This preview included the first four chapters of Cora Carmack's "Roar" - and they hooked me. I can't wait to read the rest of the book when it comes out. Full of magic, mystery, unique ideas, and compelling characters.

WOW, what an enchanting start.

It definitely had me wanting MORE!

I loved the writing, it was beautifully vibrant, descriptive and detailed. The world building was excellent, layered and enchanting.

I adored Aurora, she was such a strong and quick-witted female. I admire that in a heroine. She was also very likable and not at all what I expected in a princess. Rora was very much someone that even so she agreed to marry for the future of her people, she will not go down without a fight. She was strong willed and willing to go the extra mile to make her wish come true.

Cassius was a truly interesting character, and even so Aurora doesn't seem too interested in him, he sounded fabulous to me. I'm extremely interested in finding out more about Locke - and it's killing me that I'll have to wait until release day to find out who she is going to end up with.

Since this was an excerpt review, I will not publish it on my blog, rather wait until I can read the entire book.

I only read the 4 chapter preview but it was really good. Now I want to read the whole book.

Cora Carmack's Roar is churning with intriguing danger and crackling electricity like the storms it seeks to conquer in its pages. The idea of a world so wrought with storms that they must be challenged to be defeated, and that there are humans capable of wielding their power has a great promise for action and magic. Aurora, who comes from a long line of Stormlings, and yet has no magic of her own, has a world of exploring to do outside of the confines of her crown. Rora must decide who can be trusted and how she can find her own power away from her mother and betrothed. This world immediately had me tangled into it's effortless dialogue, beautiful world-building and strained relationships. I cannot wait to see how the rest of Carmack's new fantasy series unfolds!

This book is a mash between The Stormlight Archive by Brandon and Sanderson and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. It had me hooked in just the first 50 pages and I cannot wait to read the whole book and illustrate Rora and Cassius. Full review to come when I receive the book.

Oh my God!!! I need more!! This little tease was amazing and I cannot wait to dive in to the full story.

In this new novel, Cora Carmack creates an exhilarating fantastical world where storms can be controlled, fought against and destroyed. In Roar we follow the story of Aurora, the heir of the Pavan kingdom, daughter of Queen Aphra, and her desire to protect her realm not only from other royal families, but also from the Rage Season. In this world that Cora created, certain people have the magical ability to challenge storms and forces of the sky in order to destroy them before they destroy cities, kingdoms and more. These people are called Stormlings, and it is said that their abilities came from the gods. But when Aurora turns 18, she has no other choice but to accept the arranged marriage her mother has prepared for her in order to secure their kingdom's safety and the secret that haunts Aurora -that she doesn't have magical abilities. In this preview excerpt, we are introduced to the main characters: Aurora who has had to suffer the weight of her kingdom's future and has had to live a secluded life in order to hide her secret from the world, and Cassius, the soon to be husband and the one who will be in charge, once married, to defend Pavan from the Rage Season. But not everything is as it seems, and this cunning man also seems to have his own secrets and agenda that he needs to keep hidden from Aurora. Even though the excerpt is four chapters long, the worldbuilding is detailed enough for us to get immersed into the lands of Caelira, and to have a basic understanding of how the Stormlings work. I am certain that in the entire novel we will be able to learn more about this world and its magic system in a tale that seems to be plagued with secrets, power and revenge. Cora Carmack's delving into Fantasy brings a breath of fresh air to the genre, with a female protagonist who happens to be the "chosen one" to ensure her kingdom's safety, but with an original twist to that overused trope -the fact that she does not, in fact, have any powers-, and an unique magic system that seems to be vaguely inspired in the powers of air bending that charactersied Avatar: The Last Airbender. I can't wait until its release date, so that I can continue on with the reading and find out what troubles and adventures await for Aurora in Roar.

Really had high expectations, but they weren't met