Well, I have finished another book. And, I have 4 chapters left in another book, so you could be getting another book review before the end of the year. This book was through an audiobook, though I did start it with a physical copy. Just didn’t finish it before my book was due at the library. But, you’re here to find out my thoughts on Storm and Fury, so let’s dive in.
Summary of Storm and Fury
So, Storm and Fury is a fantasy novel written by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It follows Trinity, a girl who has spent most of life living in a hidden community of Wardens. We know them better as gargoyles. Wardens are supposed to secretly protect humanity from demons. Trinity is there to be protected as she has some special power. She can also see and talk to spirits and ghosts, but otherwise is going blind. She is bonded to one of the Wardens, Mischa, and his only job is to protect her. When three Wardens from DC come for help, saying that something is killing Wardens and Demons and they don’t know what it is, Trinity is immediately intrigued by one of them, Zayne. When the community is attacked and Mischa is taken, Trinity leaves the community with Zayne to find him and get him back.
Second Half
Once in DC, her eyes are opened to so many things that she was taught the opposite of. Like not all demons are bad. She and Zayne work with two demons and a half Warden half demon to hunt down the demon that took Mischa. And during all of this, Trinity and Zayne get closer and learn more secrets about each other.
What I Liked
The idea was intriguing. This is why I picked it up in the first place. The plot twist at the end, while somewhat predictable, what good. I appreciated what Jennifer was trying to do with this novel. There was one ghost who stuck around Trinity a lot, named Peanut. He was a fun character to have around.
What I Didn’t Like
Unfortunately, most of the book. I did not see a lot of character growth in Trinity, or any character really. Character descriptions were over used. An example, every time we talked about Zayne his eye colour was mentioned. There’s another character that comes in for the equivalent of one chapter and it was constantly mentioned that his eyes were a certain way. I got it the first time. Trinity was annoying. And apparently I missed the part where this was a slow burn tension romance. While a sub plot, it was annoyingly there. There was a death in the book that I think should have been done better. There was so much buildup on how beloved the character was, but there was a very short time of mourning. Maybe because of where the death happened it didn’t have enough time for mourning, but it was just underwhelming.
Storm and Fury Final Thoughts
I did give this book a 3 star review, despite what I thought of it. Some of the things I didn’t like I can’t hold against the book because it was my own opinion. This was also the first book of a trilogy, so the growth might happen later in the series. I didn’t absolutely hate it, but it was not my kind of novel. With that being said, I will not be finishing this trilogy. I have no desire to continue it at this time.
My Disappointment
I want to read more fantasy books because it’s a genre that I want to join as an author. However, every fantasy book that I’ve picked up lately has been a let down. It’s disheartening. The ones I think the story sounds interesting, I’m let down. And it feels like every fantasy needs some romance plot. If it’s in the background, I’m fine. But when it becomes a major part of the plot, I’m not interested. It’s frustrating. But, you know what they say. Can’t find something you like in your genre, write it. I still have some fantasy novels on my TBR, so I’m not ready to give up on them completely. There has to be a fantasy series out there that won’t let me down. If you have any recommendations, please send them my way.
After Storm and Fury
Storm and Fury is not the only book I finished. I’ll be, hopefully, posting another book review later this week. Storm and Fury was easy to explain my thoughts and opinions. This next book will be a bit trickier. And I have some other books that I have started as well. I think my next focus will be the library books that I have. Unfortunately, two of those books are really thick. I’m talking close to 600 pages per book. Thankfully, one of them I have made a decent dent in. I’m trying to remember how many renewals I have left for each book. Though, the goal is to be able to return at least one of them on the 24th. It might have to be the third option, as that one is just over 300 pages.
Dream of the Future
I often watch booktube and they go a week and say this week I’m going to read these three books. It makes me wonder if I’m just a slow reader in comparison or if they just make more time to read than I do? I suppose if YouTube content making is their main source of income, and their entire channel is dedicated to reading books, then that helps a lot. Perhaps, after I am married, I will have more time to read as well. Anything can happen, if I try.
