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whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
4.0
The ending was oddly anticlimactic, but not in a bad way somehow.
cassandrat's review
adventurous
fast-paced
4.0
More Egypt. More cute couple stuff. Unfortunately, it didn't really go anywhere. It was very much a bridge to the next book.
Mostly, Kira gets more comfortable in her team and learns about her past.She isn't human. Her mother was descended from hybrids and father is unknown, possibly a shadowling or something bigger it seems to be. Balm placed Kira with the Solomons, who neglected to get help regarding her powers. Balm wanted a normal life for Kira, as her mother Ana wished. Kira also learns what Balm is and about the three dimensions. She also learns that the other chasers had less training.
Mostly, Kira gets more comfortable in her team and learns about her past.
lynseyisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Kira and Khefar are back in this second instalment to the Shadowchaser series. It picks immediately at the point where we left off in the last book; at the dinner celebrating Kira and Khefar's revival and new goddess-blessed statuses.
I was looking forward to hopefully getting to know both of the main characters more this time around and also trying to form more of a connection to them since that was slightly lacking in book one. I'd initially put that down to "book one syndrome" because of all the world-building that had to be done etc, etc. But now I'm thinking there may have been more to it than that because at the end of this book, I still find it quite hard to muster up much excitement for either of them in the same way I have with other characters in the past. And the excuse of it being the first book in the series, which will sometimes allow me to give it a free pass to fail in certain areas, no longer cuts the mustard.
It's a shame to have to say that because I really want to like this series. And it should, by rights, be very good. All the possibilities for exciting plots are there within the Egyptian mythology base. Unfortunately, there's just something about it that's leaving me cold.
I was also a little disappointed with the slow start. It took almost to exactly the midway point in the novel for Kira and Khefar's mission to become completely clear, for the book to give me that hook. I think the goal for the storyline should have been established much earlier on than this. I don't like words with no purpose. Get to the point.
Also, the fade-to-black sex scene was a little disappointing since the main bit of interest with regards to Kira as a main character is her inability to touch anyone. Ever. She literally has to go around with gloves taped to her wrists. So to then have Kira find the only person she can touch, having sex with him would surely be quite a monumental occasion for her, and yet it was skipped over with the barest of detail.
And, no, that's not me grumbling because there was no smut in the book. There was none in book one either but there didn't need to be because it wasn't time. Here, it was time, and it should have been part of the book.
The second half of the book was much, much better it has to be said, but by this point I think I'd already made the decision to see the book out to the end then stop reading the series. At this moment I don't see myself picking up the next one, the interest in the characters just isn't there.
3 Stars ★★★
I was looking forward to hopefully getting to know both of the main characters more this time around and also trying to form more of a connection to them since that was slightly lacking in book one. I'd initially put that down to "book one syndrome" because of all the world-building that had to be done etc, etc. But now I'm thinking there may have been more to it than that because at the end of this book, I still find it quite hard to muster up much excitement for either of them in the same way I have with other characters in the past. And the excuse of it being the first book in the series, which will sometimes allow me to give it a free pass to fail in certain areas, no longer cuts the mustard.
It's a shame to have to say that because I really want to like this series. And it should, by rights, be very good. All the possibilities for exciting plots are there within the Egyptian mythology base. Unfortunately, there's just something about it that's leaving me cold.
I was also a little disappointed with the slow start. It took almost to exactly the midway point in the novel for Kira and Khefar's mission to become completely clear, for the book to give me that hook. I think the goal for the storyline should have been established much earlier on than this. I don't like words with no purpose. Get to the point.
Also, the fade-to-black sex scene was a little disappointing since the main bit of interest with regards to Kira as a main character is her inability to touch anyone. Ever. She literally has to go around with gloves taped to her wrists. So to then have Kira find the only person she can touch, having sex with him would surely be quite a monumental occasion for her, and yet it was skipped over with the barest of detail.
And, no, that's not me grumbling because there was no smut in the book. There was none in book one either but there didn't need to be because it wasn't time. Here, it was time, and it should have been part of the book.
The second half of the book was much, much better it has to be said, but by this point I think I'd already made the decision to see the book out to the end then stop reading the series. At this moment I don't see myself picking up the next one, the interest in the characters just isn't there.
3 Stars ★★★
rclz's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in Seressia Glass's Shadowchaser's series. Really a good series. I burned right through this. Kira is so many things, a smart heroine, a broken child, and so many other things. I really love her and her 4000 year old warrior lover, Kehfar. The secondaries are really well done as well. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the next one.
liatrek's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoying the reread of this series. In the second book we get a lot of personal growth for Kira as she learns more about her past and learns to work as a team with her friends, a demigod and her immortal protector. This series has great world building and I love learning about Egyptian Gods and Goddess.
tylovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
andrewfontenelle's review against another edition
5.0
With new revelations about Kira, this story was just as exciting as Shadow Blade!
intisarspeaks's review
adventurous
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
schomj's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the first book in this series quite a bit, but had a hard time with this one. The first 100 or so pages are filled with introspection and grieving (and some info-dumping about what happened in the previous book, but that wasn't too bad). While I think those elements were important, the overall story would have benefited from having those parts mixed in with the action a bit more; the pacing just dragged.
The second half had a lot more action and the pace was a lot faster, but by then I had already given up emotionally, so it didn't have much impact. Also, while the relationship between Kira and Khefar progresses in this book -- and I'm fine with a romance building slowly throughout a series, but... it was kind of flat. I was actually a lot more intrigued by the little we saw of Demoz and his Light-touched assistant (I'd love to know more about that relationship!). At this point, I'm kind of conflicted about whether or not I want to pick up book 3.
The second half had a lot more action and the pace was a lot faster, but by then I had already given up emotionally, so it didn't have much impact. Also, while the relationship between Kira and Khefar progresses in this book -- and I'm fine with a romance building slowly throughout a series, but... it was kind of flat. I was actually a lot more intrigued by the little we saw of Demoz and his Light-touched assistant (I'd love to know more about that relationship!). At this point, I'm kind of conflicted about whether or not I want to pick up book 3.
lit_and_lore's review against another edition
3.0
There is so much about this book that I want to love; diverse characters, a kick-ass heroine and lots of worldbuilding based on Egyptian mythology. I had to knock stars off because the pacing is wonky and the author spends a lot of time repeating what Kira is thinking and restating facts that readers should have picked up. It's unnecessary to explain how Kira's magic works for the umpteenth time when we're already 3 thirds of the way through the book. It gets repetitive and slows everything down. Which is a shame because when things happen it's decent and if the character moments didn't keep rehashing the same ground it would be a stronger book.