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A review by blandrea_reads
Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall
4.0
Kate Kane is amazing. But Patrick is kinda the star of this book.... I am all for a sexy vampire boyfriend, but in a life where the Vampire's girlfriend moves on without him, and he's still dating 17 year olds, the deeply disturbing creepiness of the age gap becomes SO ridiculously apparent.
Am I here for a vampire boyfriend? Absolutely
Can I also see the ridiculousness of the age gap where a 200 year old can be passionately in love with a 17 year old? Absolutely.
They are not mutually exclusive.
The established relationship of Julian and Kate was also nice to see. They are both complete people with their own lives and goals and can co-exist without needing to be codependent. Come to think of it, maybe I'm here for Vampire Girlfriends?
All in all, a good mystery with a fully fleshed out backdrop of interesting characters, (most of them Kate's exs).
I'm excited to see where things go with Elise... because if she doesn't find someone in the upcoming books, I may need to do some fan fic shipping of my own.
Am I here for a vampire boyfriend? Absolutely
Can I also see the ridiculousness of the age gap where a 200 year old can be passionately in love with a 17 year old? Absolutely.
They are not mutually exclusive.
The established relationship of Julian and Kate was also nice to see. They are both complete people with their own lives and goals and can co-exist without needing to be codependent. Come to think of it, maybe I'm here for Vampire Girlfriends?
All in all, a good mystery with a fully fleshed out backdrop of interesting characters, (most of them Kate's exs).
I'm excited to see where things go with Elise... because if she doesn't find someone in the upcoming books, I may need to do some fan fic shipping of my own.