If you want a strong female lead smack dab in the middle of an interesting plot, a ton of action, and dry humor pick this up.
I think I actually liked "Any Port in a Storm" even more than the first book and am excited to continue the series. I also really dug the heartfelt message the author gave her readers after the books' end.
#READING LEVEL LOST IN THE STORM CARRICK SERIES#
In the first book there's a non-explicit m/f thing for Ayala but I'm hoping she ends up falling for my other favorite female character in the series but we're not there yet. In terms of romance or love interests well, this book doesn't have it. The plot line is strong and the story definitely ends with a hook for the third book but also wraps itself up in a satisfying way. We also get a lot more characters to root for or openly hate. The author does a great job of writing action and intrigue in addition to humor. It's a mess and, in the words of Ayala, "a shitstorm’s a-brewin’". It also doesn't help that the mediator leadership is coming apart at the seams over them, either. The trouble is, a rogue set of these demons is going around killing innocents and that isn't helping their image one bit. A large set of those demons are, uh, human like things Ayala now considers friends. In this second book, those demons are still a controversy but Ayala still has their back and brought other mediators over to her way of thinking.
#READING LEVEL LOST IN THE STORM CARRICK FREE#
The good vs evil line is blurred when a new type of demon enters the world that, like humans, has free will and can go either way of doing good vs bad. Who'd want to, though? The first book gives us an introduction to the demon world and mediators who keep them at bay. I wouldn't exactly call this a standalone but one could probably get by without reading the first book. She's a kickass demon slayer, strongly pragmatic, pessimistic, dry humored, and usually a loner but she has a strong moral compass and is exceedingly easy to like.
Who'd want to, though? The first book gives us an introduction to the demon world and mediato Ayala Storme is one of the most fun protagonists I've yet to read. With the Summit fracturing and demons closing in on the city, saving the shades and herself may cost Ayala everything.moreĪyala Storme is one of the most fun protagonists I've yet to read. You know, the important stuff.īut when Gregor sends them out with their battalion of shades and the mission quickly lands on the wrong side of Ayala’s “don’t kill norms” moral line, she quickly discovers that maybe morality wasn’t the motivator behind Gregor’s pet project - or at least not when money’s involved.Īnd when a trio of shades starts murdering the populace in Nashville again and targeting places and people significant to Ayala, her desire to help her own comrade shades stay on the good side of the Mediators will place her at their mercy again. Who gets to keep the jeeling claw they found in Forest Hills. Who’ll feed the bunny before they go out to make mayhem. Who gets to use the bathroom first in the morning. But when Gregor sends them out with their battali After months of training a budding army of human/demon hybrids, Ayala and Carrick have worked out most of their differences. After months of training a budding army of human/demon hybrids, Ayala and Carrick have worked out most of their differences.
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