Publisher: Harper Voyager
Released: 12th of October 2023
The Night Empire will rule all. Nothing can stand in the way of its might and power. Little by little, year by year, the Hurricane Wars take more and more from those who resists the empire’s supremacy. And yet, there is hope in the darkness. One lone light stands against the empire.
Talasyn was left on the steps of a Sardovian orphanage as a baby. All she has ever known are the Hurricane Wars, as her people fight for freedom from the tyranny of the Night Emperor Gaheris. But are they her people? Talasyn dreams of one day finding where she comes from – her true place, family, and the source of the Lightweave magic that flows through her veins like sunlight.
Alaric of House Ossinast, Master of the Shadowforged Legion and Gaheris’s only son and heir has been forged into a weapon by his father. Tasked with obliterating the Sardovian Allford alliance with the strength of his armies and mighty Shadow magic, all Alaric can see is their extinguish all threats to the empire. That is until he sees Talasyn burning brightly on the battlefield with the magic that killed his grandfather, turned his father into a monster, and ignited the Hurricane Wars. He tries and fails to kill her, his now greatest enemy slipping through his fingers. But a greater threat is coming. One that will overshadow the Hurricane Wars. Will these mortal enemies be able to come together to confront it or is everything that has been fought over for so long about to be destroyed?
What I Have to Say
Okay so I loved loved loved the magic and settings in this book. The magic system was so interesting and I would love to explore more of it in the future. The ying yang of the two main characters having opposite magic types and having to work together to combine it, perfect. The settings were fascinating, though I would have liked to know more of the Sardovia and I'm looking forward to seeing more from Alaric's home country in the next book.
So let's get to the enemies to lovers component, which almost never satisfies me in any book. So firstly, they start being attracted to each other pretty quickly, I'd prefer a slower burn on the attraction front. They do the thing about refusing to believe that the other loves them, which just irks me completely. And finally the genocide. Can I really forgive Alaric that? Especially after he's so unapologetic about it. I do think that this will be explored more in the next book. I think there were hints that the empire was lying to him and that he will realise that it's not all as it seems. So I've got a big WE'LL SEE on that point.
Other than the enemies to lovers disappointing me, I really enjoyed the book. I think this is an interesting world and an interesting situation and I'm looking forward to learning more.
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