A good concept, well executed - but that's about all there is to it. Nothing wrong with that - it hits the spot for fans of "Twisters" who wanted more spice - but I like a little more nuance in my romance. (I was also skeptical of their "solution" to the power imbalance problem.)

⭐️: 5/5

🌪️ Age Gap
🖤 Forced Proximity
🌪️ Student Professor
🖤 Action Adventure
🌪️ Light Breed!ng K!nk
🖤 Pining
🌪️ Plus-size FMC

Okay who is ready to give me all the professor recs because DAMN. I was in love with Ryker by the second page and it only got better as it went on. The way Ryker and Finley’s relationship developed was adorable. I loved their relationship, it was both super sweet and hot. I wished this was longer only because I’m super greedy. I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did because they weren’t my go to tropes, but I think that’s changed 😏.

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, we were given the audiobook. Duet style is my favorite audiobook narration style, not only was this duet, but also had sound effects which took the reading to the next level! The actors were absolutely fantastic, I loved that each of the characters had clear voices and personalities brought through from the book. I especially loved Joey, to hear his crazy self come to life was fantastic! Highly recommend this audiobook!

I loved this more than I thought I would. A tornado daddy?! Yes please. A storm chaser, a student is literal perfection.

I can always count on Kayla Grosse's books for a good time. They're always short, smutty, and full of amazing rep for the plus sized girlies. This one was definitely just Twisters (2024) fanfiction, but I was not complaining. I had a good time reading. It had the right amount of angst and suspense to keep me entertained. I also love a man who pines and is jealous (which this had in spades).

The thing that always keeps me from giving her books anything higher than a 3-star rating is I feel like they just lack a certain amount of depth. I don't know if its a result of the length or something else, but it just always feels like there is something missing.

I listened to the audiobook and I also want to say that while I loved the female narrator, both of the male narrators were not my favorites.

Thank you to Netgalley for my ALC.

This gives twister vibes if you loved the movie you will LOVE this book!!!! Everyone needs a Twister Daddy in their life and this book does just that. My only complaint is the 3rd act break up but i was able to look past that with how good the book is.

READ IF YOU LOVE
Age gap
Student / professor
Graphic style audios
Twisters but make it spicy

First off LISTEN TO THIS AUDIO! Gosh I had so much fun with this one. Give me an age gap make it forbidden and I’m sold. I loved this one from start to finish my only complaint is that it wasn’t longer I NEED MORE 🤭

I read my first Kayla Grosse book late in 2024 and I knew that it wouldn’t be my last! I love her writing styles, and her covers…do not even get me started! They are FABULOUS! So as a Minnesota girl that has always loved summer storms I knew that I needed to read Whirlwind! And let me say that this book is awesome! I was lucky enough to get the audiobook. The narrators were all new to me but I am now a big fan! The book was done in duet format which I think is hard to do, Victoria Connolly, Grayson Owens, and Robb Moreira made this book (outside of Kayla’s amazing writing)! The action in the book really lent itself to the duet format and it was super easy to follow with who the characters were!
Ryker West is a world renowned storm chaser and professor. To say that he is obsessed with storm chasing and tornadoes is a huge understatement. He is also enamored with his grad student Finley Buckley. Little does he know that she is also pretty enamored with him, too!
Then there is Ms. Buckley or Finley Buckley has had a dream of a storm chasing her whole life, and she has accomplished those goals. She also is a very accomplished weather photographer…she also happens to have a huge crush on her professor.
I am a sucker for an age gap and this one with the forbidden element really added to the book. The side characters also added so much to this story- I would love to get more from this crew because they are just that great! If you haven’t read Kayla Grosse or are just looking for a great standalone read I highly recommend this book!

Okay, this book was such a wild ride! I was hooked from the very beginning, and let me tell you, the audiobook was 😘 perfection! I love a good age gap! Finley, a 25-year-old grad student has wicked chemistry with Ryker, her college professor... and holy smokes. The man is hot.
What really set this apart for me was the tension. The slow burn, mutual pining, and the way they kept getting caught up in their feelings (and a little something else) while chasing tornadoes?! That’s the kind of adrenaline I’m here for! The narration was done really well. Victoria Connolly, Grayson Owens, and Robb Moreira have all been added to the favorite narrator list. A unique thing the Audiobook had were the sound effects! That really brought the story to life and made you feel the suspense of the storms the characters chased. This book had me laughing, blushing, and on the edge of my seat the whole time. If you're into a quick, steamy, and fast-paced story with amazing narrators and some storm-chasing action, this one’s for you. Huge thanks to Kayla Grosse, NetGalley, and Dreamscape Select for the advanced audiobook.

