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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you like enemies to lovers where there is actual animosity (and for good reason) this is the story for you.
Onora had horrible experiences with demons that drove her to be a hunter and Dryston had horrible experiences with hunters. But they keep finding themselves in situations where they have to work together to survive. That forced proximity causes them to eventually see each other in a different light (though it takes Onora a lot longer to come around).
The progression of their relationship from enemies to reluctant allies to tentative friends to passionate lovers is *chef's kiss* and the mysterious evil hinted at in the ending of the previous book comes to a head in the last 1/4 of A Storm of Shadows!
Thank you, Willow Quinn and BookSprout for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy. 💜
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
After the last book, I was curious to see how the author would write Onora and Dryston's story, especially because I knew overcoming my issues with her character would be challenging. I really struggle with characters who have blind hatred for others based on pre-existing biases and an inability to even listen to other perspectives. I am very glad to say that this book was not only an amazing conclusion to the sibling's stories but it also succeeded in redeeming Onora in my eyes. I received this book as an eARC in exchange for an honest review and I am so thankful I got this opportunity.
Trust me, I fully understand that Onora is very much valid in her hatred of the demons. My eir with her character was never her initial hatred and distrust, it was always in the fact that no matter how much evidence she saw that proved her bias wrong, and no matter how much she interacted with them she actively refused to believe they could be telling her the truth. She was running on blind hatred and that point honestly tends to strike a bad chord in me cause I have seen and interacted with real people like that and I genuinely don't have the patience for it. It is something that was still a continued struggle throughout the entire first half of this book (obviously cause where else would the conflict in the enemies to lovers come from) so I was sceptical that I would be able to get behind the relationship. I was proven wrong.
Without spoiling anything specific the way this story played out felt paced out and realistic enough that I was able to naturally start supporting them and I loved watching them come together and share bits and pieces of themselves. Because of this, it was a little disappointing that we didn't get very much time with them truly as a couple. So much of the book was about their progression from hating one another to loving and trusting one another -which was absolutely needed- but then as soon as they finally got together it was like we were moving at 2x speed and there wasn't even a real moment to enjoy it. While I know there was a whole other plot that was the main focus of the story to get to I would have appreciated having at least 1 chapter of them finding their footing as a pair before everything went to shit for them.
Trust me, I fully understand that Onora is very much valid in her hatred of the demons. My eir with her character was never her initial hatred and distrust, it was always in the fact that no matter how much evidence she saw that proved her bias wrong, and no matter how much she interacted with them she actively refused to believe they could be telling her the truth. She was running on blind hatred and that point honestly tends to strike a bad chord in me cause I have seen and interacted with real people like that and I genuinely don't have the patience for it. It is something that was still a continued struggle throughout the entire first half of this book (obviously cause where else would the conflict in the enemies to lovers come from) so I was sceptical that I would be able to get behind the relationship. I was proven wrong.
Without spoiling anything specific the way this story played out felt paced out and realistic enough that I was able to naturally start supporting them and I loved watching them come together and share bits and pieces of themselves. Because of this, it was a little disappointing that we didn't get very much time with them truly as a couple. So much of the book was about their progression from hating one another to loving and trusting one another -which was absolutely needed- but then as soon as they finally got together it was like we were moving at 2x speed and there wasn't even a real moment to enjoy it. While I know there was a whole other plot that was the main focus of the story to get to I would have appreciated having at least 1 chapter of them finding their footing as a pair before everything went to shit for them.
adventurous
funny
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
what a wonderful story!!!! please be sure to read the previous books to understand all that is going on. this was such a GOOD enemies to lovers story, i know it's used so often but always leaves me giggling and kicking my feet and Willow Quinn writes them SO well. i loved reading this story and seeing bits from previous book in this as well. there is a decent amount of spice which is always fun 👀. Willows stories always manage to suck me in and keep me reading and that was the same with this. please check this out, especially if you love romantasy, enemies to lovers, and very badass FMC!
*this is an arc review*
*this is an arc review*
Thank you to the author for providing an ARC!
This is the third and final installment in the trilogy. I enjoyed reading about the conclusion to the series however would have preferred more focus on the big overarching conflict. It seemed like it was resolved too easily and too quickly. The beginning had a lot of buildup but the ending felt more rushed in comparison.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Full disclosure: I read this as an ARC.
Onora is a demon hunter with a vendetta against a previous Lord of Shadows. Dryston is a demon that's the current Lord of Shadows, accused of a heinous crime against humans and is captured to stand trial.
I LOVED the banter. The enemies were fierce, which makes the inevitable even sweeter... and spicier.
I've enjoyed the characters in each book in this series grow towards each other - and this couple was my favorite. I love a good "it means something to me, but does it mean something to THEM?" moment.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes