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River of Shadows by Karina Halle
3.0

Great story and spice. But the first and second half of the book feel like completely different novels in both theme and tone. It caused a bit of whiplash that kept me guessing and surprised which is nice but some of the second half’s themes and jokes were juvenile and somewhat undid the magic and lore that were so carefully built up in the first half. Rushed perhaps?
That being said, I enjoyed both halves even though they feel like different books.