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A review by haylsandtales
The Shards of Ophelia by Nicole Platania
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️{5}
🌶️🫑{1.5}
KU✅
This is book two in this series! I am in 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 with this world that Nicole has created!! The new characters introduced, world building, and character development that happened in Shards were impeccably executed I thought! I 𝘥𝘪𝘥 have to pause at one point to go pour some wine cuz I was so anxious. And I 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 was sobbing in bed at a different point lol. But I was also laughing and yelling and just overall cheering for this amazing group of characters!
⚠️ 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠⚠️
I want to be Ophelia when I grow up 🥲🥹 her growth after the heartbreak she suffered was just so amazing to see, I loved her figuring out how to choose herself 🫶🏻 and poor freaking Malakai, my heart breaks for him and all he has endured 😭 and my boiiii TV.. I love him. That is all. 🤭
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🤍 friends to lovers
⚔️ irksome angels
🤍 mental health rep
⚔️ found family
🤍 slow burn
⚔️ only one horse/only one bed
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘛𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴.”
“𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐’𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴?”
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦.”
“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭.”
“𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. “𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
“𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺.”
🌶️🫑{1.5}
KU✅
This is book two in this series! I am in 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 with this world that Nicole has created!! The new characters introduced, world building, and character development that happened in Shards were impeccably executed I thought! I 𝘥𝘪𝘥 have to pause at one point to go pour some wine cuz I was so anxious. And I 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 was sobbing in bed at a different point lol. But I was also laughing and yelling and just overall cheering for this amazing group of characters!
⚠️ 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠⚠️
I want to be Ophelia when I grow up 🥲🥹 her growth after the heartbreak she suffered was just so amazing to see, I loved her figuring out how to choose herself 🫶🏻 and poor freaking Malakai, my heart breaks for him and all he has endured 😭 and my boiiii TV.. I love him. That is all. 🤭
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🤍 friends to lovers
⚔️ irksome angels
🤍 mental health rep
⚔️ found family
🤍 slow burn
⚔️ only one horse/only one bed
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘛𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴.”
“𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐’𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴?”
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦.”
“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭.”
“𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. “𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
“𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺.”