Review: I Am the Storm (The Night Firm Series Book 2) by Karpov Kinrade

I Am the Storm by Karpov Kinrade
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Theft of a Dragon’s Egg

This is the second book in ‘The Night Firm’ series. This book is set exclusively in The Otherworld and though the MFC Eve starts out as a human, it is pretty obvious in this book that she is not, so it feels more like a full fantasy book, than the Urban Fantasy book the first in the series started out as.

The Night Firm has successfully defended Dracula in his murder trial and Liam (a vampire made by Dracula and a member of The Night Firm) has discovered he is a father. When he is arrested for a crime his did not commit, his brothers and fellow vampires, along with Eve, do their utmost to try and exonerate him.

At the same time as trying to prove Liam’s innocence, Eve is keeping a secret with the power to cause much upset in the household.

There is much internal philosophical debate in this book. There is conflict about when is it right to do something for the wrong reasons and wrong to do something for the right reasons. There is also much contemplation about the nature of light and dark.

Sometimes I felt that the morality questions got in the way of connecting with the characters a little. It felt that the intellectual questions overtook the emotional nature of the characters. This meant it was harder to really engage with the relationships that were becoming stronger in this book.

The plot is excellent, and really draws the reader on and the world building is superb. The magical Otherworld is beautiful, dangerous and corrupt and it is all conveyed eloquently by the authors. I just felt a little disconnected from the characters in this book. I hope that will be re-engaged in the third book, as I want to know what happens next!

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