What Hunts Inside the Shadows | Review

What Hunts Inside the Shadows Published by ‎Adelaide Forrest Also in this series: What Lies Beyond the Veil
by Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest
Series: Of Flesh & Bone #2
on August 30, 2022
Genres: Adult, Fae, Fantasy, Magic, High Fantasy, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 494
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Format: eBook
Also by this author: What Lies Beyond the Veil
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Once, I fell in love with a man who deceived me.
For weeks, he stood by my side, twisting his words into pretty half-truths. He enraptured me with his smooth temptation, leaving no corner of my being untouched. He consumed my mind and my body, then finally claimed my heart for himself. But Caelum’s true identity is terrifying enough to bring me to my knees.
Then, I discovered the truth of who he is.
Caldris is whispered in the Nothrek wind. The legend we only speak of with hushed words, in shuttered rooms, for fear of drawing his wrath once again. His intentions are a mystery, his desires impure, and he seeks to shackle me to his side for all eternity. With the Wild Hunt as our guard, he points us back to where it all began: the village of Mistfell and the boundary where the Veil once shimmered in the wind.
Now, another secret crouches, poised to change everything.
The Mist Guard have been sworn to keep us from crossing into Alfheimr, and from treading Faerie soil, even if innocents must pay with their lives. They have orders to resurrect Mistfell’s shimmering barrier, but, once again, there’s a greater cost than what has been revealed. Once, the people of Northrek blamed me when the Veil fell.
Soon, they’ll want me to pay the price the magic requires.
Author’s Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book two in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.

This Review Contains Some Spoilers

In some ways I really enjoyed this sequel more than its predecessor–in some, I miss the first book and its simplicity of Estrella and Caelum finding love.

This book picks right up where What Lies Behind the Veil left off. Estrella just found out that Caelum is actually Caldris–God of the Dead. And she feels completely betrayed by his lie-by-omission.
It takes quite a bit for Caldris and Estrella’s relationship to reach the point of trust and openness that one would hope they could achieve. But they do.

And then their problems lie with Queen Mab and the fact that Estrella could very well be her daughter.

What I loved about this book was that we’re introduced to a new character–Fallon. And she and Estrella have a connection. A deep friendship that goes back to their previous lives. I can’t wait to see their relationship fleshed out more. One of my favorite things to read are strong female relationships. And even though Caldris is Estrella’s whole world–it’s nice to see her care about someone else too.

This book does end on a cliffhanger. I’m pretty sure ALL the books will end like that until the very end. And while, normally, this would kill me–I do appreciate that the author doesn’t make us wait TOO long for each book.

All-in-all, What Hunts Inside the Shadows was a great follow-up to a wonderful start. I’m just needing more Caldris and Estrella–and with that ending (hello, Queen Mab), I’m also terrified of what What Lurks Between the Fates has in store.

 

 

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