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A review by amanda_reads13
Shadow Lands by Stacey Marie Brown
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book is the conclusion to the series. It is faster paced than the others and we get a lot of story progression in a short period of time. But it also felt very disjointed as we also get multiple POVs: Brex, Warwick, Scorpion, Caden, and Killian. It kind of threw off the flow.
One thing that annoyed me was the this book really just served to set up spin off for different characters.Somehow so many mates are discovered within this small group. They just hadn't 'realized' it before. Convenient. Killian/Rosie, Scorpion/Hanna, Caden/Birdie, Zander/Eliza, and if course Brex/Warwick. It was basically just a book about their sex lives with a bit of war peppered in. Almost every chapter seemed to have a sex scene. Hate to say it, but it was too much.
We learn a little more about Brex's magic from Ember and Eli. They are the king's assassin's who manage to find Brex. Only it is discovered thatBrex actually contains part of Ember's fire magic. So some of Brex's magic is Dae magic - pure fae+high demon.
For a series that felt so long, the ending felt incredibly rushed. I would have liked the final battle scene to have been fleshed out more.
I love the found family aspect of this book. Opie and Bitzy continue to be the highlight of the series.
One thing that annoyed me was the this book really just served to set up spin off for different characters.
We learn a little more about Brex's magic from Ember and Eli. They are the king's assassin's who manage to find Brex. Only it is discovered that
For a series that felt so long, the ending felt incredibly rushed. I would have liked the final battle scene to have been fleshed out more.
I love the found family aspect of this book. Opie and Bitzy continue to be the highlight of the series.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail