Review: Storm Fall

Review of Storm Fall

by Tracy Banghart:

 

 

My Thoughts:

 

I have been in a reading slump for a couple of weeks now, stuck in a loop of bad book after bad book after bad book with seemingly no escape. In Search of Sam was exactly the type of book I needed to read to get out that vicious cycle. It was light. It was fun. It was a bit of a "nothing" read but it had great bunch of characters and a great storyline. What I loved most about it was that it didn't really have a plot. That does sound a bit ludcrious but it meant that the story was more focBeneath was a fast paced short story about a girl in Witness Protection. The story itself was very well written but it was so short! The plot was jam-packed with action but rushed and anticlimactic. I liked the protagonist well enough but she was rather gullible and a bit of sheep. There was some romance attempted - which seems pretty ridiculous when you think about it. How can you develop a relationship in thirty pages? I thought they were cute together but I just didn't believe it would have worked out for Anna so easily. Overall, I enjoyed this for what it was but it could have vastly benefited from some development. Note: a copy was provided courtesy of H.B. Moore through Ebooks for Review in exchange for an honest review. No compensation was given or taken during this process.Beneath was a fast paced short story about a girl in Witness Protection. The story itself was very well written but it was so short! The plot was jam-packed with action but rushed and anticlimactic. I liked the protagonist well enough but she was rather gullible and a bit of sheep. There was some romance attempted - which seems pretty ridiculous when you think about it. How can you develop a relationship in thirty pages? I thought they were cute together but I just didn't believe it would have worked out for Anna so easily. Overall, I enjoyed this for what it was but it could have vastly benefited from some development. Note: a copy was provided courtesy of H.B. Moore through Ebooks for Review in exchange for an honest review. No compensation was given or taken during this process. There is so much I could say about Storm Fall but I want to start with a round of applause for Tracy Banghart who, not only overcame the dreaded Middle Book Syndrome, but managed to improve her writing drastically from her debut. This sequel was fantastic and defied all expectations I had of it. While Rebel Wing was good, it was lacking and left me with feeling a little half-hearted when approaching this sequel. But how silly I feel now! I cannot believe the growth in Aris. She has developed into a fully fleshed-out protagonist who has become so much more confident, more self-aware, happier, stronger... just become an incredible character in general. The writing bought her struggles to life and we learnt not to sympathise with her predicament, as expected, but to be proud of how far she has come and how strong she has become to go even further. Hats off to Tracy Banghart for that accomplishment! The plot was just plain old good. It had be engaged and entertained. I sat down and didn't get up again until I had finished it... at 1 am in the morning. The action sequences were suspenseful, urgent and captivating; the romance was well-paced and swoon-worthy. Milek! There was nothing major to fault. Unfortunately, I do have to say that a few things that annoyed me. For one, I do not support the Ward Nekos and Galena side plot. Its unnecessary and honestly, I couldn't care less about it. I don't want them to get together. I don't think it would be good from them personally or for the good of their dominions. Secondly, the invisible plane debacle. How the heck does that thing work As you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed Storm Fall. It was entertaining and I loved the characters. The third book in the trilogy is now one of my most highly anticipated sequels of the year. If you were iffy about Rebel Wing, don't hesitate to pick this sequel up. Its worth it. Note: a copy was provided courtesy of Tracy Banghart and Alloy Entertainment, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. No compensation was given or taken during this process.

Details:

Series: second book in the Rebel Wing series

Publication: December 16th, 2014

Source: Netgalley
 

 

 4.5/5 stars
 

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