A review by decodethebooks
A Storm of Light and Darkness by Marion Blackwood

5.0

5 stars  

★★★★★

The Oncoming Storm ☾
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⚔︎ [b:A Storm of Light and Darkness|57001721|A Storm of Light and Darkness (The Oncoming Storm, #7)|Marion Blackwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612812476l/57001721._SY75_.jpg|89168653] ★★★★★


☞ Trigger warnings:

Spoiler

gore, involuntary detainment, murder & attempted murder, knife violence & stabbing, animal death, regicide recounted, and war themes

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✿ Review ✿ 
Everything has culminated to this book. The war is here. Everyone is at risk of dying. My anxiety was at 100% the entire book.

I personally had no idea how they would survive and win the war. The star elves hold was absolute and I was praying my favourite characters would survive. Storm's ultimate goal is to win and save the people she loves but those two are not mutually exclusive.

Times I cried:
- Elaran yelling at Storm  
- Elarans apology
- Storm at the end

☼ Beginning: 4 stars
Boy oh boy I was worried for everyone. Storm is really invaluable. Tensions within the Army arise and resources dwindle.

☼ Middle: 4.5 stars
Let me tell you I was shocked by the turn of events. I had full fate in Storm and how she gets out of situations.
I knew the different factions with the Army would resolve their issues so I wasn't worried. I could tell it wasn't real.
The retreat was surprising though.

☼ Ending 5 stars
Bringing the war to their home-ground and fighting offensively with their sneaky tactics was genius. I think previous books should when they were in the city, fighting dirty and with Underworld tactics, then they would succeed.
Also tears.
It got a little dicey there but I am so happy for everyone. Great ending.

☼ Characters: 5 stars
☼ Character relationships: 5 stars
☼ Pace: 4 stars
☼ Steam: 4 stars (recommend ages 16+)
☼ World-building: 5 stars

I will scream to everyone I know about this series. I cannot recommend it enough.
The morally grey characters. The character development. The slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance. The world building. Woman with knives. Love interests who threaten people who hurt you. It was all amazing and I will re-read these books again and again.

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