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I don't know if it's because I've been out of the genre for so long, but this is exactly what I mean when I say I love to read fantasy romance! For my first Victoria Aveyard book, I really couldn't have asked for a better introduction. Tempest feels like a pirate adventure, historical fantasy, political drama, and slow-burn romance all smashed together, and somehow it works ridiculously well. I just can't begin to describe how much I needed this.
The atmosphere alone had me totally absorbed and fully immersed. Aveyard writes details so well and I genuinely felt like I could be a part of this world. I loved reading about all the sights, sounds, and smells so much. This is a world that I could envision so well. It helped that it has such strong Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, but with a much more complicated story underneath it. Aveyard also does a fantastic job bringing in commentary about class, colonialism, power, women's roles, and the ways people justify their choices when survival is on the line. I also really appreciated that this isn't just go, go go with pirate battles and action-packed scenes. There's a lot of character-driven moments to push the story forward.
The dual timeline structure was one of my favourite things about the book. Every chapter gives you another little piece of the puzzle, slowly revealing how Cat became the person we meet in the present and what happened to all these relationships along the way. It made me constantly question what I thought I knew, and the gaps between the timelines created so much tension. I was especially desperate to find out exactly what happened between Cat and Val and what deal Cat made with Jasper. I'm such a sucker for dual timeline and I think this is my first time reading it in a fantasy romance book? LOVED! Need more, in fact.
I listened to the audiobook and I did enjoy my time with it, however, I wish it was a duet. The narrator could not do male voices very well and all the men sounded the same which was pretentious. It was difficult to tell who was speaking.
Honestly, I loved this book. The writing is gorgeous and the world is incredibly immersive so there's nothing more I could ask for, except less use of certain phrases ("tempest," I'm thinking about you). Anwyay, I'm so, so excited for the next book!
*Many thanks to Harper Voyager for the ALC in exchange for an honest review.
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I think the chapter on trans and intersex history was the most interesting chapter thus far. I think that we, as trans folks, often times forget that some of the things we have access to are because of intersex folks in history, and often times, their abuse. I think there are still some animosity between the trans and intersex community due to this, even though both groups of people are widely oppressed as individuals.
Also, I can't believe 1950s England had their own version of Caitlyn Jenner. That's wild.
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