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The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest

9 reviews

anoelle99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Animal death

mlottermoser's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Continuing magical realm wars. A little spicier than the previous two. 2.5 Chili Peppers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

kat_rowlen's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Very gripping story line the series is just slow paced. The author over describes things, but I like that in a story. I love the world building in this series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Classism, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Torture, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book. 
Every time I thought things would be getting better they *kept* getting worst. Y'all. I need a palate cleanser for like 2-3 books until I can throw myself into The Demon Tide. It wasn't because it was bad, it was just stressor and emotions the entire time and as the audiobook is basically 20 hours, it was just a LOT. 😂.

There is multiple POVs because basically the entire gang is far apart. It was interesting to see what was happening with everyone (though I didn't hear from the lupins... I wonder what's going on with that). 

Anyways, read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Genocide and Deportation

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

5.0

An incredible continuation of the Black Witch Chronicles. That being said

IF YVAN IS STILL ALIVE IM GONNA LOSE IT

Ellorens development continues to impress as she becomes a fully-formed character. The world building is so beautiful I wish I could be there! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Grief, Violence, War, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Animal death

Moderate: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Genocide

Minor: Cursing, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, and Sexual harassment

vonny3492's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, and Death

mypatronusisajedi's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Classism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and War

baexlee's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

The Shadow Wand is an entirely different entry into the Black Witch Chronicles than either of the previous installments. Where the two previous novels only gave Elloren's perspective The Shadow Wand does not shy away for jumping through the perspectives of many different characters, including some new introductions. The world that Laurie Forest has crafted is complex, and in previous installments Elloren's viewpoint alone was enough to navigate that narrative as she began to really experience the world on her own for the first time and be exposed to people beyond her protected bubble. I appreciated that Forest recognized the limitations of Elloren's perspective in this particular installment and provided us more insight into characters like Tierney and Wynter.

This series is not afraid to shy away from it's characters dealing with difficult subject matter, and The Shadow Wand is no exception to that. Things do not simply happen to these characters, they are not passively accepting the events of their narrative, rather they are critically thinking about the events of their story and emotionally unpacking them on the page, which can only help serve to deepen our connection to a character as readers.

Fair warning to anyone with an aversion to love triangles - this series is likely not for you. Since this is the third installment we are well into the romantic plotlines, but Forest does not make any predictable choices and the only thing that I can be certain of is that I cannot be certain of anything when it comes to Elloren, Yvan and Lukas. As far as my personal opinions, i thought I had made my mind up, and then I had a lot of opinions changed by the events of this novel, only the be left feeling confused, frustrated and grief stricken by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Death, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Racism, Genocide, and Grief

rini's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Slavery, and War

Minor: Rape