The West Wind

I want to preface this by stating that I did not read the first book in this series, but I don't feel like I missed out on anything. The author did a wonderful job of world building which did not spoil the events of the first book. Honestly, if I didn't know this was the second book in a series I would've never guessed it wasn't a complete standalone.

Now, when I requested the ARC I was obsessed with the synopsis. I thought this was a book FOR ME. You know the one book that covers everything that you enjoy reading. Well.. sadly this just did not work for me as much as I wanted it to. The plot progression was painstakingly slow with multiple plot derails. The romance just did not work for me at all. I was about 50% the way through before realizing the MMC is one of those “misunderstood” types and I just don't care. I didn't care about the FMC in the end. She started off strong and was firm in her beliefs, but when it came to the MMC it seems like she just lost her senses.

I think my biggest problem about this book is the pacing. Everything happened so slowly (until the FMC suddenly flips and is in love with the MMC). The book is just simply too long, there are some scenes that could be cut and the book would be fine.

Overall, I cannot recommend The West Wind, there are much better fantasy romances out there.

Final rating: 2.5 stars ✨
Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers for the ARC and the chance to honestly review

4.5 stars