shannonmiz's Review of Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows, #1)

by Evelyn Skye

A thrilling new fantasy series full of magic and betrayal—from Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of the Crown’s Game series.

Sora can move as silently as a ghost and hurl throwing stars with lethal accuracy. Her gemina, Daemon, can win any physical fight blindfolded and with an arm tied around his back. They are apprentice warriors of the Society of Taigas—marked by the gods to be trained in magic and the fighting arts to protect the kingdom of Kichona.

As their graduation approaches, Sora and Daemon look forward to proving themselves worthy of belonging in the elite group—but in a kingdom free of violence since the Blood Rift Rebellion many years ago, it’s been difficult to make their mark.

So when Sora and Daemon encounter a strange camp of mysterious soldiers while on a standard scouting mission, they decide the only thing to do to help their kingdom is to infiltrate the group. Taking this risk will change Sora’s life forever—and lead her on a mission of deception that may fool everyone she’s ever loved.

Love, spies, and adventure abound as Sora and Daemon unravel a complex web of magic and secrets that might tear them—and the entire kingdom—apart forever.

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I hadn't DNFed a book in a year and a half before I dove into this one. And I can honestly say I've never been sadder to not finish a book. But it simply was not going well. And I think this could very much be a case of "it isn't the book, it's me", so please take this into account. Sometimes I don't get along with fantasy as much as other genres, and sometimes it's definitely me! I made it to about.... 20% before I called it. And I hate calling it, as you know.

But I just couldn't. I didn't care about the magic or the characters. And it felt kind of similar to the author's first series? Different location and such, but yeah. I could also tell where the romance was headed, the whole "we're bonded so rules say we can't be in love" bit, and I find that incredibly frustrating to read, so that didn't help.

Bottom Line: I just couldn't care, try as I might. So I stopped, rather than hate it and being more sad.

Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows, #1)

by Evelyn Skye

Reviewed by shannonmiz on Jun 30, 2017

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