Random Book Review: The Stormlords

I recently finished reading The Stormlords, by Ravon Silvius. Review below. 

This book is built on an interesting premise and world. In this world, the planet is plagued by "heat spells" which are periods of intense heat that are, essentially killing the planet and its inhabitants. Enter the storm lords, secret magicians who can manipulate the weather and bring storms to break up the heat spells and bring rain to the parched world. 

The story centers around a boy who cannot speak, and who is accused of murdering his parents by stealing their precious water during an intense heat spell. He learns he may be a storm lord and is taken away by a magician to train. 

But he isn't quite what they thought he was. And he might be a danger to the world. 

There is M/M romance in this book. The book isn't fast paced. It isn't full of action and suspense. If you are looking for that, you might find it slow. I found it charming, in its own way. It was a fantasy book with a bit of an almost sci-fi feel at times. The relationship betweent the storm lord and his new apprentice is sweet, slow, and gentle. There are no raging alpha males or dramatic misunderstandings. It is just a steady build to the main character discovering who he is and his place in the world. 

I also really loved the main character and the fact that he was mute. Spoiler: the author didn't magically restore his voice. And that won points in my opinion. I love to see characters with real challenges.