A review by cydchristine96
Rain of Shadows and Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich

5.0

It isnt 100% necessary but read lady of darkness series before this and you wont regret it! Both series are part of the same universe and there are overlaps of details which I found fantastic.

This was kinda chunky for the 1st book in a 4 book series, but it really set the expectations. We were given great background of the world, the political multi layers of their realm, the core characters, the villains and why our FMC is thrown into the mix.

I HATE the MMC Theron, you cannot give me like 60% of him being heartless, controlling and emotionally abusive to then try to have me fancy him in the next 40%. I have never given the evils to pages for so long because I refuse for this little sh*t to be left of the hook, he better beg for redemption in the next book!

The FMC is bewildering and veryyyy chaotic, but I’m here for it. She breaks the MMC’s boundaries of control at every turn, she comes across naive but fierce, confused but cunning. She’s a walking contradiction, she also feels like she doesnt belong but maybe it’s because she doesnt