Welcome back, everyone! I hope you are having a wonderfully bookish Tuesday. Things are going well here. We did have a late night ER visit for my oldest son Saturday night though. He has been having allergy issues so we started him on Claritin and it didn’t help. His doctor now put him on Zyrtec and it seems like it works but not all day. Well, Saturday was beautiful so we spent all day outside. My son rode his bike and did a fantastic job until he fell into a bush of weeds. That is when it began…the red and watery eyes got worse.
Later that night he woke and I heard him crying in the bathroom. He was having trouble breathing through his nose and like me, he is a nose breather so it is awful being stuffed up. His entire face was swollen and his eyes too. His right eye looked almost swollen shut. We took him to the ER since the doctor’s office was not open. They agreed it was allergies and gave him some Benadryl. The next day he was better and by Monday he was back to his normal self. Needless to say, I called the doctor yesterday and asked to be referred to an allergist. I hate seeing my poor boy suffer like that. It broke my heart.
Other than that…life is good! Our turkeys and other chicks are growing. The chickens that are two months old are now much bigger! They grow so fast. The boys love holding them. We think three of our turkeys are toms and one is a hen, based on their wing feathers. My father-in-law and I have been preparing for our beehives too. We should be getting them from Georgia soon.
Well, enough about my life…onto today’s review of Storm and Fury
Storm and Fury (Harbinger #1)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Published: June 11th, 2019
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Book Length: 512 Pages
Genre: Fantasy (YA), Romance
Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley from the author or publisher in exchange for an honest review
Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is part of a secret so dangerous that she’s been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens—gargoyle shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they’ll devour her, flesh and bone, to enhance their own powers.
When Wardens from another clan arrive with disturbing reports that something out there is killing both demons and Wardens, Trinity’s safe world implodes. Not the least because one of the outsiders is the most annoying and fascinating person she’s ever met. Zayne has secrets of his own that will upend her world yet again—but working together becomes imperative once demons breach the compound and Trinity’s secret comes to light. To save her family and maybe the world, she’ll have to put her trust in Zayne. But all bets are off as a supernatural war is unleashed…
Can we just stop and take a minute to admire this beautiful cover?! I love the detail so much that sometimes I find myself just lost in the color contrast, the beauty of this cover is stunning.
Talk about a book that keeps your attention! Every time I thought the story was going to calm down…BOOM…I was hit with something new. I will preface this review by saying I was not aware this was a companion book to a series. I have not read that series but I can say that this novel reads fine as a stand-alone.
The characters in this story were ones I really fell for. I loved their realistic traits, the flaws. Trinity was a great character, a strong woman. She did get on my nerves at times but overall, I enjoyed her. Zayne initially struck me as a stuck up character, the jock type. I was relieved to find out that he was sweet and caring when he wanted to be. I love characters with depth to them. The romance between Zayne and Trinity was great but it felt overwhelming and just unrealistic at times. The romance became too much at one point and it really felt like they were in a bubble, ignoring the other events happening around them. Peanut was a great addition and I loved the humor he brought to the story. It lightened the sometimes heavy mood.
I really loved that gargoyles were in this book! How often do you see that? Not only were they amazing protectors called Wardens, but they also had human sides. I like that they could transform or shift into their stony Warden form when danger was around but could appear human when they wanted. As I said above, this is a companion to a series. This might be why there was no real background information about the Wardens or how they came to be, but I really wanted that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I would for sure read the next in this series but I think I’ll read the companion series first.
Would you read this novel? Buy it or borrow it? If you have read it, what did you think? Have you ever picked up a book and later realized it was a part of a series or one that branched off another and felt confused? Which book was that?
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