Of Silver and Shadow – Book Review

Holy cow, I’m not sure I know how to review this one. It is hands down one of the best books I’ve read this year. Read my Of Silver and Shadow Book Review below!

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Title: Of Silver and Shadow

Author: Jennifer Gruenke

Rating: 5 Stars

Format: eARC

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: Flux

Date Published: Expected 16 February 2021

Goodreads Description: Ren Kolins is a silver wielder—a dangerous thing to be in the kingdom of Erdis, where magic has been outlawed for a century. Ren is just trying to survive, sticking to a life of petty thievery, card games, and pit fighting to get by. But when a wealthy rebel leader discovers her secret, he offers her a fortune to join his revolution. The caveat: she won’t see a single coin until they overthrow the King.

Behind the castle walls, a brutal group of warriors known as the King’s Children is engaged in a competition: the first to find the rebel leader will be made King’s Fang, the right hand of the King of Erdis. And Adley Farre is hunting down the rebels one by one, torturing her way to Ren and the rebel leader, and the coveted King’s Fang title.

But time is running out for all of them, including the youngest Prince of Erdis, who finds himself pulled into the rebellion. Political tensions have reached a boiling point, and Ren and the rebels must take the throne before war breaks out.

I received a review copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Story

You know that feeling you get when you read a book that’s SO good you just don’t have any words for it? Of Silver and Shadows is IT. This review is just going to be me constantly screaming about how good this book was.

The story was absolutely amazing. We’ve read about rebellions and overthrowing kings before, but this one just takes it in a whole new direction and I am here for it. The story follows multiple characters and POVs, yet it’s not hard to keep track of at all.

There are plenty of action scenes, although the first part of the book is a bit slow. The author spends a lot of time character building in the first 30%, but it pays off in the end.

Writing

The writing. Like, how do you words? IT WAS PHENOMENAL. I read this book in one sitting, and that hasn’t happened since my Twilight days. I was constantly on the edge of my seat and I have never been so invested in my life.

There’s not a lot of world-building, the world-building is done mainly through the experiences the characters have, which is awesome.

Characters

THE BEST PART of this book is the characters. Seriously. If you want a slow-burn, angst-filled haters-to-lovers relationship done SO RIGHT, this is for you. Ren and Darek have my heart and I want more of them.

Adley was by far my favourite character. I loved reading her POV and learning more about the world through her eyes. There’s also a bunch of secondary characters that are exceptionally well fleshed out and this whole book is just amazing.

READ IT!

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