Shadow's Fall (Shadow World, #3)

Nov 12, 2012 BamaGal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-uf

Very uneven; some parts were pretty good, some parts just weren't. The author spent the first part of the book back-pedaling and trying to explain the mess she made of book 2, giving the reader her version of the fiasco. (She should have just left it alone and moved on). The middle 80% of the book was just dull, a big house party vampire style; nothing but soap opera and gossiping. Even the politics was dull, and I usually love that. The last 25 pages had nice action that led to a cliffhanger/op...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Kenya Wright added it

Shelves: door-mat-divas

I think I want to read this to say how badly this series will be OR if the author can clean up the heroine's god awful doormat personality from the last book.

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Jun 10, 2012 Steph rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: author-웃, series-ongoing, 12x12in2012, 2012, sos-games-bsb-r4, cliffhangers-suck

11 June ETA: Per Amazon, book #4 is titled "Of Shadow Born" and due out 26 Mar 2013.

In Shadow's Fall, David and Miranda are prepping for yet another Bastard Parade (as Miranda calls it). They're hosting the Signet Council, which meets every ten years. And, when the Bastards arrive, so does trouble! Miranda's still trying to balance life in the Daylight World w/her music career and the Shadow World, but Hart is over it. Three years have passed since the last book, (view spoiler)...more

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Apr 13, 2012 ♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012

**4.5 stars**

Three years has passed in David's and Miranda's world and things have worked out for the best. Now everyone is getting ready for the Council summit that only happens every ten years and dealing with all the Primes and mostly dealing with Hart. Unfortunately that isn't the only problem, there's an unknown vampire looking to give something to David. Of course, Deven has his hand in everything so he is working it all out ... or is he?

If you looked at any reviews then you know that thi...more **4.5 stars**

Three years has passed in David's and Miranda's world and things have worked out for the best. Now everyone is getting ready for the Council summit that only happens every ten years and dealing with all the Primes and mostly dealing with Hart. Unfortunately that isn't the only problem, there's an unknown vampire looking to give something to David. Of course, Deven has his hand in everything so he is working it all out ... or is he?

If you looked at any reviews then you know that this has one heck of a cliffhanger...par course for this author but it's not just the cliffhanger. She takes you on one wild ride. The first seventy-five percent is pretty normal...lots of intrigue, politics. killings and attempted murders but the last twenty-five percent is mind boggling. I'm hoping against hope that things are not as they appear but the last line was brilliant! And if you know anything about this series, you know that the author is not afraid to "go there". Shadowflame, her second book, had a lot of people upset at a particular incident and while I agree to not liking it to a certain point, I was willing to trust the author and see where she was going. Well, this book "goes there" too....just not the same "there" as book two.

I really enjoyed all the relationships with all the Primes and the Consorts. It was great having more Cora and Jonathon and of course, Deven. I love and hate him but in a good way. It was great getting more background on him. I was pretty shocked at the things David said to him but they had to be said. It will be interesting to see how things go from here. I loved the extra touch that Vrana, Cora's nighthound, brought to the book as well. Stella was a great addition and I love forward to seeing what else she will bring to the story.

I was both surprised and not regarding Jeremy and I enjoyed seeing that side of Faith. Still in denial about what happened and for now, I'm just going to act like it didn't happen. I guess I'll just have to wait for Shadow Born to find out. ~sigh~

Favorite quotes:

♦ “Hello, James,” Deven replied mildly. “Had any consensual sex lately?”

♥ "No! No! Not without me! Not without me!"
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May 01, 2012 Douglas Meeks rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shadow's Fall by Dianne Sylvan

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

BEWARE SHAM REVIEWS FOR THIS BOOK! This book was already ruined by the horrible book that preceded it. The story cannot be trusted to be consistent as has already been proven and the author inserts her warped morals and hatred into her writing. Keep your money, better books in PNR/UF to be bought, getting involved with this series is a mistake, you are better off reading book 1 Queen of Shadows (A Novel of the Shadow World) (a true 5 Star eff...more

Shadow's Fall by Dianne Sylvan

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

BEWARE SHAM REVIEWS FOR THIS BOOK! This book was already ruined by the horrible book that preceded it. The story cannot be trusted to be consistent as has already been proven and the author inserts her warped morals and hatred into her writing. Keep your money, better books in PNR/UF to be bought, getting involved with this series is a mistake, you are better off reading book 1 Queen of Shadows (A Novel of the Shadow World) (a true 5 Star effort) and then either assume they all lived happily ever after or assume they all died, because after book 1 the series is corrupted beyond repair by an author with too much personal baggage unless you just enjoy reading poor propaganda and characters that change personalities from book to book. It was rumored that this author/representatives had been planting reviews so read them carefully, there are some folks that actually liked this tripe but beware the 5 Star reviews that sound like her publicist wrote them.

