We Unleash the Merciless Storm was well-received, including starred reviews from Booklist[1] and Kirkus Reviews, who called the novel "thrilling, timely, and terrific."[2]
Maggie Reagan, writing for Booklist, noted, "Modern political issues are woven into the story, never didactically but with an urgency that lends substantial weight."[1] On behalf of Shelf Awareness, Clarissa Hadge also highlighted how "the plot [is] full of arresting events that mirror current political and racial divides".[3]
Several reviewers compared We Unleash the Merciless Storm and the first novel in the duology, We Se the Dark on Fire. Kirkus said the sequel "not only surpasses the accomplishments of its celebrated predecessor, but takes it to a higher, brighter level".[2]Booklist's Reagan wrote, "Where the first volume was subtlety and shadows, this is emotion and adrenaline, and it will carry readers through to an ending that feels entirely earned."[1] Alex Brown, writing for Tor.com noted that "at first, We Unleash the Merciless Storm felt wholly different from We Set the Dark on Fire. The pacing is slower and the tone harder, much of that due to the shift in character POV."[4] With time, however, Brown realized "the more the parallels between the two novels became more evident".[4]Shelf Awareness's Clarissa Hadge also noted that "Mejia writes an utterly captivating and thoroughly satisfying ending for the two young women, while leaving the world of Medio open for a potential return."[3]
Tor.com's Brown also highlighted that with the second book in the series, the connections to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale became less clear. Although they often refer to We Set the Dark on Fire as a "better and more queer" Handmaid's Tale, Brown notes that with We Unleash the Merciless Storm, it's clear that "Tehlor Kay Mejia is interested in bigger, more intersectional issues than Margaret Atwood ever was. The two novels together force readers to confront our expectations for the world and what we’ll do to secure them. She’s written a powerful series that defies the tropes of dystopian young adult fiction."[4]
Booklist's Terry Hong also reviewed the audiobook, which was narrated by Kyla García. Hong noted that "García’s rhythmic narration is an instant draw, mirroring Carmen’s vigilant calculations. Her voice grows urgently charged at just the right moments [...] never giving in to melodramatic unrestraint."[5]
^ ab"We Unleash the Merciless Storm". Kirkus Reviews. 2019-12-07. from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
^ abHadge, Clarissa (2020-02-28). "We Unleash the Merciless Storm". Shelf Awareness. from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
^ abcBrown, Alex (2020-02-26). "When the Revolution Comes Home: Tehlor Kay Mejia's We Unleash the Merciless Storm". Tor.com. from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
^Hong, Terry (2020-03-15). "We Unleash the Merciless Storm (audiobook)". Booklist. from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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unleash, merciless, storm, 2020, young, adult, fantasy, novel, tehlor, mejia, preceded, dark, fire, authortehlor, mejiagenreyoung, adult, fantasy, dystopian, fiction, romancepublisherkatherine, tegen, bookspublication, datefebruary, 2020isbn9780062691347preced. We Unleash the Merciless Storm is a 2020 young adult fantasy novel by Tehlor Kay Mejia It is preceded by We Set the Dark on Fire We Unleash the Merciless StormAuthorTehlor Kay MejiaGenreYoung adult fantasy dystopian fiction romancePublisherKatherine Tegen BooksPublication dateFebruary 25 2020ISBN9780062691347Preceded byWe Set the Dark on Fire Plot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Reception editWe Unleash the Merciless Storm was well received including starred reviews from Booklist 1 and Kirkus Reviews who called the novel thrilling timely and terrific 2 Maggie Reagan writing for Booklist noted Modern political issues are woven into the story never didactically but with an urgency that lends substantial weight 1 On behalf of Shelf Awareness Clarissa Hadge also highlighted how the plot is full of arresting events that mirror current political and racial divides 3 Several reviewers compared We Unleash the Merciless Storm and the first novel in the duology We Se the Dark on Fire Kirkus said the sequel not only surpasses the accomplishments of its celebrated predecessor but takes it to a higher brighter level 2 Booklist s Reagan wrote Where the first volume was subtlety and shadows this is emotion and adrenaline and it will carry readers through to an ending that feels entirely earned 1 Alex Brown writing for Tor com noted that at first We Unleash the Merciless Storm felt wholly different from We Set the Dark on Fire The pacing is slower and the tone harder much of that due to the shift in character POV 4 With time however Brown realized the more the parallels between the two novels became more evident 4 Shelf Awareness s Clarissa Hadge also noted that Mejia writes an utterly captivating and thoroughly satisfying ending for the two young women while leaving the world of Medio open for a potential return 3 Tor com s Brown also highlighted that with the second book in the series the connections to Margaret Atwood s The Handmaid s Tale became less clear Although they often refer to We Set the Dark on Fire as a better and more queer Handmaid s Tale Brown notes that with We Unleash the Merciless Storm it s clear that Tehlor Kay Mejia is interested in bigger more intersectional issues than Margaret Atwood ever was The two novels together force readers to confront our expectations for the world and what we ll do to secure them She s written a powerful series that defies the tropes of dystopian young adult fiction 4 Booklist s Terry Hong also reviewed the audiobook which was narrated by Kyla Garcia Hong noted that Garcia s rhythmic narration is an instant draw mirroring Carmen s vigilant calculations Her voice grows urgently charged at just the right moments never giving in to melodramatic unrestraint 5 References edit a b c Reagan Maggie 2020 02 01 We Unleash the Merciless Storm Booklist Retrieved 2023 08 30 a b We Unleash the Merciless Storm Kirkus Reviews 2019 12 07 Archived from the original on 2022 06 30 Retrieved 2023 08 28 a b Hadge Clarissa 2020 02 28 We Unleash the Merciless Storm Shelf Awareness Archived from the original on 2022 07 05 Retrieved 2023 08 28 a b c Brown Alex 2020 02 26 When the Revolution Comes Home Tehlor Kay Mejia s We Unleash the Merciless Storm Tor com Archived from the original on 2023 02 09 Retrieved 2023 08 28 Hong Terry 2020 03 15 We Unleash the Merciless Storm audiobook Booklist Archived from the original on 2023 08 28 Retrieved 2023 08 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title We Unleash the Merciless Storm amp oldid 1173853342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
