Devin Madson

Empress Li is out of favour at court. Foreign-born and past her prime, she is to be set aside. With nothing left to lose, Li will do anything to stop Emperor Lan signing a secret alliance that could tear the empire apart. Yet when her life is threatened, old mistakes come back to haunt her and only a three-year-old boy can change history.

In Shadows We Fall

Did I read this book to get one more book on my reading challenge for this year? Yes. Did I absolutely love it? Also yes. Did I go and buy the first book of The Vengeance Trilogy by this same author, as well as her book We Ride the Storm because I need more?? Double yes.

I have almost no complaints. The characters were immaculate, the pacing was fast and addicting, and the twists were extremely well done. My only complaints were that the ending was a tiny bit abrupt with the conclusion (but I understand that that is just to set up for the actual series), and that I could have done with slightly more descriptions of the characters so I could have a better picture of them. But those were easy to overlook.

Overall, I am seriously looking forward to reading the next series, and for once I’m actually going to do the proper reading order (this novella, followed by the Vengeance Trilogy, then We Ride the Storm). I highly recommend if you want a great, fast-paced political thriller fantasy with great characters. 

Emily B

4.25 STARS:

Did I read this book to get one more book on my reading challenge for this year? Yes. Did I absolutely love it? Also yes. Did I go and buy the first book of The Vengeance Trilogy by this same author, as well as her book We Ride the Storm because I need more?? Double yes.

I have almost no complaints. The characters were immaculate, the pacing was fast and addicting, and the twists were extremely well done. My only complaints were that the ending was a tiny bit abrupt with the conclusion (but I understand that that is just to set up for the actual series), and that I could have done with slightly more descriptions of the characters so I could have a better picture of them. But those were easy to overlook.

Overall, I am seriously looking forward to reading the next series, and for once I’m actually going to do the proper reading order (this novella, followed by the Vengeance Trilogy, then We Ride the Storm). I highly recommend if you want a great, fast-paced political thriller fantasy with great characters. 

In Shadows We Fall

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