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Even when she hated him he still roped her into sex cause she just couldn’t deny the attraction. The mating bond was a crutch in this book. It was toxic. And I absolutely love fated mates. It has NEVER made me this uncomfortable. It felt like a way to make Estrella do things she didn’t want to because of the bond. Estrella and Caelum have a dynamic that’s equal parts emotionally passionate and strategic: they both know exactly how to get others to get the reaction they want, and they don’t hesitate to do so. It creates many great moments where they push the tension between them to the limit and have moments of emotional catharsis. They both have a lot of feelings for each other and those moments when they let it out are incredibly satisfying. I did enjoy this book and of course, I still want to read the next book coming out in the series but I'm just hoping that number three will have some more action and creative spicy scenes! You are slowly pealing away at the history and finding out more and more information about the past and how things actually work (rather than what humans implemented into history). I love the connection of greek mythology mixed with the Fae world. 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.
overall, this book was just too boring for my taste. i read it because i had read the first one, but i can't bring myself to care about it by now. while i am a bit curious about the twist at the end, it's not enough to make me read the third book with all that i found wrong in this one, so i'll guess i'll never know. i can live with that for now.
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I absolutely loved the first book in this series (and gave it 5 stars!) so I'm a little bit disappointed that I didn't love this one quite as much... From the moment I’d been created, from the very instant I’d come into this world and drawn my first breath, she’d been in the Void between life and death. Waiting to be born. Waiting to be mine.” I don’t want to say too much about Estrella because it could be a spoiler, but her changes and development have been great. I wish he’d gotten over Caelum’s lie from the last book a little sooner, but I can see why he didn’t. This starts up right after the cliffhanger in book 1 and the twists/reveals kept happening throughout the book and the spice was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
By the end, I came to the conclusion that this book felt like one big filler but I adored every single second of it and the emotional damage it caused. Though one amazing thing came out of all this by the end: Lord Byron (I listened to the audiobook I have no idea how to spell anyone's name) is NO MORE. The cliffhanger for this one is rivaling the cliffhangers from the Blood And Ash series! Something I thought I would never say 😭 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods 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 identity is terrifying enough to bring me to my knees.PDF / EPUB File Name: What_Hunts_Inside_the_Shadows_Of_Flesh_namp_Bone_2_-_Harper_L_Woods.pdf, What_Hunts_Inside_the_Shadows_Of_Flesh_namp_Bone_2_-_Harper_L_Woods.epub Number one issue is the gas lighting. He is the most extreme gaslighter. It’s ridiculous at times. After he’s revealed to be a Fae and having lied to Estrella the whole first book he’s insistent that it’s her problem and she should get over it cause she loved him as a human. Like what? Dude you betrayed this woman then blamed her trauma on her. Him being a “bad guy” does not in my opinion mean he can treat Estrella like trash. He hammers on about how “oh she’s just denying herself she totally still loves me” is blood boiling. Never have a read a MMC so insistent that their mate just accept the bond like it’s her problem. One of the worst parts is he NEVER tried to see it from her point of view. He’s right, she’s wrong, she needs to just accept this thing she’s been terrified of. Oh and his so called bros and members of the Wild Hunt? Also abusive bastards. The leader, Holt, is just so upset that Estrella can’t just accept the bond and stop being so selfish “don’t you know this will help out in the realm you haven’t ever existed in and have no ties to?” Asshole. Like ok, how are you not melting for this dude? You already fell in love with him when you thought he was human?? How are you holding onto this grudge, when human men are the ones who have abused you your entire life??? 🙃
Estrella: “If I have spent too much time with the witch, I find it necessary to remind you that I may be your Princess soon. I do not look favorably on men who call me ‘amusing.’ I am far more than a source of entertainment for you, Sidhe. Perhaps one day soon, I’ll make you entertain me, and I promise you, my idea of entertainment involves spilling blood. Not sex,” Estrella did push away a lot because of the events at the end of book 1 and I understand her hesitation to allowing herself to trust Caelum again and giving herself completely to him but you know deep down his love for her is true and real. To find out he has been celibate in every single way for the last 300 years was amazing. The moment he found out about her existence he no longer persued others and truly waited for her. I love these types of MMC's. The mating bond is too convenient. There is a rule for everything that makes things just oh so perfect for Estrella and Caldris.Can I also just point out that in the first 30% of this book I read the line "He touched his forehad to mine" at least 906 times. Bye What Hunts Inside the Shadows Published by Adelaide Forrest Also in this series: What Lies Beyond the Veil unfortunately for me, i found this one both too long and too fast-paced in term of what happened to the characters' feelings and development. on the one hand, this book is literally just the journey to the fae realm which was incredibly boring. on the other hand, in terms of actual days it's too little for what actually happens with feelings and how the fmc feels about the mmc, for how the feelings progress and where we end up. but most of all, it was just really boring and it felt stretched out. i can't help but think the pacing for the story overall would have been so much better had this book been half or a third in size and the feelings development had happen through-out more time. And Estrellas flip flopping? SO ANGRY. She could not decide what she felt to make up her damn mind. And I get that’s a normal human thing to do but it was so drastic the turns she would take. She, almost immediately after learning of his complete betrayal and lies, sort of gets over it. I can’t fault her cause again this bitch is getting gas lit. When she finally accepts the bond, but not really cause we still need conflict between these 2, it feels so unearned. And of course he’s all “I knew you would eventually be so gas lit you’d think you were wrong and the cause of all this conflict” Caelum and Holt told Estrella exactly how I felt as a reader towards her hating Caelum for almost the entire first half of the book basically just because he is fae. “See how brightly you burn when you lean into all that hatred in your heart? Think of what you could do if you didn’t waste it on the one person in this world who loves you more than anything” “He is the same male he was a week ago. The only thing that’s changed is you” etc etc. 😩 It made her internal struggle feel that much more frustrating.
Caldris: “I love you, Estrella. I have loved you for centuries and waited for you to be mine. If there is no hope, no chance of you accepting me into your heart in truth, then I will gladly allow you to be the one to end my eternity of suffering. If the last thing I see is your face, then I can go to the Void in peace.” The story delves deeper into the world and the Fae in particular, and also begins to weave some of the storylines from the first book (like what Bran knew) into a more complex story. Most of the story takes place as they travel to complete Caelum’s quest, so the story progresses at a slower pace, which I enjoyed as I felt fully immersed in the story. The twists and turns in this series have me theorizing about where things will go in the next book and I can’t wait to see if I’m right or wrong. but its filler i found worth reading because caelums love for estrella is what dreams are made of and the mystery surrounding estrella, what she is, and her powers is enough to keep me hooked. I equally loved and hated this book. The hate comes from how many times I was angry at Estrella, but she had a point, and the same time I really appreciated how she didn’t just fall into Caldris’ arms once she found out who he really was. But I still wanted to slap her. What Hunts Inside the Shadows is the second book in the Flesh and Bone series. This is book 2 of a 6 book series and I will be discussing some of the aftermath of the events in book 1 so this is a spoiler free review for this book but do not proceed if you do not wish to be spoilered. Events in Book 1.Book two in the Of Flesh & Bone series! Once, I fell in love with a man who deceived me. Then, I discovered the truth of who he is. Now, another secret crouches, poised to change everything. Soon, they'll want me to pay the price the magic requires…
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