After reading the first book in this series, The North Wind, last year I was excited to get into the second instalment. The West Wind picks up where we left off with Zephyrus, but now we add in Brielle. She is an incredibly religious woman who is striving to be an acolyte of Thornbrook.

First off I really enjoyed how this was more of an adventure story than the previous book, and I could relate to Brielle’s hardships being bullied by her peers. But I felt that at her age (early 20s), she should have had enough of them and stopped letting them walk all over her.

I really hated Harper in the first half, but as she softened and realized how terribly she had been treating people, she redeemed herself for me. Also in the second half we see the pace pick up a bit, the romance becoming more pronounced, and Brielle finally gaining a backbone.

After finishing the book I enjoyed both the story and character arcs, and how they were all wrapped up. There was much that didn’t need to happen, and I think was added to try and add suspense or raise the stakes, but I felt they were really unnecessary.

And I am intrigued by Notus, The South Wind! It’ll be interesting to see how his story is told.

I really enjoyed reading this. The premise of the book intrigued me enough that I wanted to pick it up. It was a good introduction to the tale of Tam-Lim, especially for individuals like myself who are unfamiliar with it. The pacing was a bit slow at first, but it picked up once she embarked on her quest. The main character, Brielle, was tough to get used to at first because of how pure and naïve she's written to be. But over time, I found that I grew to love her more and more as the book progressed. The romance aspect of this book was adorable to see unfold. I loved watching Brielle and Zephyrus learn to trust each other and make sacrifices for each other. I also liked how the book didn't just focus on the romance between the main characters. The friendships in the book were also really heartwarming. The epilogue was my favorite part. It was just so cute and sweet and definitely worth the emotional rollercoaster I went through while reading this book.