Stormless

This was a great start to the Stormless series, I was invested in what was going on in this universe and the characters within. The characters felt like they belonged in the world and felt like real people. They were written well and I enjyoed the overall arc. It left me excited to read more in this series.

"Lucien strode through the curved passages of Erydon, wearing the blood of his recent slaughter as if it were a medal. Asteros would not appreciate it, but, then again, that was the point. He followed another turn of the passage, seeking out Asteros’s personal library. The damned fool spent more time in there than he did out in the real world, lost in the words of ancient philosophers who seemed to have a strange obsession with being unintelligibly cryptic in their ramblings."

Stormless by Nick Stitle is set in a fantasy world , from which we get to explore through three MMC POVs, all with their own struggles and guiding motivations for their actions. They come from their own distinct backgrounds, and as we journey through the novel with them, we get to explore more of the magic world around them, and how the Tempest and Stormless are connected. My favorite character POV was Castien, who we're introduced to as another grunt in the army, and as he makes his way through various entanglements, learns more about himself and the world around him. As with most books with multiple POVs, we do eventually get to see them all come together at the end, though I guess enough of it was hinted at for us to expect. Stormless ends on a cliffhanger that'll leave you wondering what comes next, and I guess we'll just have to wait and see in the next book!

I am very thankful to have been given an eARC copy from NetGalley and my review will be 100% honest <3

This book felt like the type of fantasy stories that I would listen to with my father in the morning on the way to school. The writing is amazing and the beginning interested me right away.

It reminded me a lot of Brandon Sandersons books, which I enjoy a lot. I usually prefer books with female protagonists so I'm really hoping the second book has more of that.

I actually enjoyed the characters a lot, I feel like they are pretty realistic in the sense that it is a world ruled by the powerful and ravaged by constant natural disasters.

This was a wonderful high fantasy.

I found myself wishing it moved faster at times and wanted more action but I did enjoy the plot, characters and the story. My favorite of the 3 male protagonists was by far Castien. His storyline to unearth the past to ensure the future isn’t destroyed was one I really became invested in.

The world building is amazing and even with my difficulty with book imagery I was able to see where the author was going.

Overall the author was able to write a story I enjoyed and couldn’t put down. The writing is poetic and theatrical in a way that helps paint a picture every fantasy novel should work to have.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and netgalley for this e-book arc.

My rating would be 4 stars and I will recommend to high fantasy lovers looking for a new spin on the basic road fantasy has taken as of late.

Stormless by Nick Stitle
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️

This book was provided to me as an ARC through NetGalley.

Stormless by Nick Stitle is a thrilling fantasy novel set in a world ruled by seven powerful tempests. The story follows Castien Varic, a soldier, Faelyn Titansworn, a powerful Summoner, and Asteros Silverglade, a member of a sect with god-like powers. Together, they face magic, war, love, and loss in an epic tale that will change the fate of their world.

I enjoyed reading this book as it was well-written with excellent pacing that kept me hooked. The prose itself was perfect for me, since as a German reading English books I do not tend to vibe well with books that have overcomplicated prose, because it takes away from what interests me the most. The worldbuilding, the characters and the story. And while I liked all of the mentioned I had a few problems with it as well.

Throughout most of the book only one of the three main characters showed depth in character, while the other two seemed one-dimensional. Additionally, there were only male POVs, and I would love to see more female main characters in modern books. Although I do see some potential with some of the female characters becoming main characters in the next book. I also found some similarities with Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive in terms of the magic and worldbuilding, which took away from the originality of the story. Although they are more similar in how they are powered but differ a lot in what is possible to do with them. Lastly, I would have liked to see more of the tempests. I wanted to see the brutality of nature and the fear that people get by being close to them.

Overall, Stormless is a great fantasy read for fans of epic tales and I can see it having a great future. I can't wait to see where the story goes, especially after such a cliffhanger!

Rarely do we get books with a male protagonist but with Stormless we get 3 MMC. We have a country ravaged by storms that aren't wanted but needed since they help with fueling the magic in the world. There is a TON of world building since all 3 MMC were different trades in the world and had their own story to tell but don't worry it converges to make a bigger picture. The transition from one plot point to another or one character to another was one smoothly but I LOVE different POV's to really understand a world/plot/inner monologue and choices made. My favorite was Castien and his adventure to unearth the ancient past to ensure the future isn't compromised. I also liked being in the Princes mind since we were submerged in politically angst and him trying to prove himself to the court. It took me awhile to get into Asteros' mind but he became a favorite with his vulnerability and just trying to figure out how his life took a turn so suddenly. There is romance in the book but it felt more like instalove. I mean I was rolling my eyes every time Asteros said how beautiful Shalheira is . All in all, this is a great start to a series and We also have random chapters with other characters or flashbacks to knit the story together. It does end on a sort of cliff hanger, so I'm excited to see where this series goes! My star rating is 3.5 stars!