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A review by bubblewombat
A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Soulmates with a dash of love triangle goodness? Don't mind if I do.
I know that, logically, Keera is going to end up with Riven, who I want her to be with, but I can't help but love the little moments she has with Killian as well. I knew based on the first book that *something* would come of it and it has.
But the romance isn't a huge focus of the book, it's plot heavy, and we got such a nice world & lore expansion in this one. It was so much, that I couldn't binge it as fast as I did the first book and had to let it settle a bit.
Now, I'm not sure I like all the answers we gotlike the light fae not coming back EXCUSE ME </spoiler, but I appreciate them all the same.
My favourite thing is probably all the character development, not just on Keera's end, but the whole found family too. I love them all to bits, and hope they all make it to the very end.
With that said, the ending was a bit odd. We've been building up towards this one event throughout both books, and then it turned out to be kinda underwhelming? Like, that's NOT how that should've happened, no way.
So for that I'm lowering my rating to a 4.5, but I really enjoyed this book, and can't wait to jump into the next two.
I know that, logically, Keera is going to end up with Riven, who I want her to be with, but I can't help but love the little moments she has with Killian as well. I knew based on the first book that *something* would come of it and it has.
But the romance isn't a huge focus of the book, it's plot heavy, and we got such a nice world & lore expansion in this one. It was so much, that I couldn't binge it as fast as I did the first book and had to let it settle a bit.
Now, I'm not sure I like all the answers we got
My favourite thing is probably all the character development, not just on Keera's end, but the whole found family too. I love them all to bits, and hope they all make it to the very end.
With that said, the ending was a bit odd. We've been building up towards this one event throughout both books, and then it turned out to be kinda underwhelming? Like, that's NOT how that should've happened, no way.
So for that I'm lowering my rating to a 4.5, but I really enjoyed this book, and can't wait to jump into the next two.