Melanie
Written on Apr 19, 2019
This is the second book in Eve Langlais’s The Forsaken Chronicles series. I really enjoyed the first book, Dreams of Darkness. It is no secret how much of a fan of Eve’s work I am. When I saw that there was a disclaimer on the first story, I was very interested in what this new series would be, because Eve’s work is usually more light, fun and extremely funny. I really enjoyed the first book and was excited to get Awake in Shadows to see where book two takes us.
So, in the first book, we meet Adara. She has no memory and is having nightmares. Demons are coming after her. She meets Logan and Titus, the local head of the werewolf pack and vampires respectively. They are trying to help her.
Adara is in a better place than she was at the beginning, but she still isn’t in a good place. She’s getting some help from a woman’s shelter, but she’s squatting in an abandoned church basement. She’s going out and hunting demons at night. She’s also seeing a shrink.
So, we get points of view from Adara, Logan and Titus. They all have some difficulties in this story, but they do make some progress in this story. We also learn a lot about their backgrounds here. Adara even learns more about herself.
I don’t want to go into too much, so as not to spoil either this book or the previous. If you’re a fan of Eve’s, this is a fun story, but much different from anything else I’ve read from her. It is much darker. If you haven’t read Eve before, this is a fun series to start. If you like dark Urban Fantasy stories, this is a really good one. I can’t wait to see where book three takes us.
Narration
This is only my second time listening to Amy Melissa Bentley, the first time being book one in this series. I continue to enjoy her narration of this series. This series features mostly men and she does a good job with the voices of those men. I liked her pacing and tone for each scene and there are some tone scenes in this series. I would recommend her.
**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.