Thank you NetGalley for this arc,

This is the sequel to the North Wind and I ate I up! I enjoyed it so much more than the first book. We meet Brielle who is part of the abbey and a Novelite. She finds a mysterious man abandon on the ground and she beings him back to her room to help heal him. The mysterious man is The West Wind Zephyrus the bringer of Spring a god. Through Zephyrus Brielle discovers the Under, the fair folk and starts questioning her faith. Can she still have faith is she leaves the abbey or is Zephyrus and the under just tempting her?

I ate up this book so fast, I really enjoyed the world building, the slow burn romance and the self discovery and personal journey from both characters. Really enjoyed the character development of both characters. I went from not liking Zephyrus to rooting for him at the end. Can’t wait for the next book

I have been anticipating this book for over a year because I read The North Wind before it was picked up by traditional publishing. I knew Zephyrus was going to be a tough character to redeem, which was why I was so looking forward to this.

What I liked:
- The quest: I didn't realize how much I was missing a quest based story until I read this one. More fantasy books with a quest!!
- Brielle's character development: I love a story about someone who is challenging their faith because I did the same thing. It's also relatable to think you want something for your whole life and then when you're about to get it, you question why is it is you've wanted it and whether or not you still do.
- The storytelling: Warwick just has the perfect storytelling voice where nothing feels to extra or underdeveloped and the story feels smooth.
- The worldbuilding: I feel like the pace really helps with this, but even as complex as it was, she never info dumps and I LOVE that

The romance was just okay for me. I think it's just a really slow burn, but I wasn't feeling the tension between the characters enough to really care about the slow burn? I just started feeling like it was too drawn out to the point where once it was happening it felt a little anti-climactic.

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: November 12, 2024
𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪:

I truly fell in love with Alexandria Warwicks writing when I read her first book in this series—The Four Winds series. This is book #2 in that series and I absolutely loved this. We have an incredible world with a very well written complex plot/storyline, we are still living in with very realistic characters, spice, action and adventure. This will have you turning page after page to see where we are headed next, it will keep you on your toes. This book starts off slowly and then your pulled through page after page until the last page. I loved that this wasn’t heavy on the spice, there is some spice but not too much to overwhelm a reader. Brielle & Zephryus are a favorite of mine currently at the moment. What I want you to get out of my review is that if you love adventure and action with some sweet spice sprinkled inside, a book that has self discovery and acceptance, a fantasy romance and Greek mythology retelling then this is absolutely a book and a series you need to have on your TBR.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

I continue to enjoy this series of connected Retellings. It’s a really interesting take and a unique world and magical system to explore. I enjoyed the character arc of our heroine who grew a lot into a strong admirable woman.

A great follow up to the North Wind! Both books can be read as stand alones as well.

I did really struggle through the first part of the book, but eventually things picked up and was intrigued. Brielle is a complex FMC and I felt for her a lot. I love how she came into her own by the end of the book.

It was hard not to compare Zephyrus to the North Wind, so he felt a little bit lackluster to me. I did however enjoy learning more about his backstory and getting glimpses of the relationships between the four brothers.

I am extremely intrigued by the South Wind and his world, even though we only spent a few moments in his realm. I am looking forward to reading that one!

This was an okay romantasy and i liked it but it was very slow for a good amount of the book. This book is a retelling of Tam Lin and the fmc is dedicated to the abbey and life of faith towards becoming an acolyte. After hiding a man in the abbey which is against the rules she is drawn to outside the abbey with the mmc Zephyrus who is also known as Bringer of Spring. This is a very slow slow burn but there was tension between the main characters. When they finally got together it was nice but boy did we have to wait. I loved the part about powers and how the gods and the abbey played together. Overall this was okay and if you like slow burn retellings you should read this.

I didn't love this as much as the first one - but I did enjoy it. Zephyrus felt a little flat to me - but I loved Brielle. I liked that she was a bladesmith and her transition from blindly trusting to thinking on her own was great. I love that each of these books stands alone but also connects. My favorite part of the book though was the relationship between Harper and Brielle.

Fascinating follow-up to Alexandria Warwick's The North Wind. I was definitely intrigued by this new world she designed for readers -- especially its connection to the Under. The Under is a dark world with vicious characters, monsters, and dangerous at every turn that made the perfect setting for Brielle's quest.

I really enjoyed Zephyrus's redemption story in this book. His character's morally grey behavior in book one is explained even more in his own book and it is easy to see from his own POV why he makes the choices he does. I felt like Brielle was a solid tether for him in the best ways. I also loved that he, in turn, challenged Brielle to come out of her shell and find her voice as a character. I also enjoyed reading about the relationship between Harper and Brielle from rivals to friends. It was interesting to see that relationship play out throughout the book and change over time.

Solidly written fae romance with fun twists that make for an enjoyable afternoon.