Bookreview: Slaying the Shadow Prince by Helen Scheuerer

 

Title: Slaying the Shadow Prince Author: Helen Scheuerer Series: Takes place in the same world as The Legend of Thezmarr series Publisher: Alchemy Release Date: July 20, 2023 ISBN/ASIN: B0BY5SHJTC Format: Kindle E-Book 

Pages: 364s

4.5⭐/5

In a realm on the brink of destruction, evil forces snatch innocents to suffer fates worse than death. Only a monster hunter and her monstrous enemy can stop them.

Drue Emmerson, noblewoman-turned-ranger, wants one vengeance. With her family slain by the vicious shadow wraiths, she’s determined to defend her fallen kingdom. And that means carving out the hearts of every dark creature she can find.

Talemir Starling, celebrated warrior of the realms, has a dangerous he's a half-wraith, kin to the creatures wreaking devastation on the world. He’ll do anything to keep his true nature under control… especially around the woman who’s vowed to destroy him.

When someone Drue cares about disappears, all signs point to Talemir’s kind. But he’s determined to prove he’s no monster, and to seek answers of his own. Begrudgingly, the pair must join forces to uncover the deadly truth.

But in a world of chaos and carnage, where danger lurks at every turn, deadlier still is their attraction to one another – the one thing that might just spell the end of them both.

Will Talemir win Drue’s heart? Or will she carve his out before the end?

Slaying the Shadow Prince is a standalone instalment of the heart-pounding fantasy romance series, Mortal Enemies to Monster Lovers . If you like fiery heroines and tortured heroes, as well as forced proximity, found family and touch-her-and-you-die vibes, you will devour this sexy, addictive fantasy romance.

My Review:
So far I've read every book in The Legends of Thezmarr series except Shadow & Storms and I've enjoyed all of the very much!

This one I really enjoyed because we get to follow the main mail character from The Legends of Thezmarr series, we get to follow him as a newly turned warsword. We also get to follow a male character that is mentioned frequently in The Legends of Thezmarr. I really think this book did a lot of explaining considering why Wilder (the main male character in The Legends of Thezmarr), acts and thinks as he do. Also his behavior towards other characters. 

The backstory we got to know about Talemir and Malik and what happened to them and why they are the once they are in The Legends of Thezmarr. I would have loved an installment regarding Malik aswell!

To see Talemir and get to follow his journey and what he fights against and why. Also what happened to him and watch him come to terms with what he is and that it necessarily doesn't have to be a bad thing even though he's been fighting against that darkness all his time. To watch him find his soulmate (Drue) and how they complements each other. How both their fates changed and how they manage to accept what they are to each other even though the history that lays beyond.

We got a great explaining of the world and a lot of details of what happened in some of the different cities. 

I really wish the ending of the book could have given me more than just one part happy ending and one part heartbreak. 

Overall I really liked this book and I flew through it! Ready to go into book 4 of The Legends of Thezmarr! 

I find Helen Scheuerer's writing compelling and easy to read. The chapters aren't to long and they also alomost leave you on a "want to know more" place which makes you keep reading!