A review by aiight
Warriors of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell

2.0

I guess these books are not meant to be read back-to-back because it really starts to feel like the author copy-pasted large sections of writing from book to book to book (e.g. battle descriptions and Uhtred's ruminations, among others). The character development is very thin here, and the book feels like filler because it is a setup to (hopefully) the main character finally returning to take back his home. Cornwell admits this story is more fictionalized than previous books and that also shows. The plot is also thin, relying on a lot of questionable last minute persuasions of warriors to break their oaths which they all conveniently do. It has been several books since Uhtred has experienced any consequences for his rash decisions and it makes it feel like he can't lose no matter what he does. At least in the early books, he might win some or lose some. You didn't know what could happen. Now everything feels preordained and so there is no tension. Hopefully Cornwell can recreate some of the magic from those early books.