The bottom line to all this is that while this particular book may or may not have been an improvement, the chances of another "let me see how many people I can offend" type book would be almost certain so why indulge in literary masochism when there are better authors who understand that consistency is required if you call it a series. I still consider Queen of Shadows (A Novel of the Shadow World) (with the deleted parts) one of the better things I have read in years but conversely Shadowflame (A Novel of the Shadow World) is one of the worst things I ever read for more reason than I will list here but the author has some serious mental obsessions, distaste for happy relationships and other moral/political opinions (or lack thereof) that she inserts into her writing. I just refuse to accept any part in her continued success. There are better writers and series to read. I also don't support writers who try to force (sublimely or forcefully) their political/religious/morals on me with their writings. I read for entertainment not enlightenment and certainly not for an author to use beloved characters in a "shock jock" mentality just to see how horrible she can make them.

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Apr 13, 2012 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

A Series Game Changer!

I strongly suggest you read the previous books in the series (Queen of Shadows and Shadow Flame) prior to reading this installment.

This was a fabulous installment, that continually kept me glued to my seat. The suspense and anticipation felt like danger lurked around every corner; I just couldn’t put this book down. This installment has restored my passion for this series.

Fellow Shadow World fans, this is a must read! For those jaded from the last installment, fear not, thi...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Looksie (At Looksie Lovitz: Books and Wits Blog) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Review: Shadow's Fall by Dianne Sylvan

This is the 3rd novel in the Shadow World series. This is a vampire series for those who don't know. I was very hesitant to read this book. If you read the last one and the drama didn't piss you off, then I am impressed because I was so mad I couldn't even read anything else for DAYS. That's not to say it wasn't good. It was a fantastic read and the writing was wonderful but the characters did things that made me want to hurt them. So when I got Shadow's Fal...more Review: Shadow's Fall by Dianne Sylvan

This is the 3rd novel in the Shadow World series. This is a vampire series for those who don't know. I was very hesitant to read this book. If you read the last one and the drama didn't piss you off, then I am impressed because I was so mad I couldn't even read anything else for DAYS. That's not to say it wasn't good. It was a fantastic read and the writing was wonderful but the characters did things that made me want to hurt them. So when I got Shadow's Fall in my possession I had to set it on the table and stare at it warily for a few minutes, take a deep breath, before picking it up to start reading.

The writing, as per usual, was wonderful. The plot was a little slower than the last 2 books but I didn't find it lacking. I was actually relieved to read that things between David and Miranda were less complicated. Not that there wasn't drama. There was. It just wasn't from the pair of them. Though I admit I was still holding a bit of a grudge at David for his past transgressions where Miranda seemed forgiving.

Jonathan, Deven's consort, is my favorite side character so I was glad to see him back. Deven was someone who I was less excited to hear from because of the last book but you can't have one without the other. Faith, David's second in command, bugged me to no end in this book. Just making poor decisions. And by poor decisions I mean a certain guy named Jeremy, who was quite the enigma of a character.

There seemed to be a bit of a theme in this book about whether or not the future was predetermined or if fate is what you make. All the consorts, including Miranda, have some precognitive abilities and so there is really a question as to whether or not those things can be changed. Because the visions tend to be vague, it's hard to know. All the consorts seem to know is that bad things are coming. And with the ending that this book had I can absolutely tell you it's true. Bad things DID happen. With most of the book on a steady pace, the end was very wham-bam-thank-you-mam. I felt blind sighted. And the ending. What a shocker. CLIFF HANGER ALERT!

This is a series worth reading for Urban Fantasy fans if you haven't. Shadow's Fall was a great addition to the series and I can't wait for more! 5/5 stars(less)

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Oct 04, 2012 MissM rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-borrow, read-2012

Before I get into the actual review, I feel the absolutely overwhelming need to educate the author on a subject: SLR cameras.

Multiple times in this book we are told about how vampires (in this world) do not reflect. And how before digital cameras they couldn't get any form of image to be taken because of the mirrors in said cameras. But now, with digital cameras, they can manage some forms of image capture.

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Apr 13, 2012 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, read-in-2012, review-for-smexybooks, urban-fantasy

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Favorite Quote: “I love you. I love you, Miranda. I will always- “

Shadow’s Fall takes place three years after Shadowflame. David and Miranda have moved past the events that took place in Shadowflame and their love has survived and blossomed into something more than just the soul mate bond that binds them to one another. The Signet Council is having its ten year meeting and Miranda and David are hosting it this year. This will bring the...more Originally posted at http://smexybooks.com/2012/04/review-...

Favorite Quote: “I love you. I love you, Miranda. I will always- “

Shadow’s Fall takes place three years after Shadowflame. David and Miranda have moved past the events that took place in Shadowflame and their love has survived and blossomed into something more than just the soul mate bond that binds them to one another. The Signet Council is having its ten year meeting and Miranda and David are hosting it this year. This will bring them into direct contact with Prime Hart, whom they had trouble with in Shadowflame. He wants Miranda and David dead and will stop at nothing to achieve this. One important topic that will be addressed is Miranda’s singing career. Miranda’s career is going strong but it is getting harder and harder to hide the fact she is a vampire. The time is coming where she will have to give up her singing career and that is proving to be a source of contention between her and the council. She wants a few more years and they want it stopped now. Jonathan, Prime Devon’s consort, is having more premonitions that he cannot or won’t share. Premonitions that may affect everyone he loves. When David’s long absent sire appears and hands David and Miranda a gift she claims will help them, David is sure it’s a trick but Miranda is unable to refuse. Soon, Miranda and David learn that they are merely pawns in a game that will take everything they have to survive. If they can.

