I made it to almost 30% and unfortunately this book has not grabbed me. I’ve slowly become less interested during the last 5% that I read and I think that it’s for a few reasons: I’m not sure what the hook is here, this feels more YA than Adult, and the war and the magic are kind of confusing. 

When I start feeling like this while reading, I usually go and check other reviews to see if it’s a me problem or if it’s something other readers have felt too and it turns out that I’m not alone. I also agree with other reviewers that lumping this book in with RF Kuang as a book I’d enjoy reading did not set up my expectations correctly. 

Also are the hurricanes literal or metaphorical? So far that hasn’t been addressed to my knowledge.