I handled Hektor as I have handled everything else in my life: alone and with the utmost thoroughness. As much as a planner as Alessandra is, it somehow never occurs to her until the very end of The Shadows Between Us that she can just marry the king she loves and share power and partnership, instead of murdering him. I was quite enchanted by the idea of reading about an anti-heroine/murderess taking over the world. Though I enjoyed their romance, I couldn’t help but to be disappointed on some level. Unfortunately, Alessandra never quite gets around to murdering the Shadow King, as she falls for him. No one but me is allowed to decide when Kallias Maheras, king of six realms and counting, is going to die. Were either of them Bellatrix Lestrange level of Slytherin? Sadly, no. Clearly these two were a match made in heaven, and I can see why the book was marketed as a “Slytherin romance,” as the two of them are ambitious and a little willing to step on other people to get what they want. I enjoyed that he didn’t mind if his people didn’t like him, and that he was motivated to conquer the entire world. He’s not unlikable, but he’s not certainly not the most likeable male lead I’ve ever read. However, I could see other people easily disliking or even hating her, as she is quite shallow, despite having a great head for planning and strategy. I had a lot of fun watching her somewhat devious plans unfold. I was both horrified and impressed by Alessandra’s cunning and confidence. If that weren’t stunning enough, she then states that she will seduce the Shadow King, after her sister failed to catch his eye, marry him, murder him, and then take his kingdom for her own. I was immediately sucked into it by the introduction, which included main character Alessandra Stathos proclaiming that she murdered the first boy she loved because he broke her heart.
The Shadows Between Us was a quick, light read that was a lot of fun. 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. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levensellerīuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book DepositoryĪlessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:ġ) Woo the Shadow King.
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