I didn’t like how Solana was being treated like a trophy and basically lives on the hope that Vane would choose her (seriously girl, why?), but when she stood up against breaking the bond, I gave her a high five in my mind. There are a lot more characters having little more roles, like Solana and Gus. I won’t be going around declaring them my OTP, but I have come to empathize with Audra and sigh at Vane’s adorableness (he is still hormone-driven). The characters had more depth this time around, and a little more peek into the Audra-Vane relationship had me more or less convinced. The narrative of this book is especially more intense, and the way the winds are described as living things, it feels so right how it neatly fit into the plot. The plot in more intricate, with Vane learning more about his heritage and politics and Audra finding hard truths about the world she lives in. They both have their own separate paths, at least in the first half, and the amalgamation of their POVs is worthy of a bravo! Honestly, the first book was a bit of a let-down but this one totally picked up right from the first page. Audra is taking a much-needed vacation after 10 years, while Vane is finally stepping up to his throne and training himself to be the hope of his people. Let the Storms Break continues the story a few weeks after the ending of Let the Sky Fall.

But even if they survive the storms sent to destroy them, will they have anything left to hold on to?

With the Gale Force weakened by recent attacks, and the power of four collapsing, Vane and Audra are forced to make a choice: keep trusting the failing winds, or turn to the people who’ve betrayed them before. She possesses the secret power her enemy craves, and protecting it might be more than she can handle-especially when she discovers Raiden’s newest weapon. And the farther she flees, the more danger she finds. Even from Vane, who she doesn’t believe she deserves. And as his enemies grow stronger, Vane doesn’t know how much longer he can last on his own. By the treacherous winds that slip into his mind, trying to trap him in his worst nightmares. By the lies he’s told to cover for her disappearance. By the searing pull of his bond to Audra. Whirlwind romance and breathtaking action continues in the sequel to Let the Sky Fall, which Becca Fitzpatrick called “charged and romantic.” Vane Weston is haunted.

Shannon messenger let the storm break