I'm a fan of Cora Carmack's Rusk University series and so when I heard she was writing a YA fantasy I was definitely interested to see what she would do in that genre. 
 I'm not going to spoil it by going into the plot details, but I will say that Roar is an excellent start to this fantasy series. The first thing I look at when I'm reading fantasy/paranormal is the world building and Cora does a good job of weaving the world building into the story without knocking you over the head with it. That's a big plus. 
 Roar has a refreshing concept that deals with magical storms and their power. Since the power has value, there's a black market for it. There's quite a bit of action and I loved that, too. 
 Aurora is a strong willed female character and I liked her ... most of the time. The romantic elements while probably appropriate for the young adult reader, were a bit too insta-love for me and the "man as protector" type doesn't always appeal to me, but this didn't take too much away from the overall feel of this book, although it was a little cheesy in spots. 
 This is a great start to the series and I'm interested in seeing where things are going to go with the story and world. 
 An ARC was provided for review.