Vanessa Chan's debut novel provided a revealing look at Malaya during the Japanese Occupation during World War II. Although the setting and descriptions were interesting and informative, The Storm We Made presents you with a series of horrifying events with little character development to emotionally tie you to the story. To make matters worse, the constant jumping between characters and timelines kept disrupting the flow of the narrative. Despite its weak characters, The Storm We Made's historical setting make it still worth a read.