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A review by pageturning578
Rain of Shadows and Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I split this book into 50% read in February and my first book in March so I got to count this book for 2 readathons! In March I am participating in Realmathon hosted by CoverswithCassidy!
I was able to get this audiobook on Libby and the E-book on KU and I was able to skip the line on Libby which meant I had a week to read this chunky book. But I made it in the nick of time last night by staying up until Midnight to finish this one!
I wasn't sure if this book was going to work for me because I ended up DNF'ing this authors pervious Lady of Darkness series by the 3rd book. But I really wanted to give this series a chance because so many people are talking and raving about this series on BookTube and I wanted to give this one a chance and see what all the hype is about!
YouTube did not lead me astray with this one! I ended up really enjoying my time reading this and even stayed up past midnight to finish! This book is not a fluffy fantasy romance it is rather dark with a very unique premise.
I'm not sure I'm going to do a good job explaining this premise so please see the synopsis for more explanation.
Theon is a Legacy who gets to choose a Fea to be his source durning a selection at the opening scene of this book. He chooses Tessalyn (Tessa) after a strange encounter before the ceremony. We learn that Theon and his team had been doing research on different source candidates before the selection. They had it narrowed down to 5 options but after their encounter Theon was drawn to Tessa.
Tessa is a Fea with a darker past. She does not want to be a source even tho it is installed in Fea from a young age that it is an honor to be chosen by a Legacy. Tessa does not understand why Theon chose her and she is very resistant to the bond they are trying to create. She is the opposite of what a obedient source is supposed to be and she fights the process as much as she can.
Tessa and Theon are like oil and water. Theon really does try to make Tessa as comfortable as possible throughout the process of becoming his source. But Tessa fights tooth and nail and really makes the process extremely difficult for both of them. This book is on the darker side and there is a lot the reader doesn't know going on behind the scenes that we get glimpses of as the story goes. Both Theon and Tessa have their secrets and I think more is going to be explored in future books in the series.
There is so much that happens in such a short period of time and if I went over everything we would be here all day. If your looking for a really unique set up thats a little bit dark then this series may be for you! I highly recommend at least giving this first book a chance!
I was able to get this audiobook on Libby and the E-book on KU and I was able to skip the line on Libby which meant I had a week to read this chunky book. But I made it in the nick of time last night by staying up until Midnight to finish this one!
I wasn't sure if this book was going to work for me because I ended up DNF'ing this authors pervious Lady of Darkness series by the 3rd book. But I really wanted to give this series a chance because so many people are talking and raving about this series on BookTube and I wanted to give this one a chance and see what all the hype is about!
YouTube did not lead me astray with this one! I ended up really enjoying my time reading this and even stayed up past midnight to finish! This book is not a fluffy fantasy romance it is rather dark with a very unique premise.
I'm not sure I'm going to do a good job explaining this premise so please see the synopsis for more explanation.
Tessa is a Fea with a darker past. She does not want to be a source even tho it is installed in Fea from a young age that it is an honor to be chosen by a Legacy. Tessa does not understand why Theon chose her and she is very resistant to the bond they are trying to create. She is the opposite of what a obedient source is supposed to be and she fights the process as much as she can.
Tessa and Theon are like oil and water. Theon really does try to make Tessa as comfortable as possible throughout the process of becoming his source. But Tessa fights tooth and nail and really makes the process extremely difficult for both of them. This book is on the darker side and there is a lot the reader doesn't know going on behind the scenes that we get glimpses of as the story goes.
There is so much that happens in such a short period of time and if I went over everything we would be here all day. If your looking for a really unique set up thats a little bit dark then this series may be for you! I highly recommend at least giving this first book a chance!