Quick Synopsis – Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior—one far more terrifying than her would-be killers. The mysterious and mercenary Commander Scythe.

For Rhya is no ordinary halfling. The strange birthmark on her chest and the wind she instinctively calls forth means she is a Remnant, one of four souls scattered across Anwyvn, fated to restore the balance of maegic.

Song This Reminds Me Of – Freak Out by Arvil Lavigne

Publication Date – April 8, 2025

Bookshop Link – The Wind Weaver a book by Julie Johnson – Bookshop.org US (if you use this link, I get a small percentage from the sale)

Content Notes – This book contains sexual assault, violence, blood, and mentions of infertility. There are also death of children and mothers off-page.

Spicy Rating – 🌶️🌶️

Overall Rating – ⭐⭐⭐.5 out of 5

Review – I really liked this book, but there were a few plot points that just fell flat for me. A lot of the book is world-building and establishing relationships which I enjoyed, but the main character basically does no training the whole book. It’s established early on that Rhya has considerable skill with archery, but other than that she doesn’t really train in combat or her magic. It’s really frustrating to me and I wish the character would have developed more.

The base of the story is that Rhya gets rescued from her own execution and discovers that she’s not an ordinary halfling. She’s a Wind Weaver, basically she is one of four elemental Fae destined to help restore balance. The man who saves her is frustrating and hot. There are a few steamy moments, but no sex scenes. I do think that future books will have more steam to them, but this one was relatively tame. I think this book does a lot of groundwork and I’m excited to see where the story goes.

This book is a good fantasy book and I think the next installment will be even better.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing – Ace for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.