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A review by chelseaj91
Masters of the Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Club Shadowlands 3.5 Stars
That's definitely an interesting way to get introduced to things XD
On the one hand, I liked the fact that Z was willing to give Jessica shelter. On the other, I feel like they could have arranged something else instead of just going straight to "sign the rules and then we'll warm you up". Granted (and this was noted in the Author's Note at the beginning), things were compressed so it wouldn't have worked as well if they'd waited, I still feel like there could have been something. I did like the fact that Z kind of picked up on Jessica so easily and was able to guide her to things. Granted, he probably wouldn't be an effective Dom if he couldn't but still. Going back to the rules thing, I feel like he did miss a massive issue with that, one that could have been a lot worse. I did kind of chuckle at Jessica's need to defend though, and laughed when Z told her to stop beating people. I also liked that Z kind of left returning up to Jessica but also did it in a way that let her know he wanted her to be there.
Dark Citadel 3.5 Stars!
On the one hand, I liked the fact that Z was willing to give Jessica shelter. On the other, I feel like they could have arranged something else instead of just going straight to "sign the rules and then we'll warm you up". Granted (and this was noted in the Author's Note at the beginning), things were compressed so it wouldn't have worked as well if they'd waited, I still feel like there could have been something. I did like the fact that Z kind of picked up on Jessica so easily and was able to guide her to things. Granted, he probably wouldn't be an effective Dom if he couldn't but still. Going back to the rules thing, I feel like he did miss a massive issue with that, one that could have been a lot worse. I did kind of chuckle at Jessica's need to defend though, and laughed when Z told her to stop beating people. I also liked that Z kind of left returning up to Jessica but also did it in a way that let her know he wanted her to be there.
Dark Citadel 3.5 Stars!
I'll admit I didn't like this one as much as the previous one. It was close but Club Shadowlands was definitely my favorite of the two. I felt like this one focused too much on Kari's whole "no, this is bad, how can I want this?" instead of leaning into the relationship between her and Dan and Dan's whole idiocy. Yes, those things were shown, but I felt like Kari's thing came up a lot more (again, acknowledging that things were compressed to fit the length of the story, it still was a lot IMO). I did like that Kari finally called Dan out on his fears and that he finally acknowledged it, even though it took her leaving and a hit to the head to get that to come about. I did wish that Kari had been able to hit Buck; I wanted to punch him from the beginning because he was an ass, but I liked that she was able to get people to help when Buck lost his mind. I actually laughed out loud when Dan called Z and asked for Kari's address. Really glad I work from home and wasn't supposed to be on calls...