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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
Yay! The ol' gang is back. Love reading more about Yelena, Valek, and everyone else.
I was sooo happy when I found out there was more about Fire Study! Though I thought the ending to Fire Study was perfect, I can't say no to more Janco, Ari, Leif and magical mayhem that follows Yelena.
I loved getting Janco and Valek's perspective in this novel.
AND I love Valek's backstory. I was so engrossed!
Love it all.
Great cliffhanger at the end-- lucky for me, I already bought and started #5 Night Study.
I loved getting Janco and Valek's perspective in this novel.
AND I love Valek's backstory. I was so engrossed!
Love it all.
Great cliffhanger at the end-- lucky for me, I already bought and started #5 Night Study.
This book was not nearly as good as the Poison Study series. Part of it was because I didn't read any of Opal's books (didn't care about her before, still don't care about her now) so a lot of what they're talking about doesn't make a ton of sense. But the characters have just gotten a little stale for me... Meh. I don't know if I'll read the next two. I barely finished this one.
This review of Shadow Study originally appears on Laura Plus Books.
Oh goodness, it’s been so long since I’ve written a review that I’m a little worried I’ve forgotten how to. Today I’m back with a review for the lovely Maria V. Snyder’s new book, Shadow Study. It’s the first in the new Soulfinders series, fourth in the Study series and seventh in The Chronicles of Ixia. You guys have no idea how excited I was for more Yelena and Valek. They’ll always have a place in my heart.
Unfortunately, I was reading this book while I was in a reading slump which means I had a little trouble going through it. However, I honestly believe that my slump wasn’t caused by this book. Even though I gave the plot pace 3/5, I feel as though everything would move a lot faster for most people. Everything moved amazingly well. The perspectives rotated with the chapters and each one ended with a cliffhanger. Before you can dwell, you’re thrown back into another perspective right where it ended with a cliffhanger last time.
The writing. Oh how I love the writing. I love the way Snyder has the ability to create a person (magician) rather than just a character. Valek and Yelena have grown so much but they’re still just as adorable. There were also many flashbacks into Valek’s past. They were woven into the story effortlessly and gave answers to many Valek mysteries. If you’ve read the Study series then you NEED this book. YOU NEED IT.
But it gets better. The freaking bombshells hit me so hard. They were crazy and kept on coming. Bombshells that I’d laughed off and bombshells that I’d never see coming. AND THE ENDING. God the ending. Obviously, I’m not going to spoil it but I promise that no one does endings like Maria V. Snyder. If you’re looking for a book that will rock your world, you’ve found it.
I honestly believe that everyone needs some Maria V. Snyder in their life, even if they haven’t read any books in the Study series or The Chronicles of Ixia. After all, Shadow Study is the first in a series and she makes sure that you understand everything. Maria V. Snyder and her fantasy is so freaking mind-blowing. It’s hilarious and action-packed all at once. Please give it a go!
Oh goodness, it’s been so long since I’ve written a review that I’m a little worried I’ve forgotten how to. Today I’m back with a review for the lovely Maria V. Snyder’s new book, Shadow Study. It’s the first in the new Soulfinders series, fourth in the Study series and seventh in The Chronicles of Ixia. You guys have no idea how excited I was for more Yelena and Valek. They’ll always have a place in my heart.
Unfortunately, I was reading this book while I was in a reading slump which means I had a little trouble going through it. However, I honestly believe that my slump wasn’t caused by this book. Even though I gave the plot pace 3/5, I feel as though everything would move a lot faster for most people. Everything moved amazingly well. The perspectives rotated with the chapters and each one ended with a cliffhanger. Before you can dwell, you’re thrown back into another perspective right where it ended with a cliffhanger last time.
The writing. Oh how I love the writing. I love the way Snyder has the ability to create a person (magician) rather than just a character. Valek and Yelena have grown so much but they’re still just as adorable. There were also many flashbacks into Valek’s past. They were woven into the story effortlessly and gave answers to many Valek mysteries. If you’ve read the Study series then you NEED this book. YOU NEED IT.
But it gets better. The freaking bombshells hit me so hard. They were crazy and kept on coming. Bombshells that I’d laughed off and bombshells that I’d never see coming. AND THE ENDING. God the ending. Obviously, I’m not going to spoil it but I promise that no one does endings like Maria V. Snyder. If you’re looking for a book that will rock your world, you’ve found it.
I honestly believe that everyone needs some Maria V. Snyder in their life, even if they haven’t read any books in the Study series or The Chronicles of Ixia. After all, Shadow Study is the first in a series and she makes sure that you understand everything. Maria V. Snyder and her fantasy is so freaking mind-blowing. It’s hilarious and action-packed all at once. Please give it a go!
A great follow up to the original trilogy. The only issue I had was the writing style has been altered to do multiple character POV which was not in the original series and disoriented me at first.
However after this i easily fell back into the world of Ixia and Sitia and the characters In the story and enjoyed where the new arc could lead.
However after this i easily fell back into the world of Ixia and Sitia and the characters In the story and enjoyed where the new arc could lead.
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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was really confusing. It was hard for me to follow the story line. Did I miss something where Ben and Owen Moon were introduced? The new characters were very confusing for me to understand. Besides that, the story line wasn't as exciting as the previous books. It was an okay book considering the main problem was never solved, which left the book at a major cliffhanger.
This was more like 2.5 stars. Maybe it has been too long since I read the previous books because I really had no clue who the bad guys were and what they did previously. But even if I had remembered, this book really didn't have much action, suspense, or resolution. And the flashbacks for Valek had super clunky transitions, though that storyline was probably my favorite part of the book. So yeah, can't particularly recommend it despite my love for Yelena and especially Valek.