Reviews with content warning for Gore - What Hunts Inside the Shadows

I understand the pull that Estella feels towards Caldrid but that does not excuse him for taking her choice in multiple occasions and masking it with an excuse if his love for her. However I do think that he made some slight improvements.
But the real reason I want to keep on resding it to find out what kind of fae Estella is.

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charhollyx's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I reallyyy wanted to love this series…

Nothing really happens for the first 60% of the book, and it’s getting to the point where withholding answers is more irritating that intriguing. I love an info dump, and this does not have it, which is fine! Just not to my tastes…
The main character’s inner monologue is insufferable, I much prefer it when she starts killing people without regard and both loving & having sex without the guilt!!

I am enjoying the plot twists

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pages_by_the_water's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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cryosphinx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The pacing is odd because the first half is a lot of repativie dialogue and not a whole lot going on adventure wise. There is a ramp up in smut which I don't mind but it seemed like after any little movement towards the goal, the characters needed to stop and bang it out.

It finally gets interesting at the end but then it feels rushed to get it over with. It definitely sets up the next book though and I will definitely read it but this felt like a long filler to tie the first and third books. I did enjoy seeing the growth of Estrella and her powers but that's all the character growth that happens.

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katvou's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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cassie12_21's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Cliff hanger. I wanna kms rn. 😭. More smut in this book though.

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bakunzi1990's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There are some parts of this book that I love so much I feel like you'll always be inside my heart however there are some parts of the book that were so out of the norm and pornographic that I had to detach myself from the book and situation. It would have been an easy 5 stars without all the strangsex. That's just not my thing.

It's feminist in one line then in another I'm cringing from the language he uses with the MC. Kinda gives mixed signals as if the author herself was conflicted herself.

The world building was top notch as well as the friendships. The evolution of the MC is as well. I'm still looking forward to the next book.

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