Succubus Shadows: Urban Fantasy (Georgina Kincaid, #5)

by Richelle Mead

Georgina Kincaid has formidable powers. Immortality, seduction, shape-shifting into any human form she desires, walking in heels that would cripple mere mortals - all child's play to a succubus like her.
Helping to plan her ex-boyfriend's wedding is a different story. Georgina isn't sure which is worse - that Seth is marrying another woman, or that Georgina has to run all over Seattle trying on bridesmaid dresses. Still, there are distractions. Georgina's roommate, Roman, is cluttering her apartment with sexual tension. Then there's Simone, the new succubus in town, who's intent on corrupting Seth.
But the real danger lies in the mysterious force that's visiting her thoughts, trying to draw her into a dark, otherworldly realm. Sooner or later, Georgina knows she'll be too weak to resist. And when that happens, she'll discover who she can trust, who she can't...and that Hell is far from the worst place to spend eternity.

• ISBN10: 1409080277
• ISBN13: 9781409080275
• Publish Date: 18 March 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Imprint: Transworld Digital
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Berls]

This book was good but frustrating for me. It had lots of things going on that just made me sad. And I really wanted to smack Georgina a couple of times. But the story arch came so far that despite the character frustrations, it was a really solid read.

I think my main frustration was the way Georgina can't seem to move on from Seth. I'm sorry, I know he's the hero - THE ONE - but he's made some bad choices and I don't really think they're great for each other. Roman is such a good guy IMO -- yeah he's made some bad choices too, but I feel like his were out of necessity - and I wish she would see him the way she sees Seth. Especially because of the destined heartbreak for so many with her going after Seth.

Stepping away from the romance of this book though - if you care for the secondary characters the way I do, this book pulled on the heart strings! And as far as plot progressing - wow did some things happen... along with lots of hints of things to come! And we are left on a GIANT cliff. I can't say much without spoiling and I will admit, I jumped RIGHT into the next book, so if it weren't for my buddy reading chat with Anne I probably wouldn't have anything to tell you. You definitely want to have the next book when you finish this one.

I really enjoyed Elisabeth Rodgers narration again. She's done a great job with this series and has made these characters come to life for me. I've enjoyed reading each one at 2x speed, comfortably devouring them in a few days.

[kimbacaffeinate]

Happens in Seattle

• Succubus Shadows was intense with reveals, dark mysterious anger that made me. * shiver* There are far worst things then Demons who contract your soul.


• Daily Crap in the life of Georgina- She is struggling dealing with Seth and balancing her friendship with Maddie. I cringed when Georgina had to go looking for bridesmaid dresses and Maddie’s wedding dress. Mead managed to pull at my heartstrings and make me laugh with the snark. A visiting succubus has her eyes on Seth and witnessing Georgina confront her reaffirmed how wickedly cool and badass she is.


• The storyline- Wow, a lot of stuff went down as move towards the end of the series. Death, danger, twists and reveals had my emotions all over the place. I am at the point now where I need to know. One of the things I love about Mead is that she has all of these threads and she keeps them balanced, feeding them to me until I am completely addicted.


• The danger Georgina finds herself caught up in was creepy and the different stories that emerged from it shed light on Georgina’s past and hinted at things to come.


• The romance- Seth and Georgina interact a lot, and woozier the things we witness and hints that are dropped have me curious and hoping. We see Seth face his demons, as Georgina pulls back and t had me wondering if we will ever get the resolution I need want.


• The gang is present and involved in the core threads. It is obvious they care for Georgina. We lose a character and with it gain another clue. Carter continues to baffle me, I am certain he is very important aside from the fact that I adore him. I loved the side stories with folks at the bookstore as they added humor and a bright light when things get to dark. Man I really I feel for Roman, it is obvious he cares deeply for Georgina and part of her would like to create a life with him, but the heart has other opinions.


• The ending had me rewinding and listening again. OMG what is this fuckery! Of course, this led me to bumping Succubus Revealed up to my next listen. As soon as I finished this, review its mine all mine!

This review was originally posted on Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Angie]

Succubus Shadows is certainly the strangest of the series, but that didn’t make me love it any less! It picks up several months later with Georgina settled into her new condo, with her new roommate, and helping to plan Maddie’s wedding. Needless to say, she’s not too thrilled about that last one, but she puts on a happy face for her best friend. At least until something calls to her in her sleep and she suddenly vanishes. She’s trapped in the dream world with no hope of getting out, except maybe the man who owns her heart.

Succubus Shadows is weird. The dream world is an interesting place, although it’s quite terrible for Georgina. She’s forced to witness her past and present, but she can’t always tell what’s true and what isn’t. Of course, her past is easier to decipher, but what’s happening in her absence? Is anyone even looking for her? Are they talking about her behind her back? But we all know that Georgina is a fighter. She’s never going to lose hope that someone cares about her and will come looking. But then, there’s the aftermath.

The ending of Succubus Shadows still makes me antsy! Georgina is on the verge of a very big revelation. If you pay attention to the clues (which are much more noticeable upon this reread), you can easily figure it out. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s big! It’s huge! It’s shocking! It makes my heart hurt just like the rest of this series has! And once Georgina knows for sure, there’s still the matter of what can she even do about it.

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[mitabird]

4.5 stars

Excellent! So many hints were dropped that I didn't catch the first time I read it and reading it again shames me that I was so clueless ;) I love how everything is progressing and can't wait to see how everything is resolved.

[Linda]

Thhis book was great! Right in the same kind of pace as the other Georgie books, and a lot of things happened that Georgina could sink her teeth into, both in her professional and her personal life.

I am pretty sure that Seth knows Georgina from her first life though, and that her contract with Hell is null and void. He was able to help her leave the dream-scape, and even called her by her original name.

There was some major foreshadowing going on, but a lot of stuff was still really great.