A review by elemae98
Shade's Embrace by Olivia Riley

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was okay.

The romance as a whole felt like it was lacking something but I'm not sure what.

Madelyn frustrated me to no end, not only did I keep thinking that she needed a friend the entire time but when I thought another character was going to be her friend they either wanted to trade her or kidnap her to hold over Slade, by the time I was halfway through the book it felt like every other chapter was repetitive and had the same trope.

I also felt as if, since this is my first Olivia Riley book, that there were references to other planets and species that I was not able to comprehend completely because they were in previous alien species/planets books the author has either written or is going to write about.

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