Book: Shadow: A Dark Asylum Bully Romance (The Boys of Chapel Crest) by K.G. Reuss
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 4.5/5
I'm listening in tandem with the Kings of Bolten series and the pieces of the Chaosverse are starting to come together. Some of those bombshells towards the end are going to have massive repercussions and I am here for it!
This isn't as dark on page as the earlier books in the series which was a nice reprieve as Sirena and her guys really need a moment to breathe and deal with the fallout of Adam from the last book. I was so glad what happened with Sin and Cady wasn't used as a wedge in their relationships with Sirena and I felt Sirena's reaction was very fitting given the circumstances and made sense. Stella Ripley flipping between Sirena and Cady, who is also really going through it, was so good in those scenes.
I really enjoyed Shadow being welcomed into the fold; he's been on my radar since the start and I like the balance he gives to Sirena alongside the watchers intensity, even if he is hiding an inner monster too. I loved seeing a return to form for some of the characters after all the trauma they have been through especially Stitches' humour starting to come back (the line about only having brooding and fantastic hair genuinely made me laugh as did his revelations about Bryce's skills - I am die hard Sean Masters fan but J Tipstone is my absolute favourite in this series). I knew Everett and Sully were up to something though and ugh, one of the worst characters from another series has also popped up which cannot lead to anything good...
My interpretation of the star system;
3 stars - I enjoyed it; would read the author again
4 stars - I really liked it; I am invested and definitely want more from this author/series
5 stars - I loved it; I engaged with this book completely until I finished it and it is one I will re-read