Micperk's Reviews > We Ride the Storm

So after my foray in YA and sci-fi books I decided to come back to my typical reads and landed on this book....... holy shit.....it was like going completely to the other side of the spectrum. I mean it starts off with a guy getting beheaded(not a spoiler). It was like the author wanted to REALLY reassure you that this was indeed a grim dark book in case you didn't get the memo. Even though it starts off pretty gruesome it never really goes full DEEP DARK DEPRESSION and even people who aren't fans of grim dark will find a really solid read with this one.

It took a bit for this book to really click with me, there's a lot to take in at the beginning. It's only 3 pov's but you're kind of thrown straight into the thick of things without knowing whats what. But as the story progresses and you start becoming familiar with the new information the story really starts to take off and shine. The pacing was fantastic, pretty much from cover to cover something is constantly happening. It takes a lot of turns to keep you on edge, I wouldn't consider any of them huge plot twists but they serve the story very well. It also has a bunch of unique aspects to it, like I found it interesting that a guy could be chopping someones head off but be the kindest soul on the battlefield who think's he's helping someones soul to move on.

The characters are also extremely solid. One girls pov in particular was a complete blast to read. This girl was completely and utterly BAT SHIT CRAZY....I mean she has reason to be..... but she's still a super huge lunatic. You'll know who I'm talking about if you read it lol. The other pov's were both equally captivating I just had to give the crazy one a shout out real quick.

The story does seem to have some type of magic system in it but so far it's been a more traditional type of warfare and action. She does a great job of writing the actions scenes and I felt pretty submerged while reading them. My only complaint about it would be they were written pretty fast paced and ended rather quickly as a result. Even though I love action I was more interested in the story and intrigue in this book anyways so it wasn't a problem for me.

If you love grim dark (and even if you don't) you should check this book out. Like I said earlier it can take a bit to really get settled into the world but once you do it's a fantastic ride. I'll definitely be checking out book two pretty soon.