Book Review: A Monsoon Rising (The Hurricane Wars #2) by Thea Guanzon

A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh. My. God.

Oh my good giggty good, this book was SO GOOD that the ending nearly made me fall out of my chair (not really, BUT STILL).

Talasyn and Alaric are my favorite characters/couple so far this year, and I enjoyed how they dealt with the marriage while also dealing with the dangers of the Voidfell, and how they dealt with the politics of their countries. I did cackle out loud when Elgabi showed up at the library one time, looking like he was going to straight-up cook our boy Alaric, but somehow kept his calm and talked to him with very sweet whiskey, and the two had an understanding.

The action in this book, though it was less of it than in the first book, was pretty good, but the building of the romance to the spice (even though I don't care about spice in books like this, I really care about how the romance is built between the characters and are they gonna fit) was so well done. I liked how they fit, how they worked together, and how jealous Alaric got at the ball.

BUT THAT ENDING?!

THAT. ENDING.

I need book three in my hands NOW. Because how dare you end it like that, and now I'm thinking that that certain character is a spy for the Night Empire, or is the Regent taking over this girl?! I need more, and I wanna know how Talasyn and Alaric can get out of this one and save the world yet again.

My favorite part of all of this is the dragon-riding part and putting an ancient dragon back to sleep after waking up after all this time. I almost cried reading this part, mostly because I was worried about Talasyn and Alaric and hoped that they didn't fall. I'm glad they didn't and Talasyn put Bakrun back to sleep, but that was the most fun I've read in a book in a long time.

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Book Review: The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars #1) by Thea Guanzon

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I picked this book up because my other book was about to put me in a reading slump...and I am so glad that I picked this book up, because OH MY GOOD GOD THIS IS MY 2ND FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR. The world-building had me kicking my feet and giggling, and the political intrigue and the way the magic system is...OMG. I loved this book so much that I already have book two ready for me to go ahead and dive into, because this book was so good and the writing was fantastic.

In the beginning, there was a girl named Talasyn who was just there for her friend's wedding, and the next thing you know, they were attacked by the Night Empire, and on a snowy mountain, that's when she meets the Night Emperor's son, Alaric Ossiant, and the two clash. Soon, the two of their magics-light and dark-came together to form a shield for a moment before it dissipated.

Confused more than ever, Talasyn and Alaric left to go to their respective homes, and the Hurricane Wars sadly ended when the Night Empire won, but then Talasyn talked to the Amirante and they told her to go this place in the Nenavar Dominion to consult and train with the Lightwaver temple. But who would have thunk that Talasyn is the daughter of the Dominion Prince (who I immediately casted as Oded Fehr in my head). As soon as she is welcomed back after being caught by the Dominion, that's when everything goes completely political, WHICH I LOVE.

With Talasyn meeting her grandmother and then being forced in an arrainged political marriage to the new Night Emperor, who is Alaric, everything seems hinged and fine...until secrets start to come out of the woodwoork, and oh no I fell for the evil Night Emperor and I have to remember that I hate him, but gosh darn it, we're about to get married now and all that good stuff...that's what's going on in Talasyn's mind each time they have negotionatons and then they get married.

Not that it bothered me a bit, but kept feeling like Talasyn kept retaliating about her marriage and had to remind herself that she didn't wanna marry him in the first place, but she does like it when they spar and work to make a shield and all that good stuff, which is a good thing. Another good thing is that while they were getting married, she had to remind herself that it was fake and that she didn't love him, but that night she did many lovely things to him and told him to get off of her.

I really did enjoy this book, and I cannot wait to jump into book two to find out what happens next in the series, because I'm really enjoying this, and I am in love with Alaric Ossiant. Just sayin'.

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