jennnewt 's review for:

Shadows of the Lost by Maxym M. Martineau

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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I received this as an ARC. It was intriguing, but many of the plot twists were things I realized from early on. It also felt reminiscent of pokemon with the way these magical beasts were perceived in society, with only certain people interacting with them. I finished it because I wanted to know what happened, but did not feel emotionally invested in the characters or their relationships at all. I had many questions while reading as major backstory events were casually thrown in. I would also like to know how old all the characters are or are perceived to be (what with them being undead and all) because it seemed like people were maybe immortal and things happened "decades ago" but they still felt young? After reading reviews (after reading the book), I found out that it is a spinoff from a trilogy (The Beast Charmer). This would have been good to know. Perhaps if I had read the trilogy first, this book would have made more sense and I would have connected to the characters more.