The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1)

by Sandy Williams

Some humans can see the fae. McKenzie Lewis can track them, reading the shadows they leave behind. But some shadows lead to danger. Others lead to lies.

A Houston college student trying to finish her degree, McKenzie has been working for the fae king for years, tracking vicious rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn't her only secret. For just as long, she's been in love with Kyol, the king's sword-master--and relationships between humans and fae are forbidden.

Any hope for a normal life is shattered when she's captured by Aren, the fierce and uncompromising rebel leader. He teaches her the forbidden fae language and tells her dark truths about the Court, all to persuade her to turn against the king. Time is running out, and as the fight starts to claim human lives, McKenzie has to decide once and for all whom to trust--and where she ultimately stands in the face of a cataclysmic civil war.

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3 of 5 stars

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I wanted to love this book, and I ended up liking it well enough but not LOVING it. I am conflicted with the MC's choices, her reactions, and overall her choice in men. I really can't discuss it here without spoiling the story but there it is. Will I continue the story? Probably, though realistically with where it ended the story could have ended there with no follow up. So I am curious what will happen and hopeful that it won't be a forced story just for the sake of having another book.

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