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Shadows so Cruel

Liv Zander

3.89 AVERAGE

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This actually started off okay compared to the first novel but then it just got too out there for me. 

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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Hmm… I expected from this series a lot more than was given. This could’ve been so much better than it was. 
I feel like the only way the author knew how to make the romance “dark” and to make the characters suffer was rape. And just… no. 
The first book gave a good base to really drag out the burn but they just fell back in love too easily in my opinion. 
The ending… Sabian’s death was so unnecessary and gave nothing to the plot. You make him a main character and just kill him off because “he needed to protect Galantia because he didn’t manage to protect his mate.” But did he need to die?? No.
I’ll still give 3 stars because I did enjoy the beginning of the book and the world building was new to me.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

The story is an amazing evolution. This book destroyed me. I was emotionally wrecked. 

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The second book definitely has a lot more plot to it. There’s all the spice, but has more adventure and aspects of healing and finding hope and peace. Still has some triggers in it so be careful, but I like it!
dark emotional 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