Rating: 4.5⭐️
I love it when the second book is better than the first and that’s certainly the case with Storm’s Reckoning by Sean Cunningham.
The next novel in his Storm Herald series, it picks up directly from the end of Storm’s Edge and Vanessa trying to decide what she wants to do next. Try to stay low key or resume her high risk courier jobs that are making her more noticeable to those of power and influence. The very ones she has been avoiding.
But working full time for Odd’s Transport and doing a new job for the mysterious Edric seems to be her next step forward towards her new path.
Storm’s Reckoning takes her and Leo on a new mission for Edric and straight to a location where there’s a divisive battle taking place for dominance among a powerful werewolf pack as its current Alpha is in poor health.
Cunningham’s story always includes multiple strong plots layered into the main investigation and mission for Edric. Vanessa’s powers continue to grow without her understanding how that’s possible and Leo’s seeking knowledge about himself and his own magic and background. All while they face dangerous situations and new challenges.
Vanessa and Leo, a non romantic main character duo, are new favorites. Both complicated characters with personalities that are changing and developing as the series and circumstances demand more from each of them.
The action sequences are fierce and powerful , magically charged and full of emotion. Mostly blinding rage.
The secondary or new characters are just as strong as the established ones. Which makes both the narrative richer and their occasional loss during the story more realistic and raw.
The backgrounds and mysteries of Edric, Vanessa and even Leo continue forward to the future stories. I can’t wait to read more.
Highly recommended.
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Storm Herald – An Epic Urban Fantasy Series (3 book series)
Storm’s Edge #1
Storm’s Reckoning #2
Storm’s Awakening #3
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Book 2 of 3: Storm Herald – An Epic Urban Fantasy Series
Blurb
She’s not hiding anymore. Neither is what’s inside her.
Vanessa Montiero has a new employer, a vampire partner, and a job that should be straightforward: negotiate with one of England’s most powerful werewolf dynasties for access to the ghost of a witch, one they’ve kept secret for a century.
Behind the manicured hedges of the Godwins’ country estate lies a succession war sharp enough to draw blood, a string of mysterious murders, and something in the forest that doesn’t leave survivors.
She’s faced monsters before. She’s been one.
But the Godwins are a family of predators – and whatever hunts their forest is worse. Getting out alive will require everything she has, and possibly everything she’s been trying not to be.
Storm’s Reckoning continues the brutal, emotionally charged Storm Herald series. Perfect for fans of Alex Verus, Kate Daniels, and The Dresden Files.
Falconbrook Press
Publication date
April 15, 2026
Language
English
Screen Reader
Supported
Print length
326 pages
Book 2 of 3
