A review by bmacc
A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was not prepared for this one to hit me so hard!  While I did enjoy the first book, (enough to pre-order the fancy second one!), I really feel like Thea Guanzon found her stride with this one.  It feels richer and more fleshed out.

You always expect a book 2 to end on a cliffhanger, with lots of loose ends.  Book 3 will be the epic finish to bring it all together.

It's not the cliffhanger getting me... it's the emotions and thoughts that I KNOW the characters will have because of the cliffhanger.  They will NOT be ok, so I am NOT ok!