This book is a mash between The Stormlight Archive by Brandon and Sanderson and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. It had me hooked in just the first 50 pages and I cannot wait to read the whole book and illustrate Rora and Cassius. Full review to come when I receive the book.

Oh my God!!! I need more!! This little tease was amazing and I cannot wait to dive in to the full story.

In this new novel, Cora Carmack creates an exhilarating fantastical world where storms can be controlled, fought against and destroyed. In Roar we follow the story of Aurora, the heir of the Pavan kingdom, daughter of Queen Aphra, and her desire to protect her realm not only from other royal families, but also from the Rage Season. In this world that Cora created, certain people have the magical ability to challenge storms and forces of the sky in order to destroy them before they destroy cities, kingdoms and more. These people are called Stormlings, and it is said that their abilities came from the gods. But when Aurora turns 18, she has no other choice but to accept the arranged marriage her mother has prepared for her in order to secure their kingdom's safety and the secret that haunts Aurora -that she doesn't have magical abilities. In this preview excerpt, we are introduced to the main characters: Aurora who has had to suffer the weight of her kingdom's future and has had to live a secluded life in order to hide her secret from the world, and Cassius, the soon to be husband and the one who will be in charge, once married, to defend Pavan from the Rage Season. But not everything is as it seems, and this cunning man also seems to have his own secrets and agenda that he needs to keep hidden from Aurora. Even though the excerpt is four chapters long, the worldbuilding is detailed enough for us to get immersed into the lands of Caelira, and to have a basic understanding of how the Stormlings work. I am certain that in the entire novel we will be able to learn more about this world and its magic system in a tale that seems to be plagued with secrets, power and revenge. Cora Carmack's delving into Fantasy brings a breath of fresh air to the genre, with a female protagonist who happens to be the "chosen one" to ensure her kingdom's safety, but with an original twist to that overused trope -the fact that she does not, in fact, have any powers-, and an unique magic system that seems to be vaguely inspired in the powers of air bending that charactersied Avatar: The Last Airbender. I can't wait until its release date, so that I can continue on with the reading and find out what troubles and adventures await for Aurora in Roar.

Really had high expectations, but they weren't met