The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is the second book where all the individual adventures and pieces of the first book FINALLY come together…. yay i guess
The general plotline is fighting a shadowy darkness that is polar opposite of the firebird power,Caius’s hunt for the firebird meets its firey end *pun intended*,
The squad
I was a little worried about juggling all the different characters. I mean the first book was fantastic with introducing each one– making each unique and strong in their own storyline. I didn’t want them to lose that *spark* when their stories literally collided and felt lumped together
But overall, the group dynamic was pretty well written, and each character kept their unique perspective while learning to tolerate each other
Drama of Echo with Rowan, unresolved feelings for Caius with hilarious supporting cast of Jasper, Dorian and Ivy, all knowing Ala kicking back in for needed info dump, then a helpful warlock and what the fuck Tanith
It was just a hilarious group of misfits all doing their fucking best!
“We don’t even have four kinds of Pop-Tarts left. Jasper ate the last raspberry one this morning.”
One couldn’t easily find Pop-Tarts in England. The Pop-Tarts were irreplaceable. Jasper was not..
“I’m gonna kill him,” said Echo, “with my bare hands.”
I found myself laughing along as Echo continued her typical headstrong mind then put her money where her mouth was. The group’s comedy served as the *needed glue* to keep the book together as the they struggled through the events that literary threw them together. This story unfolded beautifully, with a good balance of action and *ugh da feels* !!!!
I can say I wasnt bored….but… the writing style and building up tension in this sequel just wasn’t as magical as The Girl at Midnight. The first book left me breathless and this one just left me with … mixed emotions like
1. *HOW THE FUCK* could you just END a book like that after everything we’ve been through!
2.So glad that some questions were *finally* answered and there are higher stakes and I guess we’ll see what happens next…yup
Yes, I recommend this book but… The love triangle was a *tad* irritating. like an annoying fly that keeps returning every couple of chapters and distracting me from the good stuff, the cliffhanger completely deliciously cruel, and overall just didn’t feel as captivating as The Girl at Midnight
Basically it got a lili of that *sequel slump* , but my love for the characters kept me going. Take that as you will.
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