4.5⭐️

Is it reckless for a master’s student to blur the lines with her hot, older professor—a legendary storm chaser?

I mean, probably. But it was hot as shit. I love it when the two MCs have that “I shouldn’t be flirting with them, it’s inappropriate” augment with themselves, and this book had it coming from both sides.

Their chemistry was great and the addition of Joey was great for some comic relief and to bring out our MMCs jealousy. The narrators were great and it was just a fun time all round.

Thanks to #netgallery for access to this ARC.

Genre: Romance MF
Format: Audio
POV: Dual
Tropes: student/professor, age gap (F20’s - M40’s), storm chasing, doing it in a ditch, curvy FMC, Tornado Daddy, queer side characters.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 : No 🧤, light 💦 play, professor/student
Ending: HEA
Age suggestion: 18+

All three narrators are amazing!! They all have such distinct voices and characters, and I love that this was a “duet” narration, so each narrator spoke all the dialogue for their characters regardless of which POV the chapter was in.

I didn’t know storm chasing was a ✨ thing ✨ and while I wouldn’t ordinarily pick up a professor x student romance, this was a fun & exciting book!

Tropes / about
♡ Age gap (25+42)
♡ Student + professor
♡ Forced proximity
💕 Finley + Ryder

🎧 - 6hr 49m
🔊 - Victoria Connolly and Grayson Owens with Robb Moreira

Thoughts
This was a really enjoyable read/listen! We have an action adventure romance involving tornado chasing, a forbidden element (he's the fmc's professor), and an age gap (42, 25)!

I loved the connection Finley and Ryder formed on their road tripping adventure. There were both pining HARD for each other, so when they both caved with their romantic feelings, it made it all the more satisfying!

The narrators and audio production were so enjoyable! The added sound effects of thunder, etc. really brought the story to life.

Do I wish there was a bit more romance and less adventure, maybe, but nevertheless, this was a very fun, fast-paced, and unique read.

*Thank you to Dreamscape Select for the ALC via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

This will be the movie in my head the next time someone mentions the last Twister movie.
Damn, these characters were excellent, and the secondary ones left me thinking "what happens next with you? I need to know” and I love that feeling when a book feels perfect but at the same time short.
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This is the story of Finley and Riker, a college student working to her master degree and falling in deep with the sexy professor that chase storm and tornados collecting data. An age gap romance with a delicious hard pining and forced proximity that leave you so high.
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The sounds that were added to the voices made it so easy to slip into this world alongside Riker and Finley, chasing storms, following the wind, and catching more than they had imagined.
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The narration by Victoria Connolly, Grayson Owens & Robb Moreira, was so perfect that I could see the characters just by their tone, accent, and way of moving through the story before another character described it.
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The pace was perfect, the adventure, the adrenaline made the steamy scenes fall at the perfect moment where the slow burn is about o burn everything. Just perfection. Now I have plenty of Kayla Grosse books to catch up on.
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Thanks to Kayla Grosse , her team and Dream Scape Select for giving me a copy of this beautiful book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion.

📚 Whirlwind by Kayla Grosse
🎧 Format: Audiobook
🎙️ Narrated by: Victoria Connolly, Grayson Owens & Robb Moreira
📕 Genre: Contemporary Romance
📖 Read: February 2025
✨ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵.”

‧₊˚✧ 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑰𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑳𝑰𝑲𝑬 ✧˚₊‧
ꕥ Forced Proximity
ꕥ Student/Professor
ꕥ Age Gap
ꕥ Quirky Side Characters
ꕥ Pining

Saying I was excited to be chosen to listen to this book is an understatement. Ever since I read Axes & O’s I have been dying to get my hands on another Kayla Grosse novel.

