Sunday, February 26, 2023

She Who Rides the Storm by Caitilin Sangster - HIGH

She Who Rides the Storm
by Caitilin Sangster
, 400 pages. Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2021. $18 

Language: PG-13 (25 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (alcohol use); Violence: PG-13 (rape and assault briefly mentioned, blood and gore described, a man's throat is cut.)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL - HIGH  

Long before the story is told, there were said to be shapeshifters that ruled the land. Their power and influence came from the souls of their subjects and anyone that dared threaten their kingdom. But now, as the shapeshifters have long been defeated, a secret tomb has been uncovered and in order to keep the balance and not unleash the shapeshifters, 4 complete strangers and their intertwined stories must come together and defeat their common enemy. 

She Who Rides the Storm is full of vivid and lush world building, the world and it's magic is so descriptive and beautiful. This is a book that has the 'perfect heist gang' trope, meaning you've got the thief, the healer, an archaeologist, and several other POVs. I thought the overall book was really well written but the plot lacked that last bit of climax, and end that I was hoping it would have. Anwei, the healer is described with a darker complexion and long brown hair, Knox, the thief has a lighter complexion and brown hair 

Kenzie Hoehne Reviewer

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