Reviews with content warning for Violence - The Shadows Between Us

This book is the SLOWEST slow-burn romance I think I've ever read in my LIFE. For that reason, it's also my favorite. The SEXUAL TENSION in this book is PERFECTION. It took them SO LONG TO KISS AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT. The plot twists were pretty good, I liked the characters a lot, they dealt really well with Kallias's faults and his flaws as a character, which is good. Dealing with Hektor's murder was also really well dealt with, I thought it would just be a passing mention, but it actually plays into the plot. Leandros plot twist is also nice, I mean it was a bit predictable but it was pretty good. I definitely didn't see it coming. The one criticism I have is that this book tries a little bit too hard just in being a YA novel. The dog's name is Demodocus, and there's a character named Hestia. Like, why the Greek mythology? It's just a little bit too superfluous. But overall, it was AMAZING, I couldn't put it down.

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l_e_lavalle's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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It has no reread value. It was fun on the first read but when I tried to read it again it was just boring and I quit. The characters were horrible people, not because of some great backstory but just because they were.

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estormer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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piperclover's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I thought I would hate this but by the end of the first chapter I was enthralled. These characters are so bad and messy but I still loved every bit of their story. The ending is such a huge let down though so that's why its not rated higher. It will bother some people that there isn't more ruthless fighting or scheming on Alessandra's behalf but I actually appreciated that that part faded a bit to the background. This is one of the first fantasies where I actually do understand why the love interest is the love interest.

Neither the king nor the Alessandra are good people. They both are incredibly morally grey but so blatant and ouward about it, you can't help but root for them. Theres a lot of really great themes like female friendship, sexually independent women, and women's rights generally. Alessandra is the quintessential "im here for women's rights AND women's wrongs" and the king cheers her on which is just so fun to watch.

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