Ill Wind review

Ill Wind is the first novel of the Weather Warden series. Ill Wind was written by Rachel Caine. Many people are most familiar with Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampire young adult series. The weather warden series is geared more towards adult readers.  Ill Wind was published in the year 2003.  It is a urban fantasy novel. 

The novel begins by dropping you in to a situation where the main character is looking for powerful allies and running for her life. The situation is revealed slowly by flashbacks. I liked the flashbacks in this book. They helped create an air of suspension and intrigue. 

The main character is very smart and powerful. Her name is Joanne Baldwin and she is a weather warden. I really enjoyed the weather warden aspect. It is something that I have never seen done before, nor have I read anything like it. Not many novels have supernatural references to the weather.  The novel as has Djinn, which are like genies.  A Djinn helps Joanne reveal and prove her innocence to the other weather wardens. They had accused Joanne of murder, before learning all the facts. Joanne was in fact protecting herself. She killed in self- defense. She immediately fled to find someone help her survive, because the man she killed put a mark on her that would kill her eventually.

The Djinn that helps her is called David. David and Joanne meet in the beginning of the novel and soon began a relationship. That relationship is something that I hope continues to grow throughout the series. This novel does not have much information about David and I hope as I continue reading the series my information of him grows.  I would also like to see a bit more romance between Joanne and David. I would be nice, that as the series continue, that the characters continue to build a bit more.

I loved the ending with its cool twists and turns. It put a refreshing spin on an ending that could have been incredibly easy to guess. Joanna is now stronger than ever to take on whatever obstacle that is in her path. I can’t wait to read on and find out what adventure will happen upon Joanne and David.  

I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys romance, the supernatural, mystery, and the weather. The characters were endearing and interesting. The plot was fun and entertaining. Ill Wind was a satisfying read. Its world is entertaining enough to enjoy and escape for a few hours.