A review by balletbookworm
Shadow's Seduction by Kresley Cole

4.0

1) So glad to see Kresley starting to explore the non-hetero possibilities of the Lore. It really opens up possibilities for upcoming books (if we ever get Munro and beyond or other novella length works), even if this wasn't a perfect first step. There is a bit of the "I like chicks, I can't be gay, maybe I'm gay for only this person" stereotype that is rather tooth-grindy. But when Caspion says "[do you have a problem with me being Mirceo's Fated Mate] because I'm a man?" and Lothaire goes "No, it's because you're a demon" I seriously LOL'd. Because of course. Vampires are kind of the ultimate pansexual when you think about the whole blood-drinking thing so of course they really wouldn't give a rat's butt about non-hetero pairings. But Lothaire is an elitist wingnut who doesn't particularly like any other Lore being except vampires, and even then not many of them, so that tracks.
2) closed-minded haters can suck it (LOL, PUNZ FOR DAYZ)
3) Caspion's "you are too young to understand commitment bc I've been punishing myself on this weird hellplane that aged me" vs Mirceo's "dude, I've wanted you since before I was blooded" back and forth got a bit old after a while, so I was kind of glad this is a shorter novel compared to many other IAD novels.