Lady of Shadows by Melissa K. Roehrich

4.11 AVERAGE

flawless1k's review against another edition

4.0
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: Yes

allyson98's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

rachlizabeth's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional 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: Yes
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aussie_reads's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny mysterious sad tense

erinrh25's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated

sidequeststacy's review against another edition

2.75
I was ready to DNF the series but the ending had me finally interested. We'll see how the third book goes. 
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daniobsessivelyreads's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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Release Date: December 1, 2021

4.0⭐️3.5🌢

I loved the second installment in this series! While Scarlett is working to overcome her past trauma, and Sorin is trying to give her space to do so. Time is running out. The tensions are high between Sorin and Scarlett and it makes for a fast read, but there are moments when the repetitiveness of the conversations is tiring. Hence the 4 instead of 5 stars. 
There is more magic training and magical battles in this book. Plus, the big bad villain behind all of the machinations has not been revealed yet! I'm very excited to continue on this journey with Sorin and Scarlett.

This book is very much inspired by Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses. While I love and adore the inspirational elements, it is almost too on the nose with this one. I'm still gonna eat it up! 

Themes/Tropes:
 πŸPolitical Machinations
 πŸFae/Vampires/Witches/Humans
 πŸEnemies-to-Lovers
 πŸTrained Female Assassin
 πŸRevenge Plot
 πŸControlling Master of Assassins
 πŸThrone of Glass vibes
 πŸOlder Fae Warrior as Teacher/Trainer/Lover?
 πŸHidden Powers/Potential

TW:
 βœ¨Violence
 βœ¨Training sequences
 βœ¨Biting
 βœ¨Betrayals
 βœ¨Secret keeping

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hikarujen's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

brandyc's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lakenbaye's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced