A review by sillylilreader
Angels in the Dark by Shannon Elliot

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

4.0

a very intense read! all of the characters feel very strongly pretty much instantly throughout this one.

it felt kind of like reading fanfiction but the fandom was broadly dark romance, & this is from someone who reads a lot of fanfiction so that’s not a bad thing!

i really appreciated all of the diversity, especially how casually it was included. there were a couple trans characters, but one specifically used they/them pronouns & it was just a given. there was no conversation or part where they had to acknowledge/correct. cis people get to just have pronouns all the time, it felt nice to see a non-binary character get to simply exist, and their gender didn’t have to be their only/defining characteristic. 

okay the spiiiiice: also diverse!!! in the best way!!! our leading lady is a switch in all the ways: top, bottom, domme, sub. & getting to read another femme domme and a submissive man??? *chef’s kiss*

i wasn’t totally engaged with this whole story, some of it felt, like i mentioned at the beginning like everyone just felt too intense so fast but also not intense about things that seemed really important? regardless, i’m stoked to read the next book in the series, absolutely killer cliffhanger!!

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