A review by booksalacarte
Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75⭐️2.25🌶️

Romantasy
Dual POV 
Slow burn
Unique Fae magic and lore
Mythical beasts 
Politics
Deception


Tw: misogyny 


The worldbuilding was pretty crazy. I wish there had been more information about the difference between the fae differences, and the magic left me with questions still. I’m hoping that a lot will be explained in book 2.

That ending was wild. A lot was foreshadowed,   And I’m interested to see what happens… I was interested in some of the side characters, to only have them gone when so much was character building was put into them was an interesting choice. 

It was a little too insta-love for me. But also slow burn at the same time? 

I didn’t love the POV shifting and having to read the same scene from the new POV. It made things too repetitive for me. I think it stunted the pace of things.

The emotions from the MMC in the end reveal was confusing. It didn’t fit the character as far as we know him in this book. I’m hoping his reaction to things get explained in book 2, because…. It made me not like him for character inconsistency. 

The last chapter is very interesting!
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