In the village of Bricen, Adele is learning to manage the complexities of home life, while battling the darkness inside that’s yearning to be released. Despite her willingness to blur the boundaries between right and wrong, she fears judgement from those closest to her.
Meanwhile, Rune encounters obstacles in the Starlight Realm as she and the recently freed angels strive to restore their once magnificent city of Stellara to its former glory. Battling self-doubt and the pressure to meet expectations, Rune fears their home may be lost forever.
When a dark force returns to the Human Realm, Adele, Rune, and their closest friends must devise a plan to eliminate the threat once and for all. But with the arrival of a new formidable adversary—with powers capable of bringing even an angel to their knees—their chances of success are looking grim.
Even with the return of someone believed to be lost forever might not be enough to ensure victory. Adele and Rune are fully aware of the consequences if they fail, and the weight of potential failure burdens them both, as they question whether their abilities will be enough to protect themselves and their friends in the end.
- Author: Kimberly Grymes
- Release Date: November 19 2024
- Genre: Fantasy, YA
- My Rating:
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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If you love world building, the art of using magical powers, angels, demons and other worlds. This series is for you. With a little bit of romance sprinkled into the story.
I won’t lie, it took me a bit to get into the book, with the new world building and discovering how Rune’s magic works, compared to Adele’s magic, it was a little hard to follow along. But once I understood everything it made the story a whole lot better.
Spoilers Ahead
Book 2 takes place several months after the first book, where we get the “first” look into Stellara from the aftermath of their entrapment in the Under Realm. Rune takes more of a leadership role in her community, like her mother before her with the help of some of her other angel friends to rebuild Stellara. But it’s to rebuild though as some of the angels are not ready to go back to the Starlight realm. Rune seems to be trying to keep with the old laws and ways, but her heart is telling her she is wrong to keep with the old ways and to let humans in… She has that one special humans who makes her question if the path she is on is the correct one
He’s human. I’m an angel. We can never be together
Adele has matured a lot over the months, trying to use her powers less or for good, instead of how she was trained or how her magic begs to be let free. Not only has she gotten a better handle on her magic but she is trying to step out of her comfort zone, being more open to people outside of her little circle.
We’ve all endured harsh living conditions. All the more reason to embrace family and friends when you can
The story really got to me in the last 100 pages. Heart break, tears, rollercoaster of a ride and not to mention the big twist/ cliffhanger at the end. I was really trying to understand where the Vengeful shade would be or show up. They show up alright. Just may not be what you were thinking
Tropes
- Medieval Fantasy
- Morally Grey MCs
- Mind Bending Magic
- Angels & Demons
Three Shades Trilogy
- Shade of Light
- A Vengeful Shade
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