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A review by lunelis
Beast of Shadow & Light by Stephany Wallace
2.0
This book has a lot of qualities I loathe in my books.
1) Quirky heroine who wears gaudy Hot Topic outfits, paints converse, restores vintage cars, and skateboards and is also from a mega wealthy family but doesn't act like it because she's just so awesome that her family's wealth has affected her 0%. It's like the author was trying to slap Lucy with every cliche quirky girl quality possible but also let her have like a Rich People Life for some reason.
2) Lots of cringe-filled modern language that immediately tells me the author isn't actually in the know regarding how 20 year olds act and talk.
3) Instant soul-mate lust bond nonsense; like they're immediately all "I feel so deeply and intimately for you it's like I was made for you, I love you I want to be with you forever.
Also, this says for 16+ but this reads like an urban fantasy written for like 40 year old Kindle clutching moms more than an older teen or college demographic because the sentiments expressed by Lucy, who is 20, are very much akin to a much older woman. Like, at 25 I don't find her relatable so I doubt a 16-20 year old reader would. So I'm sort of confused as to what demographic this was really for.
The story, overall, just wasn't great for me. I thought the idea might be fun but it unfolds very fast and was made almost uncomfortable for me to read because the dialogue was cringey and made me wince every time these 20 and 21 year old girls started spewing random slang like it's at all how people actually talk. It feels like the attempt of someone much older trying to seem like they understand young adults and that's just... my antithesis. Bleh.
The ending has me mildly curious as to where the direction of the rest of the series will go but also I'm just like... I don't have it in me to read another bad book.
I wouldn't recommend it, personally. There are definitely way better werewolf series out there.
1) Quirky heroine who wears gaudy Hot Topic outfits, paints converse, restores vintage cars, and skateboards and is also from a mega wealthy family but doesn't act like it because she's just so awesome that her family's wealth has affected her 0%. It's like the author was trying to slap Lucy with every cliche quirky girl quality possible but also let her have like a Rich People Life for some reason.
2) Lots of cringe-filled modern language that immediately tells me the author isn't actually in the know regarding how 20 year olds act and talk.
3) Instant soul-mate lust bond nonsense; like they're immediately all "I feel so deeply and intimately for you it's like I was made for you, I love you I want to be with you forever.
Also, this says for 16+ but this reads like an urban fantasy written for like 40 year old Kindle clutching moms more than an older teen or college demographic because the sentiments expressed by Lucy, who is 20, are very much akin to a much older woman. Like, at 25 I don't find her relatable so I doubt a 16-20 year old reader would. So I'm sort of confused as to what demographic this was really for.
The story, overall, just wasn't great for me. I thought the idea might be fun but it unfolds very fast and was made almost uncomfortable for me to read because the dialogue was cringey and made me wince every time these 20 and 21 year old girls started spewing random slang like it's at all how people actually talk. It feels like the attempt of someone much older trying to seem like they understand young adults and that's just... my antithesis. Bleh.
The ending has me mildly curious as to where the direction of the rest of the series will go but also I'm just like... I don't have it in me to read another bad book.
I wouldn't recommend it, personally. There are definitely way better werewolf series out there.