Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Release Day Review: A Stormy and Sultry Sea (Witches of the Island #2) by Katie McGarry

 

A Stormy and Sultry Sea: Book 2 of the Witches of the Island Series
Release Date: October 13, 2021

A witch and a Fae aren’t supposed to fall in love, nonetheless be soulmates…

New witch and midwife Cassie Strega helped a human mother through the tumultuous birth of the queen of the demons, and now Cassie and the baby have been kidnapped by one of the four demon princes fighting each other to lay claim to their new queen. Cassie hopes she can appeal to the human side of the child in order to save humanity, but as the child feeds upon her soul, Cassie must also battle the four demon-prince-uncles who intend for the infant to fulfill her dark destiny.

The love of Cassie’s life, the sultry Fae warrior and heir to the Fae kingdom, Orion, is still searching for the Fae queen he’s been tasked to find, but he is also desperate to save Cassie from his archenemies. He is torn between his heart and his duty, but if he doesn’t save Cassie by Beltane, the blood bond that connects Cassie to Orion will forever be severed and she will be marked as an enemy to the Fae—one he is sworn by oath to kill.

Fate was cruel when it linked Cassie and Orion together. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, their love assured, but these fated lovers are doomed by a curse that threatens to keep them apart. Every touch during every shared dream, every kiss during every cherished moment together is driving them closer to what will either be a victory of humanity or an end no mortal will be able to survive. Will love, in the end, truly conquer all or will it destroy them all?

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What I thought about A Stormy and Sultry Sea

In this second book in the Witches of the Island fantasy/paranormal romance story from Katie McGarry, Cassie and her former lover Orion are separated as she nurtures the infant she delivered at the end of the first book. 

No spoilers from me though so I'm going to keep this concise.  I adored the swoony, angst-ridden  romance between Cassie and Orion. There some really good "yearning" here that I just loved.  There's also a good bit of action and new reveals of this world as this story progresses. The Fae queen is still out there for Orion to find, and Cassie's got her hands full with the other baby!  

I thought the romance was well-balanced with the paranormal world and the details of the story between the fae and demons and the witches.  There is a good progression of the elements in this fantasy world.  Overall, I don't have any complaints about the story or the characters and I like that this work leans more toward a character driven story. I need to be invested first in the characters before I can get invested in their world, so this works very well for this reader. 

This book does end in a cliff hanger, so be aware. I happen to like to have an ending that pulls me right into the next book in the story and I think Katie McGarry accomplishes that with the ending in A Stormy and Sultry Sea.

Overall, I'm enjoying this fantasy/paranormal romance and I'm looking forward to more Cassie and Orion!

About the Author


Katie is the author of the PUSHING THE LIMITS series, THUNDER ROAD series, SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME, and the upcoming YA novel, ONLY A BREATH APART. Her novels have received starred reviews, critical acclaim and have won multiple awards including being a multiple Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for YA Fiction, multiple RT Magazine's Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist for Best YA Fiction, including a win in the category, and she was a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick.
 

 


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