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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
"My mother is wrong. There is a way to have both love and duty....the shadows don't have to be a place of darkness, I've learned. They can be a place of peace, a place of escape, we can still feel the warmth of the sun. Cale and I can still love each other. Queen and assassin, in secret, in the shadows, always."
This story has left me feeling so bitter sweet. At the end of the day, Caledon is still one of the many queen's secrets. They have a pretty sweet arrangement set up, being with their true loves in secret. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth that Lilac (Shadow) and Cal will have to continue to keep their love a secret. To not freely be with the one you love is just so disheartening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, War, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, and Death
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