I had so much fun listening to this because it was just soooo good! I loved the duet narration with all the cool sound effects. It added so much to the story.

I loved Ryker and Finley together! The way they were both willing to give something up to be together was beautiful! Obviously, I loved the spicy bits, but the connection and friendship they formed before they ever crossed the line was adorable.

Can we talk about Joey?! I loved him so much!! The quirky side character, the comic relief, the voice of reason, but above all else a good friend. I would love a book for him and Hawk. Actually, I wouldn’t be mad if we got more books in this universe.

Definitely check this one out!! It’s worth the read!

𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥.𝘢𝘯𝘥.𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨/

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Select, and Kayla Grosse for giving me the opportunity to listen to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I received this alc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love that Kayla Goose has confident plus size fmcs in her books.
The narration really pushed this to a 4 star for me. There was not as much spice as her other books but still good. It’s more of an action romance. I was enjoying everything until the fmc decided to be difficult at the end. If a man is going to quit his job so y’all can be together you don’t argue with him!!
Overall this you’re looking for a professor student dynamic with a unique premise you’ll enjoy this book. Do your self a favor listen to the audiobook so you can enjoy all 3 narrators

ALC Review

4.5 ⭐️

I’ll be honest Twister vibes hooked me with this, I was a big fan of the original movie and ran to the cinema for the remake last year.

And this twister romance absolutely hit the spot, it was fun, spicy, action packed and did I mention totally forbidden! Professor / Student? Yes please, let’s be real that was my second hook!

I read this when it first came out, pretty sure the day it came out, then spotted it on NetGalley and requested the audio, I almost wished I’d listened to it before reading as the audio was absolute perfection, Victoria Connolly and Grayson Owens did a fantastic job and the fact it was Duet narration was the cherry on top!

Thank you so much NetGalley and Kayla for the ALC!

After being recommended Kayla Grosse by one of my favorite reviewers, I picked up an ALC of this audiobook completely blind. I was not at all disappointed! This book blew me away (no pun intended). From the start, there was high tension between Finley and Riker. Both of them full of forbidden wanting and frustrated desire, this forbidden age gap was everything I love about the tropes. Add in the drama and action of storm chasing and I could not put it down. While I could have stood a little more groveling from Riker after he steps in it after their first time together, the romance was top tier and the spice just kept spicing. I’ll definitely be picking up more books by this author. I do want to note there were a few places in the audiobook where the silence between chapters lasted an awkwardly long time but the narrators themselves did an amazing job and other than the few times I was afraid my phone died or my headphones disconnected, it was very well-done.

What can I say about this except that it was a fun, spicy, age gap romance. Yes, this looks and feels like a Twisters fanfic but in a good way? This is not going to win any literary awards, but if you are looking for a fun time, look no further.

I also really liked the Dual narration and the added sound effects as I think it made the story that much more realistic. Narrated by Victoria Connolly; Grayson Owens; Robb Moreira who all voiced their parts wonderfully.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Select | Fat Babe Publishing, INC. for access to the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Net Galley and Dreamscape Select for the ALC. all opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Narrated by Victoria Connolly; Grayson Owens; with Robb Moreira

The narrators did such a great job the sound effects were an added bonus. Easy listen, pacing was good it kept me engaged from the start, I love the twister movie from the 90s I haven’t watch the new one. But the vibes are there.

Highly recommended you listen if you want something fun, and short with a little spice.

This was hella cute. Any fans of the twister movie are gonna love this. And Whirlwind is the perfect time for this book. I had a blast with this quick, sweet, and spicy audio. Processor/student, storm chasing, forbidden love, will they or won’t they, found family in a team, curvy body rep.

Thank you so much for this ALC opportunity, I really enjoyed my listen!

I LOVED this book!!!

I listened to an ALC from NetGalley and it was perfection. As always, Grayson Owens did a wonderful job narrating and I was in love with Robb Moreira's narration (I don't know that I've heard him narrate before now)

This story was so great. The plot was wonderful, the story kept me interested, and the spice may be some of Kayla's best spice yet!! The very first spicy scene had me sliding into her DMs to tell her she's a genius

This book was exactly what the Glen Powell "Twisters" movie should have been.