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A review by authorpixieperkins
Shattered Heir by Kayla Eshbaugh
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
My full review can be read here: bit.ly/2YW6xR3
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Seeing as this is the sequel to The Heir, I'm not going to say too much (which is hard, because I talk a lot) about the book because of those sneaky little things called SPOILERS. I will say, however, that I loved Shattered Heir even MORE than the first book! It picked up right where The Heir left off, which was SO niceβI'm glad there wasn't any kind of major time skip between the books. But. Y'all. Shad not having his soul and watching Emma suffer while trying to save him was just straight up heart-wrenching. I could feel her pain throughout the story as she clung to whatever hope she had left. ππ
And maybe this wrong, but I loved how Cadian's role in the book complicated things. Even though he's considered the "bad guy," it was interesting to see how he complicated Emma's plans in a way she wasn't necessarily expecting. Cadian just had me feeling TORN, y'all! His character had such a dark backstory that brokeeee my heart, but I also know that he handled a lot of things wrong. Dangggg, this is so hard to do without spoilers, lol! Just know that Cadian is a very complex character, and I would really love for him to have some kind of redemption.
If you thought I was going to write this review and NOT mention my boy, Ryker...you're crazy. Although in some ways it felt like Ryker took a backseat in the book, there DEFINITELY was a lot of MAJOR stuff that happened involving him (and Emma, of course). Stuff that I can't tell you because...SPOILERS. Sighs. Let's just say that I'm still #TeamRyker. I do love Shad though, and Cade managed to snag my attention, but it's Ryker. He's my main dude, lol. Swooning was never optional.
As far as content goes: No language! Intimate/passionate moments diddddd occur, the romance/attraction between the characters was definitely strong, and there was more making out in this book compared to the first book...but nothing beyond that (well, except for a guyβI refuseeee to say whoβtaking his shirt off). Grief, anxiety, depression, bitterness, and anger are some of the major feelings that are experienced and talked about. I personally wasn't triggered by any of this, but other readers might be...so please take that into consideration. There was a darker side to the souls/melodies concept (darker than the first book), but nothing too dark.
I really loved how this book focused more on the dark and light side of Terra's magic, as well as the dark and light side of several different characters. The biggest takeaway I got from the book, was the overall message that we can either let darkness overcome us...thinking we're more powerful from it (although it'll actually just weaken us) or we can cling to lightness...and truly become powerful from it as we thrive and let go of anger and bitterness.
All this to say, I'm even moreeeee excited for Cade's novella andddd THE FINAL BOOKKKKKK!!
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Seeing as this is the sequel to The Heir, I'm not going to say too much (which is hard, because I talk a lot) about the book because of those sneaky little things called SPOILERS. I will say, however, that I loved Shattered Heir even MORE than the first book! It picked up right where The Heir left off, which was SO niceβI'm glad there wasn't any kind of major time skip between the books. But. Y'all. Shad not having his soul and watching Emma suffer while trying to save him was just straight up heart-wrenching. I could feel her pain throughout the story as she clung to whatever hope she had left. ππ
And maybe this wrong, but I loved how Cadian's role in the book complicated things. Even though he's considered the "bad guy," it was interesting to see how he complicated Emma's plans in a way she wasn't necessarily expecting. Cadian just had me feeling TORN, y'all! His character had such a dark backstory that brokeeee my heart, but I also know that he handled a lot of things wrong. Dangggg, this is so hard to do without spoilers, lol! Just know that Cadian is a very complex character, and I would really love for him to have some kind of redemption.
If you thought I was going to write this review and NOT mention my boy, Ryker...you're crazy. Although in some ways it felt like Ryker took a backseat in the book, there DEFINITELY was a lot of MAJOR stuff that happened involving him (and Emma, of course). Stuff that I can't tell you because...SPOILERS. Sighs. Let's just say that I'm still #TeamRyker. I do love Shad though, and Cade managed to snag my attention, but it's Ryker. He's my main dude, lol. Swooning was never optional.
As far as content goes: No language! Intimate/passionate moments diddddd occur, the romance/attraction between the characters was definitely strong, and there was more making out in this book compared to the first book...but nothing beyond that (well, except for a guyβI refuseeee to say whoβtaking his shirt off). Grief, anxiety, depression, bitterness, and anger are some of the major feelings that are experienced and talked about. I personally wasn't triggered by any of this, but other readers might be...so please take that into consideration. There was a darker side to the souls/melodies concept (darker than the first book), but nothing too dark.
I really loved how this book focused more on the dark and light side of Terra's magic, as well as the dark and light side of several different characters. The biggest takeaway I got from the book, was the overall message that we can either let darkness overcome us...thinking we're more powerful from it (although it'll actually just weaken us) or we can cling to lightness...and truly become powerful from it as we thrive and let go of anger and bitterness.
All this to say, I'm even moreeeee excited for Cade's novella andddd THE FINAL BOOKKKKKK!!