Lastly, I think the ending was just a teeny bit rushed. It made the story very confusing sometimes and I had to read some passages twice to make sense of what was going on. I never had this issue with Levenseller’s previous books, Daughter of the Pirate King and Daughter of the Siren Queen. While I enjoyed the story, I thought the writing was really jumbled at times.

Many characters in the book describe her thus as a “trollop,” which Alessandra thinks is ridiculous because she sees herself as a sexually empowered woman. However, Alessandra doesn’t give a damn about that and does as she pleases. In this world, second born girls are not allowed to marry before their older sisters, and they’re definitely not supposed to dally with men before that either. “A woman is not defined by what she does or doesn’t do in the bedroom.”Īdditionally, I love the sex positive message this book sends. In fact, she even helps them out multiple times in the book. I love the way she made female friends in this book, and that she didn’t use them for her own goals. She’s very driven, and although she isn’t the nicest person around, she definitely isn’t mean either. There are really two main characters: Alessandra, who plans to kill the king, and king Kallias, who is trying very hard to stay alive. You won’t find any “good” or “morally just” people in this story, so if that’s what you want then this book isn’t for you. You know how sometimes you’re kinda of rooting for the bad guys? The Shadows Between Us is kind of like that. “They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? What I Liked

As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen-all while struggling not to lose her heart. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.īut Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Published 25 February 2020 by Feiwel and FriendsĪlessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:ģ) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.

The Shadows Between Us By Tricia Levenseller

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