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A review by riniya
In The Shadows by L.B. August
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Trigger Warnings: Check Them
✨”I’m bound to the shadows while he must remain in the light.”✨
For once I didn’t write a review as soon as I was done with the book. I had to sit and brood with the story and the emotions that were pulled out of me. For this book to be a debut novel, the author knows how to pull you in from the dedication and not let you go till the cliffhanger.
I thought the world building was phenomenal and the way the author sprinkles it in without you knowing it shows amazing planning. It’s one thing that most fantasy books fall short on, but not this one! I find myself eager for book two just to come back and delve more into this fantasy world, discovering all the nuances and things that are yet to be revealed to us.
✨The darkness isn’t something you should fear. Far worse monsters hide in the light.✨
I think one of my favorite, and also most frustrating parts, is the development of our main character, Theo. He was raised his entire life to fear the dark kingdom and watching him realize how wrong he was, and resist that way of thinking, was amazing character development as well as one of the most frustrating moments of the book. There were multiple times I wanted to smack him but that’s just a testament to the authors writing. His development happened at just the right speed otherwise it would have been too quick and unrealistic or too slow and left me disappointed in the book.
✨She will end you all. You will fall and weep at her feet. She. Will. End. You. ✨
Lily is an amazing and badass female main character. I absolutely LOVED peeling back her layers and seeing all the many facets of who she is. A queen. A protector. A lover. A friend. A woman. A comrade. Powerful. Weak (in the best way). Playful. Serious. Protective. She is everything I wish I could be.
✨I’ll cross any line if it means keeping you safe. ✨
I love the banter, the side characters , the creatures (which I hope we get more of in book two). Honestly, there isn’t a single thing that I didn’t enjoy in this book and with that cliffhanger, I need book two yesterday.
Thank you to L.B August for allowing me to be an ARC reader.
Trigger Warnings: Check Them
✨”I’m bound to the shadows while he must remain in the light.”✨
For once I didn’t write a review as soon as I was done with the book. I had to sit and brood with the story and the emotions that were pulled out of me. For this book to be a debut novel, the author knows how to pull you in from the dedication and not let you go till the cliffhanger.
I thought the world building was phenomenal and the way the author sprinkles it in without you knowing it shows amazing planning. It’s one thing that most fantasy books fall short on, but not this one! I find myself eager for book two just to come back and delve more into this fantasy world, discovering all the nuances and things that are yet to be revealed to us.
✨The darkness isn’t something you should fear. Far worse monsters hide in the light.✨
I think one of my favorite, and also most frustrating parts, is the development of our main character, Theo. He was raised his entire life to fear the dark kingdom and watching him realize how wrong he was, and resist that way of thinking, was amazing character development as well as one of the most frustrating moments of the book. There were multiple times I wanted to smack him but that’s just a testament to the authors writing. His development happened at just the right speed otherwise it would have been too quick and unrealistic or too slow and left me disappointed in the book.
✨She will end you all. You will fall and weep at her feet. She. Will. End. You. ✨
Lily is an amazing and badass female main character. I absolutely LOVED peeling back her layers and seeing all the many facets of who she is. A queen. A protector. A lover. A friend. A woman. A comrade. Powerful. Weak (in the best way). Playful. Serious. Protective. She is everything I wish I could be.
✨I’ll cross any line if it means keeping you safe. ✨
I love the banter, the side characters , the creatures (which I hope we get more of in book two). Honestly, there isn’t a single thing that I didn’t enjoy in this book and with that cliffhanger, I need book two yesterday.
Thank you to L.B August for allowing me to be an ARC reader.