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Saints of Storm and Sorrow
By Gabriella BubaPublisher Description
In this fiercely imaginative Filipino-inspired fantasy debut, a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization.
Perfect for fans of lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, including The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.
María Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember. To the world, she is Sister María, dutiful nun and devoted servant of Aynila's Codicían colonizers. But behind closed doors, she is a stormcaller, chosen daughter of the Aynilan goddess Anitun Tabu. In hiding not only from the Codicíans and their witch hunts, but also from the vengeful eye of her slighted goddess, Lunurin does what she can to protect her fellow Aynilans and the small family she has created in the convent: her lover Catalina, and Cat's younger sister Inez.
Lunurin is determined to keep her head down—until one day she makes a devastating discovery, which threatens to tear her family apart. In desperation, she turns for help to Alon Dakila, heir to Aynila's most powerful family, who has been ardently in love with her for years. But this choice sets in motion a chain of events beyond her control, awakening Anitun Tabu's rage and putting everyone Lunurin loves in terrible danger. Torn between the call of Alon’s magic and Catalina’s jealousy, her duty to her family and to her people, Lunurin can no longer keep Anitun Tabu’s fury at bay.
The goddess of storms demands vengeance. And she will sweep aside anyone who stands in her way.
Perfect for fans of lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, including The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.
María Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember. To the world, she is Sister María, dutiful nun and devoted servant of Aynila's Codicían colonizers. But behind closed doors, she is a stormcaller, chosen daughter of the Aynilan goddess Anitun Tabu. In hiding not only from the Codicíans and their witch hunts, but also from the vengeful eye of her slighted goddess, Lunurin does what she can to protect her fellow Aynilans and the small family she has created in the convent: her lover Catalina, and Cat's younger sister Inez.
Lunurin is determined to keep her head down—until one day she makes a devastating discovery, which threatens to tear her family apart. In desperation, she turns for help to Alon Dakila, heir to Aynila's most powerful family, who has been ardently in love with her for years. But this choice sets in motion a chain of events beyond her control, awakening Anitun Tabu's rage and putting everyone Lunurin loves in terrible danger. Torn between the call of Alon’s magic and Catalina’s jealousy, her duty to her family and to her people, Lunurin can no longer keep Anitun Tabu’s fury at bay.
The goddess of storms demands vengeance. And she will sweep aside anyone who stands in her way.
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“I absolutely fell in love with this book from the very beginning. It's fresh and new. Sapphic nuns, angry gods, crisis of faith, slow burn golden retriever romance all wrapped up in one package. This book took me on a emotional roller coaster and had so many relatable subplots. There were characters i fell in love with immediately, others I immediately despised and a few I thought I'd love but irked me by the end of the book haha I cannot wait for the next book in this series. It's been a long time since I've anticipated a new book in a series this much. I hope the author releases the next book as soon as possible!!”
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“This was truly a story unlike one I’ve ever read. The premise and the setting were completely captivating and the author did a wonderful job at blending fantasy with real life problems.
I appreciated all of the Filipino culture tied into the story, but felt that it was delivered in a way that was confusing in the beginning as I wasn’t familiar with the terms.
I also really liked the idea of the magic system, but I do wish that it was explained a little better in the beginning of the book to make things more clear. It took a little bit to understand it all, but once I did I really liked this aspect of the story.
Read this if you like:
→ Filipino lore and mythology
→ Elemental magic
→ Found family
→ Marriage of convenience
Thank you Spotify for sending me a copy of the audiobook to listen to.”
Rachael Hamilton
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“I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an advance audio copy in exchange for my honest review.
I fully loved being able to experience this world with the audio book and hear the words and names pronounced by the narrator. As an American reader I do not feel I would have done as much justice to pronouncing the names as well as they did so i felt I was more able to immerse myself into the story through the narration.
I loved exploring the environment and reading as the main character, Lunurin, works to control her unwieldable power. The Philippines is a gorgeous country and one I have had the opportunity to learn a little about through some family ties. This book helped me to better understand some of the struggles of their nation's past even if it is through the lens of a fantasy read, There are still tones of colonialism and Spanish rule as well as the role of the Church and faith on the island nation.
This book feels as though it could belong on the same shelf with The Hurricane Was by Thea Guanzon.”
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About Gabriella Buba
Gabriella Buba is a writer and chemical engineer who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes adult romantic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered. She has a Filipino Fantasy short story in the anthology Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice and winter 2022 short stories placed in Sci Phi Journal and PodCastle Fiction and an essay on Filipino Identity and Language in Prairie Fire Press. Gabriella is a Pitch Wars 2021 alumni. Follow her on Twitter @GabriellaBuba.
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