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A review by crownedaimee
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
This book had a lot of potential and while I really wanted to like this but I was struggling so much. The first half of the book they were at war and it seemed like such a info dump. Then the next half of the book was just dedicated to the relationship between the two main characters. I couldn't even begin to tell you anything that happened, I often found myself skimming the pages and wanting to dnf this book but I pushed through in hopes that somewhere this book was going to get better.
I couldn't warm to the characters at all! When requesting this book, I hadn't realised this was originally a Reylo fanfiction. If knowing this and if you have read the fanfiction then you would have a idea of the characters already but if you don't then be prepared. We was thrown straight into the deep end, expecting to know all about these characters and their backstories from the start. More time should've been taken to flesh out the characters and give the readers something to actually like them. I would've liked to have a character development but they are exactly as they were in the beginning: flat and lacking any sort of personality.
The world building is non existent and at times felt confusing. Why did they called it the Hurricane Wars? I could not tell you for the life of me. The story didn't progress anywhere, after the focus shifted, it seemed like almost everything else was forgotten, especially the side characters. They were there and gone within a blink of eye. Trust me, you won't get attached. The book did not flow at all and the pacing was completely off. And the ending? It didn't have any sort of climax, it just... ended.
This book was marketed as enemies to lovers, and while they do try to kill each other on their first encounter, it just felt like insta lust after that. Similarly, this book feels very YA, until the last explict scene at the end which just felt out of place. The spice could've easier been left until the next book, it just felt weird.
I know that there will be people who will eat this up but sadly I'm just not one of those people. I don't think I could really think of anything that I practically enjoyed, which sounds harsh I know.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a ARC in exchange for a honest review.
I couldn't warm to the characters at all! When requesting this book, I hadn't realised this was originally a Reylo fanfiction. If knowing this and if you have read the fanfiction then you would have a idea of the characters already but if you don't then be prepared. We was thrown straight into the deep end, expecting to know all about these characters and their backstories from the start. More time should've been taken to flesh out the characters and give the readers something to actually like them. I would've liked to have a character development but they are exactly as they were in the beginning: flat and lacking any sort of personality.
The world building is non existent and at times felt confusing. Why did they called it the Hurricane Wars? I could not tell you for the life of me. The story didn't progress anywhere, after the focus shifted, it seemed like almost everything else was forgotten, especially the side characters. They were there and gone within a blink of eye. Trust me, you won't get attached. The book did not flow at all and the pacing was completely off. And the ending? It didn't have any sort of climax, it just... ended.
This book was marketed as enemies to lovers, and while they do try to kill each other on their first encounter, it just felt like insta lust after that. Similarly, this book feels very YA, until the last explict scene at the end which just felt out of place. The spice could've easier been left until the next book, it just felt weird.
I know that there will be people who will eat this up but sadly I'm just not one of those people. I don't think I could really think of anything that I practically enjoyed, which sounds harsh I know.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a ARC in exchange for a honest review.