PERFECT for people who love fashion and manipulative characters.also addresses that you should be true to yourself…whoever that may be.it addresses being lonely for fear of being hurt which is super relatable.

this world is quite sexist BUT it is always challenged.the writing style reminds me of that of A SORCERY OF THORNS so if you liked that writing style you’ll probably like this.so know going into it that this is more of strategy and mind games than battles or action. it took multiple days of only read a few chapters at a time. but she is smart and cunning and loves fashion and is a strong female character. it has a lot of clothing descriptions and i really wish we got some illustrations because i cannot picture them for the life of me.i just really love how much these characters are unapologetically bad.or to only have sex when you (and your partner) are ready for it.” and this book has both. but sex positive also means “it’s okay to not have sex. so many times you hear a book is sex positive and what they really mean is “this book says it’s okay to have sex.” which is great. whenever she reads her letters she adds a bunch of asides and skips the boring bits like actual people do who read letters do.

I REPEAT THIS IS A SLYTHERIN ROMANCE!!!!! Thank you netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? 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. “Aren’t we all drawn to our friends in the beginning by trifling things? True bonds develop afterward, when character is revealed.”Īlessandra 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 characters