Hello, hello bookworms!

I can’t believe May is over. This year is just flying by!

After I finished reading Waking Gods my book bestie Misty and I continued our buddy read of the Shadow Walker series with Shadow Flames (Shadow Walker #3) by Jina Bazzar.

We’ve been pretty hooked on this urban fantasy/thriller series, and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Let’s see how it went!

Series Review Links

Book Review: Shadow Walker (Shadow Walker #1)

Book Review: Shadow Pawn (Shadow Walker #2)

Blurb

Melaina’s escape plan fell by the wayside. She’s entrapped in the tenacious clutches of the very people she’s been running from.
Yet, when she finds the opportunity to damn the Resistance and set herself free, she withholds vital information. Deep in her heart, she believes in their cause.
Torn between a life on the run, the Resistance, and helping the Houses prevent a war, Melaina finally makes a choice . . . but it’s much too late.
The lives of loved ones are on the line. And now, to save them all, she must surrender to the beast within–even if it means losing herself.

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The Review

I had a good time with this thrilling read!

This time around, Melaina finds herself captured by the Resistance. Subjected to manipulative and torturous methods to get her on their side, she desperately looks for a way out. When she sees her chance she takes it, but even if she succeeds who can she trust now? The Houses and the Resistance aren’t trustworthy, and with her sights set on the Coalition, an organization for mundanes, Melaina struggles to find a way out of her impossible situation.

My favorite thing about this book was all the superpowered action scenes. Bazzar is an expert at creating high-octane scenes, and there a lot of great fights that had my heart racing. Bazzar doesn’t hold back from the grit and gore when it’s needed and I loved it.

Man, poor Melaina. She has really been through the ringer, and in this novel that doesn’t change. Her viable options for resolution keep decreasing, and with only her staunchest allies to trust, the desperate situation really starts to weigh on her. This time around, Bradley is more present and I loved how supportive and increasingly stubborn he is with Melaina, especially when she insists on being a martyr. I’m rooting for their relationship to survive by the end of all this.

There’s plenty of mystery, action, and superpowers in each chapter, and I enjoyed all the twists and turns along the way that I didn’t see coming. Excited to see what happens next!

That’s A Wrap!

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