Reviews

Stolen by the Shadows by Sarah Spade

briannaw28's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

darkromanceobsessed's review

4.0

This book had me all in my feelings. I loved that at the beginning when the FMC called the demon by accident when she was 9 years old. He knew that she was his mate the minute that he saw her, but he knew that she was a child and would not act on anything while she was young. He became her friend, the monster that she told all her secrets to. Nox, the monster who waited 1200 years to find his soul mate and the only way he could was to be pulled into the human world by a spell. When he finally felt the call he found a child as his mate. There was nothing inappropriate in this book, due to the age difference. The FMC did end up touching his shadows because she was wondering what they felt like and he was locked up for 14 years. and he took his punishment to make sure that his mate was safe. He did escape when during Halloween the veil between the two worlds are at its weakest, and he felt his mates fear when she saw her stalker crazy ex-boyfriend. The biggest thing I loved about this book is that she did not fight the mating bond, and did not make him earn back all the time they spent apart. She walked into the bind with the knowledge of what it will entail. She is smart and stubborn, but she knew from the beginning that there was something special about her shadow monster.

dana_yamaguchi's review

3.0

“Everything I am. Everything I was.
Everything I’ll ever be… it belongs to Amelia Benoit now.”
-Nox, from Stolen by the Shadows by Sarah Spade

laila_loves_books's review

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

uearthen's review

fast-paced

5.0

fmcfranny's review against another edition

3.0

this was neither good nor bad...It had its ups and downs and though I might read more from this author it would have to be a different series because this is the second one in a row that was only 3 stars. Lots of author potential but not quite past the 3-star mark for me yet.

nencsa's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

mnemosyne5's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars rounded up to 3. Meh. Not bad, but after the interesting beginning, not super engaging.

deviltryinrapture's review against another edition

3.0

An easy read

This is the first book I've read from the series but I don't feel like I've missed out on any important lore. It's a VERY easy read, but has a satisfying enough story to it.

There is a lot of repetition in the prose. Lots of long tangents about the same thing youve been reading about the last 100 pages. You often get an overly explained inner thoughts section that is not really needed and doesn't really show any character growth.

If you don't mind skimming certain paragraphs then it's not a bad book. It just could have been waaaaay shorter.

leni16's review

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0