Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - What Hunts Inside the Shadows

I had a bit of a hard time getting through this book and ended up reading a bunch of other books in between. But I think the second half made it go from a 3 star book to a 4 star!

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charhollyx's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

3.75

I reallyyy wanted to love this series…

Nothing really happens for the first 60% of the book, and it’s getting to the point where withholding answers is more irritating that intriguing. I love an info dump, and this does not have it, which is fine! Just not to my tastes…
The main character’s inner monologue is insufferable, I much prefer it when she starts killing people without regard and both loving & having sex without the guilt!!

I am enjoying the plot twists

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tessjuliarose19's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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virgoabb's review against another edition

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4.25

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mmagaro's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I continue to love this series through the second book! I've successfully fallen in love with the characters, felt pain for their past, and hope for their future.

Tropes

Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
One horse

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Mentions of physical abuse (not by main characters)
Mentions of sexual abuse and grooming (not by main characters)

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

There is almost entirely no plot. 90% of this book is smut. We finally start getting somewhere in the end chapters and then it ENDS?! I thought this was a duology (I’m dumb) and now I have to read two more books, neither of which are even published yet. What the hell. Guaranteed this and the next two books could be combined into 1 book if you eliminated 30 out of 35 sex scenes (approximately). I’m all for the spice but give me the story too!

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britterson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

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katkat05's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

What a mess. Hardly any plot, a FMC who is insufferable, no discernible rules that this world follows and endless travel.

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