Okay, so this book begins with Joanne already on the run, so I didn't get to really see any of the "Weather Warden" part of the Weather Warden series, but I was definitely hooked from the beginning. Because she is already on the run you get the story backwards, and you have to figure what happened to her and who she is running from and whatnot. I really enjoyed reading this book and I really want to read the next one, however I was kind of sad at where the plot went but oh well. Super fun and a different take on genies/urban fantasy in general. ( )

I wasn't too sure about this when I first started, seemed a little "iffy" but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. The story turned out to be pretty good with some interesting concepts. I particularly liked her take on the Djinn.Just started the second book, we'll see how that goes. ( )

Ill Wind is fast paced and chaotic. The story zooms from present to past and back again as Joanne attempts to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. The writing mirrors Joanne's frantic emotional state and I could strongly feel the sense of urgency that she was facing. At the same time, Joanne seems to take time out of her flight for survival to indulge her sexual nature by fantasizing about the man she picked up by the side of the road or remembering past encounters with various men. These fantasies seem trivial considering the gravity of her current situation.

Although Joanne has some control over the weather, she believes that a storm is following her with malicious intent. Until some very specific evens occur, she is unsure if this is a natural storm or one created by another Weather Warden to end her life. I think I was expecting Joanne to have much more control over the weather than she seemed to at times based on her title of Weather Warden.

Without giving anything away, I will say that the ending confused me a bit because I am unclear how it is going to lead the story into a series.

Overall, I found Ill Wind to be an enjoyable read, although not one of my favorites. I am interested in continuing the series to see where it is going. ( )

I found this to be a difficult book to get involved in. After dutifully reading the first half and skimming through the last, everything was rather... forgettable. I think the problems lay with the characters -- I just wasn't invested in them. The story concept is quite interesting, so I think it's unfortunate that this book wasn't more compelling. Perhaps the series picks up with later books? ( )

The book held my interest to the end, but I wasn't overawed by it. I haven't decided if I'll read further in the series or not. ( )