Review--Roar of the Tides by Veronica Rossi

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF UNDER THE NEVER SKY Roar of the Tides has been through it all. The staggering death of the girl he loves. The destruction of the only place he's ever called home by harrowing Aether storms. Now, a year later, finally safe in an idyllic new land, his life should be back on track. Instead, he's haunted by the memory of his beloved's brutal murder by Sable of the Horns-until the day he hears a call for help that changes everything. After fleeing from the tribe that held her hostage, Tempest of the Horns has been in hiding. She wants nothing more than to reunite with her brother, Sable, and return to her true home. When she sends out a distress call hoping to reach him, she doesn't expect a stranger to answer instead. When Roar and Tempest meet, their fate has already been sealed by lies and betrayals. But when they're captured by a common enemy who plans to kill Roar and usurp Tempest's ancestral lands, they'll need to overcome old wounds and forge ahead as partners, proving that heroic feats can happen in the heart as much as on any battlefield.

 

 

 

I finally picked up Veronica Rossi’s Roar of the Tides which is an add on to the Under the Never Sky series featuring the beloved Roar and man was it awesome!

I’ll admit I entered this one with hesitation as it’s been a very long time since I read the original trilogy but after going through some recaps I was able to get a refresher that made diving in more manageable otherwise. 

Roar, Perry, Aria, and everyone else are living in the Still Blue happy and content. Well, Roar is more or less content, not happy but managing. He still mourns the loss of Liv and being around his happy friends can be trying sometimes. But when he overhears a distress call through the radio he decides a rescue mission is just what he needs to get his mind off of things. 

Tempest has been pretty much in hiding for a year or so now. We learn fairly quickly that Tempest is the sister of the late Sable, the main villain of the original trilogy. Tempest had sent a distress call out, hoping that she could connect with her older brother whom she hasn’t seen in years, so imagine her surprise when Roar and Perry show up!

To say that this book is rife with tension is putting it mildly. The big glaring problems are addressed somewhat early on. Tempest learns who Roar is or what her brother led her to believe in the letters they wrote to each other. 

But then comes in the fake marriage situation and Roar and Tempest will have to work together in order to help save their people. Tempest is ready to take over ruling the land Sable was running before going all grrr angry with the world but she has more enemies than you would expect. 

I have to say that despite my misgivings about being able to ease back into this world I was able to do so fairly well all things considered. You do have to have read the first three books in order to follow along with this one as it’s a fourth installment that takes place a year after the last book’s events. 

I absolutely loved the tension in this one! Roar and Tempest have a very complicated relationship going on. They go from attraction to loathing then back to attraction again! Once they get past the loathing, it was very sweet! I loved seeing them go through all the emotions. Having Perry there was also super cool! I love his and Roar’s friendship. I was a little bummed that Aria stayed behind for this adventure though.

This was a well-paced novel too and the action was balanced just right with the quieter moments too! It made for a read I simply could not put down! Better yet we get both Roar and Tempest’s points of view. 

Roar of the Tides was a wonderful trip back to an amazing dystopian series! I loved all the nostalgia that the story contained and the fresh influx of new characters. This is not a book to be missed if you read the original stories, it is Roar after all and makes for a highly entertaining read! If you haven’t yet started this action packed dystopian series now is the time!

Overall Rating 4.5/5 stars