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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I loved this book! I enjoyed this over the first one. The main characters' development is refreshing, and the relationship is something you would see in person and not chessy
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emotional
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medium-paced
I really wanted to give this book 3 stars. I feel like there was a bit lacking in the ending, and the big reveal (that they were in love) was completely rushed and overshadowed by something else happening.
But I gotta say, I LOVE the feel of Bridgerton with way more murder. The FMC is awesome, just like the first one, and dare I say, she reminded me of Nesta from ACOTAR. This would have been Nesta if Feyre never killed the wolf.
And I loved it.
More characters need to be written like Nesta and Chrysantha. 10000000%.
But I gotta say, I LOVE the feel of Bridgerton with way more murder. The FMC is awesome, just like the first one, and dare I say, she reminded me of Nesta from ACOTAR. This would have been Nesta if Feyre never killed the wolf.
And I loved it.
More characters need to be written like Nesta and Chrysantha. 10000000%.
Chrysantha is about to have everything she dreamed of. She’s feigned stupidity for years while garnering the favor of her father. She only has to wait for her sick and elderly husband to die and she’ll truly be free. Surely nothing will stand in her way.
Read if you like: YA fantasy, YA fantasy romance, slow burn to steamy moments, rivals to lovers, morally gray characters (both of them), long term plots, courtly intrigue and scandals, dark secrets, and two characters who will do anything to survive.
For seven long years Chrysantha has played dumb. She used her simpleton reputation as a way to gain information from those who would never suspect her and then played everyone around her- shaping their decisions with her carefully laid plans. She’s secured a marriage with an incredibly wealthy, incredibly old Duke who has no known relatives. And as soon as he dies, she inherits a fortune and her very first taste of freedom. Chrysantha is living the dream until she finds out that her younger sister is going to marry the Shadow King, dulling her sisterly victory. But she maintains her sanity by relishing in widowed bliss, until an heir arrives out of obscurity at the estate. Now she must be rid of this pretend Duke no matter the cost. She must ignore his handsome face and unnatural essence and uncover all the dark secrets he carries.
This book is super fun! First of all, you don’t really need to do any rereading of The Shadows Between Us as this book picks up right after the end of the first and the sisters are separated and only correspond to irritate the other. So, all the happenings in the first book are mostly unknown to Chrysantha.
This is all about the plight of a woman who knows that her only use to her family is the price received at her wedding and the personal and political connections that could be gained from that union. And she takes this knowledge and plays a long game to ensure she comes out in the best possible scenario. You are gonna get a whole lot of girl power moments wrapped up in a regency era flair- with zero historical accuracy. This is another delightful book that cares not for recreating the past but rather a familiar environment with all the creative freedom of fantasy. A perfect set up for all their morally gray schemes.
This is a rivals-to-lovers romance that’s oh-so-delicious! I truly love their banter and the way they must reluctantly work together. We have a lot of opposites going on and it’s delightful. For a YA book we get a fair amount of steamy moments on page while the rest will have to live on in our imaginations. I had a lot of fun digging into this tale of a wickedly clever woman and her quest for happiness.
Thank you to NetGalley, FeirceReads, and Tricia Levenseller for a copy of this book for review.
Read if you like: YA fantasy, YA fantasy romance, slow burn to steamy moments, rivals to lovers, morally gray characters (both of them), long term plots, courtly intrigue and scandals, dark secrets, and two characters who will do anything to survive.
For seven long years Chrysantha has played dumb. She used her simpleton reputation as a way to gain information from those who would never suspect her and then played everyone around her- shaping their decisions with her carefully laid plans. She’s secured a marriage with an incredibly wealthy, incredibly old Duke who has no known relatives. And as soon as he dies, she inherits a fortune and her very first taste of freedom. Chrysantha is living the dream until she finds out that her younger sister is going to marry the Shadow King, dulling her sisterly victory. But she maintains her sanity by relishing in widowed bliss, until an heir arrives out of obscurity at the estate. Now she must be rid of this pretend Duke no matter the cost. She must ignore his handsome face and unnatural essence and uncover all the dark secrets he carries.
This book is super fun! First of all, you don’t really need to do any rereading of The Shadows Between Us as this book picks up right after the end of the first and the sisters are separated and only correspond to irritate the other. So, all the happenings in the first book are mostly unknown to Chrysantha.
This is all about the plight of a woman who knows that her only use to her family is the price received at her wedding and the personal and political connections that could be gained from that union. And she takes this knowledge and plays a long game to ensure she comes out in the best possible scenario. You are gonna get a whole lot of girl power moments wrapped up in a regency era flair- with zero historical accuracy. This is another delightful book that cares not for recreating the past but rather a familiar environment with all the creative freedom of fantasy. A perfect set up for all their morally gray schemes.
This is a rivals-to-lovers romance that’s oh-so-delicious! I truly love their banter and the way they must reluctantly work together. We have a lot of opposites going on and it’s delightful. For a YA book we get a fair amount of steamy moments on page while the rest will have to live on in our imaginations. I had a lot of fun digging into this tale of a wickedly clever woman and her quest for happiness.
Thank you to NetGalley, FeirceReads, and Tricia Levenseller for a copy of this book for review.
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Cute fun little book.. not a lot of spice and what there was it was close door but I enjoyed the book nonetheless. It’s the second in the series but I don’t think you have to read the first to enjoy this book. :)
Finally got around to this one after reading The Shadow Between Us last year. I think I might have enjoyed this one more?! To be fair though, my memory is a little fuzzy of Shadow.
What I do remember about Shadow brings me to think that The Darkness Within Us had an overall better constructed plot. Shadow had a ton of plot holes and twists that didn’t make sense but this one didn’t.
Similar to her sister in the previous novel, Chrysantha is a morally gray leading lady who does not take crap from anyone. Eryx was a great dueling partner for her although it took me a little while to like the idea of them together. Levenseller always seems to have another potential love interest that I like a little more at first but I eventually grew to like the main love interest.
The audiobook is really good! I ended up switching from reading physically to the audio half way through and glad I did.
Overall, it was a good time but I probably won’t remember much of it in the long run.
What I do remember about Shadow brings me to think that The Darkness Within Us had an overall better constructed plot. Shadow had a ton of plot holes and twists that didn’t make sense but this one didn’t.
Similar to her sister in the previous novel, Chrysantha is a morally gray leading lady who does not take crap from anyone. Eryx was a great dueling partner for her although it took me a little while to like the idea of them together. Levenseller always seems to have another potential love interest that I like a little more at first but I eventually grew to like the main love interest.
The audiobook is really good! I ended up switching from reading physically to the audio half way through and glad I did.
Overall, it was a good time but I probably won’t remember much of it in the long run.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Once again, I support women’s rights, but more importantly I support women’s wrongs. These two sissies are diabolical, but I have to say the first book was more entertaining.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
the first lined hooked me right away, in both books. I enjoyed my time reading this book, i liked this one wayyyyy more then i did the shadows between us. though I liked Alessandra's character more, but i liked and enjoyed Cyrsantada's story a lot more. The character development of Cyrsantada is insane in this book. I would recommend to people new to the fantasy genre.