Lady of Shadows by Melissa K. Roehrich

4.1 AVERAGE

jennahh3's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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: Yes

elle_es's review against another edition

3.0
I probably would have rated this a 2.5 if there were half ratings. I didn't like it was much as Lady of Darkness (3 star) but it was still entertaining enough I got through it quickly and continued on with the series.

tildavatanen's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous mysterious 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: Complicated
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saralouisereads's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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: Complicated
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shedunnthat's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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fictionsandfrictionn's review against another edition

5.0
My heart is currently being squeeze by Melissa Roehrich’s talented fist. Sobbing, crying, laughing, and scratching at the door. This series is so good I’m feral
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erikadawnbraham's review against another edition

4.0
What is with these books and their endings?! Damn. I’m obsessed with how much Scarlett has grown into herself. I think some of the spicy scenes felt a bit disjointed from the plot BUT who am I to judge. Overall, such an entertaining, interesting novel. I’m looking forward to starting the third tomorrow.

pinklipsbookishtips's review against another edition

2.0
I tried. I really did. I wanted to get into these books so much. I finished this one and gave them another chance, but I could not get into them. They weren’t bad at all. Just…I don’t even know. It’s probably the audiobook that I listened to, though I really enjoyed the voice actors. Or maybe it’s a fantasy slump. But I didn’t care for the characters. I didn’t care what happened to them or what came next. Maybe I will read the books some day and give them another chance when I am
In a different head space. For now, I am not continuing the series.
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leviath's review against another edition

2.0
emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aepfelchen's review against another edition

3.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Leider hat mir das Buch nicht so gut gefallen wie Band 1. Das liegt vor allem an der Protagonistin Scarlet, die ich mit ihrer sturen, arroganten Art immer wieder sehr nervig finde. Auch die Kommunikation mit Sorin war so von Missverständnissen und Geheimnissen geprägt, dass sie mich zwischendurch richtig genervt hat. Insgesamt war mir die Story trotz sehr emotionalem, mitreißenden Anfang dann auch zu drüber. Entschuldigung, aber wieso vertraut sein ganzer innerer Hof ihr so schnell?
am nachvollziehbarsten fand ich echt Talwyns Position lol.
 
Ansonsten kam mir die Story auch sehr vor wie eine Mischung aus ACOTAR und ToG, in diesem Band jedoch deutlich mehr ACOTAR. Das Pacing war für mich auch deshalb oft "off" bzw. verwirrend und ich fand es nicht ganz einfach, den ganzen Ortssprüngen zu folgen. Am Ende habe ich auch leider nicht mehr wirklich mit Scarlet und Sorin mitgefühlt, dafür aber umso mehr mit
Talwyn und Azrael, ich hoffe, die kommen zusammen!
Das Ende habe ich mir nach den ganzen Reviews auch etwas krasser vorgestellt, aber ich war schon überrascht und bin gespannt, wie es weitergeht - hoffentlich mit etwas Character Development für unsere lieben Protagonist:innen hinsichtlich ihrer Kommunikation!