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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
River of Shadow is a Finnish mythology with touches of Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone woven into the tapestry of world-building and storytelling.
4.5
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4.5
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adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the concept there was just too much going on for me
dark
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
hopeful
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:
Yes
Loved the book, thought the cliffhanger at the end was unnecessary, she could have written two more chapters
This is the third book I have read of Karina Halle’s while this one is not a spicy as the dark eyes duolgy, I still really like it. I wish their romance picked up more in book 1. I’m hoping this happens in book two. I really like the characters but I was craving more romance, I was expecting death to try and win her over of sorts. But I still really enjoyed this book.
I knew from the other reviews that the cliffhanger was going to happen but it still annoyed me to no tomorrow because I need to know what happens next!! Looking forward to the next book!
I knew from the other reviews that the cliffhanger was going to happen but it still annoyed me to no tomorrow because I need to know what happens next!! Looking forward to the next book!
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Some funny moments but the female lead felt weak, a lot of “huh/wtf” moments, I didn’t really agree with the male lead at times and there were some modern day pop culture references that I didn’t like (eg references to tiktok if I remember correctly)
challenging
tense
medium-paced