience. I also love to see how certain friendships and romances start to develop and show within the book. It is just generally amazing and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that likes adventures and books about magic.

The ending of this book was just perfect and hopefully it will follow on to book 2 quite nicely, I will be reading this by the end of the year, so check back on that review and see if I still think quite highly of the series.

Favourite Character: Locke

Read: 12/08/19 - 31/08/19

5 stars out of 5

written by Sammie

Check out Sammie's review of book 2: Rage

Roar (Stormheart, book 1)

By Cora Carmack

Blurb: 
In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control them.

Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world’s deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora’s been groomed to be the perfect queen. She’s intelligent and brave and honorable. But she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people.

To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora’s mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacks—storm magic. And the people selling it? They’re not Stormlings. They’re storm hunters.

Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there’s a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.

She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if she’s brave enough.

Challenge a tempest. Survive it. And you become its master.

Review: 
I read this book as part of my NEWT exams and decided I am so pleased that I did. I got this book because it really intrigued me and it was in a past FairyLoot, I sadly didn't get this box back in 2017 but the book I have is the FairyLoot copy as I bought it second hand.

This book follows the main character Aurora through out the book she is called Rora and Roar, there are several reasons for this and they are mentioned within the book. I will call her Roar through out this review as that is the main name that is used in the book.

This book is about people having magic powers so that they can fight off the storms that are around their village and the country that they live in. It is a common thing to occur and nearly everyone has powers that develop at a certain age. Roar's brother sadly died when she was out trying to get the storms heart, this is a difficult task and only a very skilled person with the correct magic can get them, they are worth a lot of money on the black market too as we find out.

Since Roar's bother passed away she now has to take the throne as she is the princess of the kingdom but her powers have not developed or started to show any signs yet so she been kept away from all other people and had her maids swapped quite often so that no one realises that has no magic. But now that she is coming of age, she has to marry and it has been arranged by her mother. Roar meets this guy and falls in love with him but then her opinion changes on him and tears her heart to pieces. She then discovers something about him and follows him, when she discovers that there other ways to have magic within the person and that's when her adventure begins.

The actual story-line of this book is just amazing, it is quite slow to start of with but once you get into it then it quickens up.There is a lot of action, plot twists, and a bit of sweet complicated romance. You all know by now that I'm not a huge fan of romance but what is within this book is just so sweet and not drastic at all, it's that love where both parties reject it to a certain point and they believe that love is not what they are feeling. So it is actually quite entertaining and you can clearly tell that both characters love each other.

Throughout the story Roar tries to keep her identity secret until something happens then she has to tell the group she is travelling with the truth so she can protect her country from her betrothed.

The friendship within this book is also really sweet because it is true friendship, her friend from the castle helps her escape on her wedding day and does not give in telling the truth even though she is being beaten. There is also quite a lot of friendship within the group she is travelling with and you can tell that they are there for each other as they have to work together to fight storms, but they know the strengths and weaknesses of each other so they can be put in the safest option when they are fighting a storm.

I don't think there is actually anything in this book that I dislike or that would change, I just think it is honestly perfect and I love learning about all the different magic and storms that they have to experience. I also love to see how certain friendships and romances start to develop and show within the book. It is just generally amazing and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that likes adventures and books about magic.

The ending of this book was just perfect and hopefully it will follow on to book 2 quite nicely, I will be reading this by the end of the year, so check back on that review and see if I still think quite highly of the series.

Favourite Character: Locke

Read: 12/08/19 - 31/08/19

5 stars out of 5

written by Sammie

Check out Sammie's review of book 2: Rage