Roar by Cora Carmack

Roar (Stormheart, #1)

by Cora Carmack

Challenge a tempest.
Survive it.
And you become its master.

Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world's deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora's been groomed to be the perfect queen. She's intelligent and brave and honorable. But she's yet to show any trace of the magic she'll need to protect her people.

To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora's mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. He'll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacks—storm magic. And the people selling it? They're not Stormlings. They're storm hunters.

Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there's a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.

She may not have magic now, but she can steal it if she's brave enough.

Reviewed by liz089 on

3 of 5 stars

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First of all, many thanks to FairyLoot for getting me this one in the June subscription box. Would I have picked it up otherwise? Probably. But now I have a pretty hardcover and I read it right away.

So yeah, I went into this one prepared to be disappointed. A lot of new YA fantasy series have been.. well, not really up to standards and I was afraid this would be another one of those. In a way it was one of those.. But it did bring some interesting new ideas into the mix and overall I liked this book..

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