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Shadows So Cruel

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3.89 AVERAGE

afeeleys's review

3.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

ceoth's review

3.75
challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Please read trigger warnings before going into this.

This deals with a lot of traumatic and brutal topics, which certainly can be triggering for some.

The overall plot is intriguing, but lacks development and pace. A lot of what happened in the second book, was very predictable.

I was surprised however of how much I liked the 'why chose' trope. Definitely contributed to some intense spicy chapters πŸ₯΅πŸ˜…

Generally not a book I would recommend unless I know the person to be a bit unhinged in their reading taste (like myself).

Heart-wrenching, spicy, messed up. Loved it all!
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stegosauring's review

3.25
adventurous emotional 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: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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
dark emotional hopeful sad 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: No

Did I cry when Sebian died? Yes yes I did.  Why did it have to be him? I'm so glad Galantia and Malyr got the happiness they deserved at the end.. but poor Sebian...all he wanted was love. Lorn didn't deserve to die like that..  was she horrible? Yes, but she also went through alot. 
Favorite quote: " I might not be able to bond myself to you, but I want you to know  that I'm yours until the end... whenever that might be."
🌢🌢🌢🌢.5 on spice 

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bobagirl's review

3.25
dark emotional 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

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ashconklin's review

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

morganmcat's review

3.5
dark fast-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: Yes