Rain of Shadows and Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich

3.96 AVERAGE

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nb289's review against another edition

4.5
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chelseasfaerietales's review against another edition

5.0
Rain of Shadows and Endings
The Legacy Series: Book 1

This is an absolute 5 star read.
•Dark Fantasy Romance •Fae + Gods •New Adult •He falls first •Heavy Mental Health Rep •Please read her warnings

I have only read a few dark fantasy, so I don’t have a ton to go on, but this book was fantastic. She had me hooked from the beginning. I was in a choke hold for all 750 pages. It was heavy and so emotional. The dynamics are complex, and gods do I want to know more. The romance is extremely hot and cold, and the tension is just woof
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angieholdenmakes's review against another edition

4.0
This world is very dark and brutal but the characters are great and I can’t wait to see where this series goes! 

willlherondales's review against another edition

3.75
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This was such a rollercoaster. At no point did I know where this book was going (which was great to keep me on my toes) but I felt like not much got accomplished and there was a lot of the same happening over and over which was frustrating. Overall I did enjoy it and will dive right into the next one. World building and writing style was so easy to follow and I was able to get lost in the story completely. 

katherineguild35's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 48%
Smart characters being stupid, possession, repetition, and so slow!!!!
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mjewell2727's review against another edition

3.0
dark emotional tense medium-paced
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ididntknowyouread's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: No
Oh man, this was great. Such a unique world and it felt so immersive. 

I definitely struggled for a while with Tessa and Theon. There was SO MUCH miscommunication, but I kept having to remind myself that most of it is a result of their circumstances and the political systems around them. 

The hints at what is to come definitely kept me going, and regardless of some repetitive chapters I found myself constantly wanting to read more. I’m really excited to continue in this series. 

🌶️/5
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magicgirlallison's review against another edition

3.0
I’m interested in the lore, but my god did I want to punch both protagonists in the mouth on more than one occasion. I’m fine with dark romance and I e joy enemies to lovers tropes, but this one dragged on so long and they went in the same circles so many times I couldn’t take it anymore. However, the ending had me intrigued, so against my better judgement, I’ll read the next one. Why do I do this to myself?
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amrauthor's review against another edition

5.0
Read my book review of Melissa K. Roehrich’s Rain of Shadows and Endings, book one of the Legacy series. This is a fantasy romance with Demigods and Fae filled with magic.

https://www.amrauthor.com/post/rain-of-shadows-and-endings-by-melissa-k-roehrich

sapphiresoul's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes