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Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

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kebyrne2's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I have been waiting to start this series for a while now and I was not let down. I am throughly enjoying Vor and Faraine’s POV and relationship to both kingdom and own happiness.

I felt this book was a little slow and I really hope to see more of their relationship bloom in the next two.

I want more Lydia and Sul.

mrscooper13's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

nurlogy's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

vanamo_sys's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

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4.0

I have to admit that I mostly fell in love with the cover. I also saw the old covers of the series and they were amazing too, but this one speaks to me a little bit more. I was therefore very happy when I found the book on Netgalley and even happier when Daphne Press granted me a review copy. I love a good romantasy. It's basically what I read all the time and Sunday afternoon, in between lunch and watching cycling, it was finally time to dive in.

This book is exactly what you expect it to be. If the summary speaks to you, grab yourself a copy and you won't be disappointed. Mostly because this book does romantasy as it should be done. Yes, the focus is on the feelings the main characters are developing towards each other. Yes, there are quite a few paragraphs dedicated to describing their future significant other. But it's not JUST that. There is magic, there is danger, there is a prophecy, there is politics, there is fantasy.

Since this is not an epic fantasy the world building is not more detailed than it should be. We learn about both kingdoms what we have to learn and that's it. But due to hints and small remarks the author does give us the impression that the world is quite big and there are quite a lot of parts of that world we have not explored in this book. So despite the fact that we don't learn everything there is to know it doesn't feel like we lack knowledge either.

I also really enjoyed the constant tension in this book. Of course there is the tension when it comes to the romance. If you're expecting a fast burn story with loads of spice this might not be your thing. But I kinda enjoy the fantasy tension even more. We get to see why both kingdoms need this alliance, but we don't get all answers. We don't know for example what's exactly in the prophecy. And since this book doesn't give everything away yet I'm really excited about the sequel!