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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
This was a good conclusion to the Mistland duology. I enjoyed this one even more than the first and everything just flowed really well. It picks up where the last book ended with the fmc and mmc and there were so many connections and aha moments. The romance is a slow burn, but it made for great angst, tension, and all the yearning. I loved that the fmc was the one with the cool shadow-wielding powers and was still a badass. The world-building and plot were nice because we saw the main characters start away from each other and then come back together after their time apart and face the world together. I liked the prophecy aspect and all the adventure and god lore that came from it and how it was addressed.
Like in the first book, I loved the found family, and seeing the friendships and relationships of other characters together was great. The love, self-discovery, finding one's self, and character development aspects of the main characters were written well, and think overall this was a good ya romantasy with adventure and twists. Thanks to Entangled and Bookedwithemilys for the arc for an honest review.
Read for:
- Slow burn
- Upper YA romantasy
- Yearning and angst
- Shadow wielding fmc
- Prophecy and gods
- Found family
Like in the first book, I loved the found family, and seeing the friendships and relationships of other characters together was great. The love, self-discovery, finding one's self, and character development aspects of the main characters were written well, and think overall this was a good ya romantasy with adventure and twists. Thanks to Entangled and Bookedwithemilys for the arc for an honest review.
Read for:
- Slow burn
- Upper YA romantasy
- Yearning and angst
- Shadow wielding fmc
- Prophecy and gods
- Found family
adventurous
dark
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
A better ending couldn't have been written for this story. All of the lore in the book was even better than the first. Seeing everything tie together was so satisfying. The continued banter between the MCs was perfection. The world seems so large that I could see a spinoff happening and it being a good read also. I do feel that the book was a smidge too long. There are easily some parts that could have been omitted and not left holes. The twist was like "sure, I guess I could see that" but not really as impactful as anticipated. However this was still a legit wrap up to the series.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
I really enjoyed the conclusion to this fantasy romance duology. I did a reread of To Kill a Shadow before reading this sequel, and I’m very glad I did otherwise there would’ve been vital pieces I missed.
Kiara has all the traits I love in a FMC plus it is SOOO refreshing to see a female shadow wielder when it’s usually the MMC wielding shadows. Jude Maddox is a fantastic MMC and their slow burn is lovely. It took me a while to read this book because I wanted to savor it. I can’t wait to see what else she writes next!!
Thank you so much to the author, Entangled Teen, and NetGalley for the ARC!
If you like:
💜female shadow wielder
💜Mulan vibes
💜completed Duology
💜slowest of slow burns
💜magic system with gods
💜loveable side characters
Then you should read this one!
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
I really enjoyed the conclusion to this fantasy romance duology. I did a reread of To Kill a Shadow before reading this sequel, and I’m very glad I did otherwise there would’ve been vital pieces I missed.
Kiara has all the traits I love in a FMC plus it is SOOO refreshing to see a female shadow wielder when it’s usually the MMC wielding shadows. Jude Maddox is a fantastic MMC and their slow burn is lovely. It took me a while to read this book because I wanted to savor it. I can’t wait to see what else she writes next!!
Thank you so much to the author, Entangled Teen, and NetGalley for the ARC!
If you like:
💜female shadow wielder
💜Mulan vibes
💜completed Duology
💜slowest of slow burns
💜magic system with gods
💜loveable side characters
Then you should read this one!
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
“We weren’t made for easy, Commander.”
Thank you to Entangled Teen and Netgalley for the eARC!
This was an extremely satisfying conclusion to the story that started in To Kill a Shadow. My favorite parts were the sections of romance and banter between our two leads. I melted at their interactions. These two really are stunning!
Where I wholeheartedly ADORED the first book in its entirety… I think this one fell a little flat in comparison. Obviously still great but not as good as the first.
The book felt long. It almost felt as if the story was elongated to fit into two books when it easily could have been a 500-600pg single book? A lot of the stuff in this second book probably could have been cut completely - especially some stuff in the beginning. And in my opinion, the twist/reveal in this book would have had a bigger impact that way. As it were, the reveal barely made me twitch 😂 I was like “oh, okay.”
The other small qualm I had was the insistence that every character have a significant other. It felt forced 🤦♀️ Where the first book was so unique in that it didn’t try to force things… this one did quite a bit, especially with the romances of other characters.
Still, overall, a solid conclusion and a book duology I would recommend because it does veer outside the “norm” and do things that are new and unusual! I will definitely be reading more from Quinn in the future!
Thank you to Entangled Teen and Netgalley for the eARC!
This was an extremely satisfying conclusion to the story that started in To Kill a Shadow. My favorite parts were the sections of romance and banter between our two leads. I melted at their interactions. These two really are stunning!
Where I wholeheartedly ADORED the first book in its entirety… I think this one fell a little flat in comparison. Obviously still great but not as good as the first.
The book felt long. It almost felt as if the story was elongated to fit into two books when it easily could have been a 500-600pg single book? A lot of the stuff in this second book probably could have been cut completely - especially some stuff in the beginning. And in my opinion, the twist/reveal in this book would have had a bigger impact that way. As it were, the reveal barely made me twitch 😂 I was like “oh, okay.”
The other small qualm I had was the insistence that every character have a significant other. It felt forced 🤦♀️ Where the first book was so unique in that it didn’t try to force things… this one did quite a bit, especially with the romances of other characters.
Still, overall, a solid conclusion and a book duology I would recommend because it does veer outside the “norm” and do things that are new and unusual! I will definitely be reading more from Quinn in the future!