A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon Published by Harper Voyager on December 10, 2024
Genres: Fantasy Romance
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Two hearts circle each other in the eye of the storm in this highly-anticipated follow-up to The Hurricane Wars—prepare for more enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes in this Southeast Asian-inspired world.
After a lifetime of war, Alaric and Talasyn were thrust into an alliance between their homelands that was supposed to end the fighting; however, being married to their sworn foe feels far from peaceful. Now Talasyn must play the part of Alaric’s willing empress while her allies secretly plot to overthrow his reign. But the longer the couple are forced together, the harder it becomes to deny the feelings crackling like lightning between them. When the time comes to act, can she trust him, or must she ignore her heart for the sake of so many others?
As the master of the Shadowforged Legion, Alaric has trained for battle all his life, but marrying a Lightweaver might be his most dangerous challenge yet. With tensions between nations churning, he needs to focus on the greater threat—the Moonless Dark, a cataclysmic magical event that could devour everything. Only he and Talasyn can stop it, with a powerful merging of light and shadow that they alone can create together. But saving their world from this disaster is a mere preface to his father’s more sinister schemes, and his wife is a burning flame in the darkness, tempting both his loyalties and his desires.
The Hurricane Wars aren’t over. It’s time to choose what—and who—to fight for. The world holds its breath amidst a whirlwind of new magic and old secrets that could change everything.
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A Monsoon Rising is book 2 in The Hurricane Wars series. This fantasy book is full of politics and is an enemies to lovers trope. What started as a political alliance now has Alaric and Talasyn wondering if there could be more to their marriage. I loved the tension between Alaric and Talasyn. They bicker with the best of them.
The story itself was a bit slow at times but I still had a good time with this. I really enjoyed seeing them use their powers and exploring that while trying to save everything. The main thing I wanted was for them to just get together already. You can tell they longed to, it just took a hot minute to get there. If you’re a fan of fantasy with enemies to lovers you need to read this series.
