Review: The Mighty Storm (The Storm, #1) by Samantha Towle

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So awesome, ridiculously swoony and heaps of emotion.
I FREAKING LOVED THIS BOOK!

Jake Wethers is a heavily tattooed, uber-hot, Alpha rock God, and I absolutely adored him! Tru is the girl who grew up next to him – childhood best friends, they were each other’s first loves, although Jake’s family moved away before anything could happen between them. When they are reunited 12 years later, the emotional connection is still there, along with an intense chemistry that doesn’t let up the entire book.

Told from Tru’s POV, the story moves at a great pace, and things develop really quickly. Yes, there are the inevitable similarities to Thoughtless, but this book is amazing all on its own. What I loved about this relationship is that Jake and Tru actually deal with what’s going on between them. The issue of ‘the other guy’ is dealt with fairly quickly and through it all they are honest with each other. Yes, there are moments of stupid but it doesn’t last too long.

The thing that stands out for me in this story is the way I felt while reading it. The emotional scenes in this book are amazing! I was buddy reading, and at a particularly intense moment around halfway through, the number of emails flying back and forth with the word “FUUUUUUCK” in them was downright ridiculous! My heart was pounding – I was shocked, I wanted to cheer, I wanted to swoon. At other times my heart broke – for Will, for Tru, and for Jake – and I’d find myself in floods of tears, only to be grinning like an idiot and hugging my kindle a few pages later. It was an intense rollercoaster, and I loved every minute of it!

Although there are some serious issues dealt with in the story (fidelity, death, addiction, and dealing with the celebrity lifestyle), it’s not all heavy. It’s primarily a romance, and there are lots of gorgeously sweet moments (Jake is such a romantic!), as well as heaps of swoon. There were also lots of funny scenes – particularly with Jake’s bandmates. Their banter was crude but hilarious, and I loved the close relationship that they obviously shared.

Read this book if you want an incredibly emotional, beautifully romantic (and somewhat steamy) story. The only negative thing I have to say is that I thought the ending was too abrupt, I wanted more – although rumour has it there will be a sequel. Squeeee!! Must.have.more!!!

Oh, and a quick shout out to the little extra at the end of the book – the reunion scene from Jake’s POV. It was HILARIOUS getting inside of his head, and really gave us a good idea of what he was feeling, and how quickly and how deeply he felt it. Great little addition to the story!

 

The Storm series

The Mighty Storm  Wethering the Storm  Taming the Storm    

The Mighty Storm (#1) (Jake & Tru)
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Wethering the Storm (#2) (Jake & Tru)
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Taming the Storm (#3) (spin off, Tom & Lila)
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The Storm (#3.5) (Jake & Tru)
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Finding Storm (#4) (spin off, Storm & Stevie)
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See our Contemporary Romance Recommendations page for more great reads.

 

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