Audio Book Review: Shadows of Fire By Brenda K. Davies

Shadows of Fire

(The Shadow Realms #1) 

By Brenda K. Davies

Narrator: Meg Price

Length: 9 hours and 22 minutes

When the invitation to the Gloaming arrives, Lexi can’t believe that she, a half vampire, has been invited to enter the dark fae realm.

Her first trip to a Shadow Realm isn’t one she’ll soon forget once she meets Cole, a dark fae prince.

Fresh from the war that ravaged the mortal realm and devastated his family, Cole is struggling to piece his life back together when he encounters Lexi. He has always identified more with his dark fae side, but when her presence awakens the lycan part of him, Cole is unable to resist his attraction to her.

When the hostile tension between the different immortals erupts, Lexi flees the Gloaming for the mortal realm. Once home, she’s certain she’ll never see Cole again. She’s proven wrong when tragedy strikes. Lexi is unable to turn Cole away... even if helping him puts her in danger.

Can their growing love survive the cruelty of the Shadow Realms, or will they be the next to fall?

Enter the Shadow Realms. A world where vampires feast, lycans love deeply, dark fae seduce, witches cast their spells, dragons rule the skies... and treachery lurks around every corner.

***Due to sexual content, violence, and language, this book is recommended for readers 18+ years of age.***

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My Review:

This book was fantastic but it won't be getting a 5-star rating from me. This may come off as irrational anger but I'm sick of having author's name drop HP in this day and age. Enough time has passed for new books coming out to not make that *choice*. I'm sure that we can name-drop other even better series considering how the author of HP has treated the LGBT+ community and the hatred she has willingly spread. I made a decision last year that any books released post-2020 will get a star deduction from me if they mention HP and I'm sticking to that.

Now on a lighter note...

I really liked the universe this author created! It was unique and interesting in a way that I don't always see in the books I read. The characters were compelling and the uncertainties with where things were going kept me wanting more.

The ending was a BIG shock. I think I've gotten so used to reading in the romance genre where main characters and the people they surround themselves with rarely die (maybe this is just in the books I read?) that I was legitimately caught off guard. If I'm being honest I didn't love that it happened either. I'll definitely be checking out the next book because now I'm hooked.

My Rating: