emiling256's review against another edition
4.0
Well, as Shadowlands is the follow up to The Mirror Prince I would recommend you read that one first. That being said, I quite enjoyed Shadowlands. It was very different from the Mirror Prince, as it followed the newly healed Hound, Stormwolf (Wolf) rather than Max and Cassandra. Don't fret, Max and Cassandra are still in the book, but we primarily follow Wolf, the Human "Truthreader" Valory Martin and her protector and friend Alejandro back in our world (the Shadowlands). As always, Ms. Malan's characters are wonderfully drawn and realistic. I especially liked Wolf, and Valory grew on me quite quickly. It was very interesting to be confronted with the Hunt for a much larger portion of the book than in Mirror Prince. I really liked how she developed the Hunt and what they actually turned out to be.
Shadowlands is not a typical Fantasy novel, it is actually classified as Urban Fantasy as the majority of the book takes place in our world. However if you're not an Urban Fantasy reader I would highly recommend her other novels of Dhulyn and Parno. Whichever type of Fantasy you prefer, Violette Malan is a must read!
Shadowlands is not a typical Fantasy novel, it is actually classified as Urban Fantasy as the majority of the book takes place in our world. However if you're not an Urban Fantasy reader I would highly recommend her other novels of Dhulyn and Parno. Whichever type of Fantasy you prefer, Violette Malan is a must read!
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