*Book source ~ Purchased on Audible
Title ~ Shadow Study
Series ~ Soulfinders, #1
Publisher ~ Mira
Published ~ 24 February 2015
Genre ~ Fantasy
Rating ~ 4 bites
Narration ~ 5 bites
Narration ~ 5 bites
Yelena finds herself targeted for assassination
and loses her magic, Valek finds himself at odds with the Commander and the
Power Twins are trying to keep things together. Smuggling is rife, plots are
thick and tricky and it’s hard to decide who to trust.
Guest Reviewers:
T ~ my 16-yr-old son
K ~ my 14-yr-old son
Yelena, Valek and the gang are back. Told from
three POVs (Yelena, Valek, Janco), the story switches back and forth between
them as they deal with current events. A lot of Valek’s story consists of
flashbacks on how he became the man he is today. We loved his portion because as
T put it: Valek is effing awesome! K & I have to agree. Janco is
always good for amusement and we’re mixed about Yelena. We mostly like her but
there are times we seriously want to bitchslap her for doing stupid shit.
Seriously. The alternating storylines were ok. We think it was a bit
frustrating to get to a good point in one arc only to have it slip to the next
and then the next. Grrr. Overall though we did enjoy having all three arcs come
together in the end. And I have to tell you that K called that ending about 1/3 of the way into the book. That boy
is too smart for his own good. LOL Oh, and that ending? Holy shit! As for the
new characters, we’re reserving judgment. I kinda like Onora, but I don’t trust
her. Yet. The Commander has me worried, K
and T aren’t with T saying that he believes the Commander
is incorruptible. I’m not so sure. Again, I’m worried where this story is
heading. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how it plays out.
Favorite Quotes:
Yelena to Onora about Janco: “ He grows on you. Sort of like a barnacle.”
Valek to Yelena: “We should make a list of who doesn’t want to kill you, love. It’d be
shorter.”
I’d be
offended, but it was actually a good idea.
Valek had
learned the best way to distribute information was to classify it as secret.
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