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To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn

11 reviews

blewballoon's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

This book featured many tried and true staples (or tropes) of the YA dark fantasy genre. Apart from there being more
character deaths
than I initially expected, I found the plot somewhat predictable. Perhaps that's more due to the fact that I've read a lot of these kinds of books than anything else.

I found the two leads pretty likable, I am not a big enemies-to-lovers fan, so I appreciated a more refreshing example of two people who just happen to have natural chemistry and bring out the best in each other. They always treated each other like respectful equals, despite there technically being a power imbalance.

Praise be to Moira Quirk for her masterful narration, as always. I appreciate when audiobooks do dual narrators for dual POVs, but honestly I wouldn't have minded if she narrated the whole thing. Sorry to the male narrator, he was fine.

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organizedxchaos's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0


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dprice805's review against another edition

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

4.0

The story premise is interesting though suspending disbelief in science and physics was a little hard. I did not see that plot twist coming. The audiobook narrators are excellent and I enjoyed listening to it. I will be continuing the series when the next one comes out.

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averagebook_lover's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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? It's complicated

5.0


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kaylyn_loves_fantasy's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

I’m usually not a fan of the slow-start books and not gonna lie it took a bit of effort to get through the first 50 pages and whatnot but I’m really glad I did! The commander recruit relationship is great, and I thought that Jude had such great depth to him. I did think the side characters should have been included in the story more, characters like Alec and Nic were just kinda there for me. But I always love when the author makes up a whole religion (like Caraval) and she did a great job building the world and the story around this central religion. The end was a real twist and a setup for a great duology or trilogy. I fell like this series should only go on for one or two more books, if it goes on for too long I think it will become like Maximum Ride or even Shatter Me towards the end. I really thought this was a great book though, an easy read too it’s you’re looking for a kind of in-between-series book.

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doahdancer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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lisashelves's review

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

3.25


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sofieishere's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I should have dnf'ed this book.
 It's just a basic "enemies" to lovers romantasy book. I did not care about any of the characters, the plottwist was predictable, the cliffhanger was stupid.
I have never been this bored

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neatens's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

This story is a fast-paced romantasy that talks about the reality of life —in general. With its enthralling and straightforward plot, you will find yourself fascinated by the light and darkness involved in the story. The world building was cruel and dark yet the characters are lovable. It also talks about the horrors of war and death. And it was brimming of plot twists and turns that might take you on the edge of your seat. Yet, the story was full of hope and love. It was both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. This is the beginning of a beautiful and immersive series, “Mistlands”.

When all seems lost, light will always be found in the dark.

Katherine Quinn made sure that the readers will feel deep sentiments in this story. It was captivating, fun, and romantic. I have never like instant love as much but I do appreciate how the author made it so acceptable — in my opinion. This is the first time I read her stories and definitely not the last. Thank you for this enticing story!

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dani_reis's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75


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