3.5/5 Stars: ‘The Shadows Between Us’ is a Young Adult, Dark Romance by Tricia Levenseller; ‘The Shadows Between Us’ is a playful love letter to ambitious and sexually empowered women who rarely get to be protagonists – and, the protagonist in question is also an unrepentant murderer. For the right mature reader, this is pure fun. ‘The Shadows Between Us’ may seem to be promoting all the wrong values, but you'll find virtuous maidens and unjust rulers in plenty of other fantasy tomes – it is perfectly described as a ‘Slytherin Romance’. Though labelled as ‘Fantasy’, it did not fit the criteria; as the mythology behind this monarch's family curse isn't that well developed, despite it being the sole element for a ‘Fantasy’ touch. ‘The Shadows Between Us’ was slightly predictable; nothing ‘wowed’, as it felt dry and bland.