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A review by theowrites
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
3.0
Unfortunately, Shadow's Claim really fell apart at the 3rd act breakup. Was there not the pages to have Trehan fully break in any other manner? Jealousy over a woman being friends with a man, crush or no crush, is such a turn-off on-page and off-page.
(I'm a bisexual, non-binary person, so when people ask stupid questions like, can men and women be friends? I think about how, if the answer is a black/white no, I'm not allowed to have any friends.)
Cas was clearly having a gay panic this entire book. I will be interested to see how Cole deals with this in his book, given how cheating is considered the 3rd rail in romance. (We'll probably see some ridiculous loophole, like how he couldn't get an erection or something, or that he and Mirceo have an open relationship (that'd be another first in IAD).)
Tournaments, fight rings, and other fight-to-the-death competitions are my least favorite, but until Trehan's final battle with Cas, I was impressed with the balance and how entertained I was. Call me a basic bitch (gender neutral), but I love a man (or person of any or no gender) who will bring me a bag with the heads of my enemies. There were indeed some inventive demons and powers.
Bettina seemed naive and young throughout most of Shadow's Claim. Even in the narrative, she speaks to how much younger she feels than Trehan, and despite her coming into some power and confidence, she does seem too young for him. Bettina seemed most happy when in her workshop being an artisan, not ruling her people. While I immensely enjoyed her and Trehan's date (it was beautiful) and him encouraging her at every moment to work through her trauma, they felt uneven in a way I'm not sure other IAD pairings, even with age gaps, have.
Usually, I find Cole pretty humorous, but I'm not sure Salem, the invisible letch, and Morgana's over-the-topness worked for me. Likewise, through Trehan's eyes, Lothaire didn't quite work in the same way his book and previous books did to loosen up the seriousness.
LGBTQ Watch - Cas has his aforementioned gay panic as he knows Mirceo is his fated mate. I'm not sure Mirceo's actions showed that he knew this about Cas, which may make sense given that Mirceo hasn't reached the point where born vampires "die." It's possible that they have to go through that so they can be blooded and realize their fated mate. It didn't seem that Mirceo had a plan to save Cas' life in the Cas vs. Trehan head-to-head or was angry that his "uncle" was going to kill his fated mate.
(I'm a bisexual, non-binary person, so when people ask stupid questions like, can men and women be friends? I think about how, if the answer is a black/white no, I'm not allowed to have any friends.)
Cas was clearly having a gay panic this entire book. I will be interested to see how Cole deals with this in his book, given how cheating is considered the 3rd rail in romance. (We'll probably see some ridiculous loophole, like how he couldn't get an erection or something, or that he and Mirceo have an open relationship (that'd be another first in IAD).)
Tournaments, fight rings, and other fight-to-the-death competitions are my least favorite, but until Trehan's final battle with Cas, I was impressed with the balance and how entertained I was. Call me a basic bitch (gender neutral), but I love a man (or person of any or no gender) who will bring me a bag with the heads of my enemies. There were indeed some inventive demons and powers.
Bettina seemed naive and young throughout most of Shadow's Claim. Even in the narrative, she speaks to how much younger she feels than Trehan, and despite her coming into some power and confidence, she does seem too young for him. Bettina seemed most happy when in her workshop being an artisan, not ruling her people. While I immensely enjoyed her and Trehan's date (it was beautiful) and him encouraging her at every moment to work through her trauma, they felt uneven in a way I'm not sure other IAD pairings, even with age gaps, have.
Usually, I find Cole pretty humorous, but I'm not sure Salem, the invisible letch, and Morgana's over-the-topness worked for me. Likewise, through Trehan's eyes, Lothaire didn't quite work in the same way his book and previous books did to loosen up the seriousness.
LGBTQ Watch - Cas has his aforementioned gay panic as he knows Mirceo is his fated mate. I'm not sure Mirceo's actions showed that he knew this about Cas, which may make sense given that Mirceo hasn't reached the point where born vampires "die." It's possible that they have to go through that so they can be blooded and realize their fated mate. It didn't seem that Mirceo had a plan to save Cas' life in the Cas vs. Trehan head-to-head or was angry that his "uncle" was going to kill his fated mate.