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Shadows So Cruel

Liv Zander

3.89 AVERAGE

dark emotional fast-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: Yes
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jbake215's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

astrofrenchie's review

4.0
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alanaellenx's review

3.5
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes


This book was so chaotic, the author had an odd fetish for including rape as much as she did. Sebian’s death was so unnecessary and I refuse to accept that this didn’t end as a why choose 
challenging dark emotional tense slow-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: Yes

kwasnia's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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oshirley77's review

3.0
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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tashareads412's review

3.5
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

belinwonderland's review

4.0
dark emotional slow-paced
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m_shaddy's review

4.0

Shadows So Cruel was such a strong and satisfying end to this duology. I loved watching Galantia grow into herself, her character development was phenomenal and one of the standout elements of the book.

I might be in the minority here, but I really didn’t care for Sebian. He got on my nerves a bit and felt too clingy for my taste. That said,
I still appreciated his sacrifice
and was ultimately happy with how everything wrapped up.

Like the first book, this is definitely a dark fantasy romance, so be sure to check trigger warnings before diving in. But if you’re up for the ride, it’s intense, emotional, and absolutely worth it.