thebookishblonde 's review for:

Lady of Shadows by Melissa K. Roehrich

5.0

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I absolutely love this series and do not understand the lackluster reviews. To each their own I guess. The action and storyline really, really picks up on all fronts in this book. Without giving away any spoilers, there are MAJOR reveals, major progress (and setbacks) between Scarlett and Sorin, Callan is still being a whiny bitch, old faces appear, group dynamics change…just a whole bunch of really cool stuff happens that sets thing up for an even more epic book 3 (I’ve already made it to the end of book 4). People love to compare this series to ACOTAR, but I’d say they are way more in the vein of Throne of Glass but they’re all their own. They aren’t trying to copy SJM or anyone else. I love this series and loved this book. I loved the growth we saw in Scarlett (even though she still does dumb shit sometimes and keeps secrets). So Ron’s patience with her and the friendships she creates with his inner court was really entertaining to see too. We also get to see and interact with more of Talwyn in this book…she definitely takes the cake in terms of most hated character for me. Sure, Callan is annoying and whiny, but Talwyn…giirrllll