Reviews

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

haileym_25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gothiclibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

I really love this series. The hopeless romantic in me is really gunning for Rose and Dimitri to end up together. One of the things that drew me to this series was not only that it's a vampire series, but that there's something for everyone. There's action, drama, plenty of plot twists and even a love story or two. I can't wait to keep reading the rest of this series.

adeleinwanderland's review against another edition

5.0

No to si snad dělá prdel! Dimitrij Strigoj?!!Ne, ne, ne, ne, ne, ne, ne, ne, ne. Prostě NE.

itskaitlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

mylovelordlorcanlochan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gigi_k28's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

matinahope's review against another edition

5.0

First Read: 2018
Second Read: 2021
Third Read: 2023-2024

faithtrustpixiedust's review against another edition

4.0

This was actually pretty freaking good! I even considered rating it 5 stars! It basically took almost every criticism I'd been ruminating over for the first 2 books and actually addressed them! Like, the nature of Rose and Lissa's friendship and the power imbalance that exists there, which was the biggest issue I'd had thus far. And the conflicts and plot progression felt both natural and fairly realistic, considering the circumstances. It kinda amazes me how Mead makes what is essentially just mindless interpersonal drama feel kinda interesting, when I usually hate that. It makes the world feel more real and lived in. And I legitimately liked Rose in this, and her ghostly encounters were pretty cool and well done. Over all, definitely the best in the series so far!

(I usually write longer reviews than this but lol I'm not in the mood rn)

bookwormchels's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

gurlwholovesdogsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0