A review by books_over_everything
The Shadows and the Children by Day Leitao

4.0

I read this novella after I read the first book, The Cup and the Prince. I think it could be read before or after the first book as there are no spoilers for the plot of the first book.

I enjoyed this back story about Zora and how she became the warrior we met in The Cup and the Prince. One thing I wasn't crazy about was the darkness in the deaths and sacrifices made by some of the characters. I was expecting some thing lighter for a novella with more focus on Zora's character development.

I like Zora even more after reading this and am definitely going to continue with this series.