Dianne Sylvan is an author I love to hate. Her dynamic characters and well crafted world demands your complete surrender as you find yourself emotionally vested in these complex peoples lives. It’s the sign of a gifted writer who can force you to live through a varied array of emotions when reading their books. In reading this series I found myself shaking with anger, crying in sorrow, and laughing with joy. There were times I wanted to skip through scenes at warp speed to see what would happen and other times I wanted to stop because I didn’t think I could bear anymore. While this series is touted as a Urban Fantasy, I feel it walks the line between a UF and a PNR due to its strong character driven storyline. While the plot is engaging and action packed, it takes second place to our two protagonists. Suspenseful and sensual, Ms. Sylvan creates a lush fantasy world originally revolved around the romance of Miranda and David and now encompasses a variety of couples we have grown to love.

Miranda and David continue to evolve and grow in their relationship despite the obstacles Ms. Sylvan tosses at them. Though we aren’t privy to what happened in the three year absence between Shadowflame and here, I truly feel that their relationship has matured and deepened in spite of what has happened in the past. I wanted David to die a slow death and Miranda to man up in Shadowflame, yet part of me understood the gauntlet they had to face. In Queen Of Shadows they just fell into their relationship without giving voice to their pasts. I felt that Ms. Sylvan was showing them and us that if it was meant to be, than it could survive the ultimate betrayal. And it did. Their chemistry together continues to burn up the pages even though the actual physical scenes are few and far between. Seductive words and sultry looks set your pulse racing and your breath stuttering as you watch these two dance together on paper and in your mind.

I enjoyed we were able to see the other Primes and their relationships. Devon continues to remain elusive and I enjoyed David dealing with him as a fellow Prime and a possible threat rather than a love sick schoolboy. Cora continues to play a role in the series and I look forward to seeing where she will go. I love the addition of her protector. A new character is introduced whose actions rip the story out of its current path and promises us a wild ride from here on out. We also may be saying goodbye to an old favorite though I have my doubts. I can only hope they return with a vengeance of biblical proportions.

The main plot and various subplots are mind blowing as Ms. Sylvan diabolically ups the stakes with plenty of politics, intrigue, murder, and mayhem. The first ¾ of the book is a smooth path filled with plenty of clues as to where the arc is going; only to explode in your face towards the end as we race towards a cliffhanger of humongous proportions. I was shocked by the liberties Ms. Sylvan takes. Once again she had managed to hide from me her true intentions and I found myself both elated and upset. My only complaint with this series is I want a chance to actually see Miranda and David enjoy their relationship without the drama and angst. In a way, it reminds me of Adrian Phoenix’s Makers Song series. the protagonists are beautifully exploited throughout that series but they NEVER get anytime to just be in love. It’s both an addicting and frustrating experience.

Shadow’s Fall is an exciting, well executed third installment to Ms. Sylvan’s wonderful Shadow World and I now wait impatiently for the fourth installment-Shadow Born-release date to be announced.

Overall Rating: B+(less)

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Apr 18, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shadow’s Fall is the third book in The Shadow World series by Dianne Sylvan and an ACE Urban Fantasy.

Blurb:

Spread throughout the dark corners of our world lies the Shadow World, a society of vampires who feed off the living. In Austin, Texas, one woman must figure out a way to live in both worlds without sacrificing either...

For three years, Miranda Grey-Solomon has kept her role as vampire Queen of the South separate from her Grammy-winning music career. But now her dual lives are starting to c...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

*sigh* I totally dislike the way it ended! I feel like whining. I can't believe I have to wait for the next installment.

I'm not so sure where the story line is going- but I'll be picking up the next book to read it. Can't wait.

I don't do spoilers, but I was late for work several times this week because I'd find myself reaching for my Kindle at 5 am instead of rolling out of bed. After the last book, I wasn't so sure I would like David again, but I guess he's grown on me. Sometimes Miranda does...more

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Mar 27, 2012 Brook Scheffler rated it 5 of 5 stars

OMG! I hate cliffhanger books.

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May 22, 2012 Kathleen rated it 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Stars
I went with 5 stars because I am this far into the series and I grade on how I feel collectively and since I totally dig this series I can't Goodreads it a 4 and say 4.5- it’s got to be a 5. :)
This story takes place three years after #2. I was concerned about the big gap in years, but Ms. Sylvan does a good job making it work. I remain smitten with the majority of characters (Deven not so much but you gotta give him props for his devotion... even as dysfunctional as he is...) comple...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Holls {The Bookaholic Owl} rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Aug 07, 2012 Leilani rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I love the way Dianne Sylvan writes, and the world she creates. Her characters are full-bodied, fierce, and multifaceted, and they drop lots of fun references to other things I enjoy, so they'd probably be fun to hang out with too.

I seem to be a lot less enraged than many readers by what happened in the last book - stuff happens. Relationships are messy, people screw up sometimes. I prefer reading books that acknowledge that and don't perpetuate perfect glossy fantasies and deal instead with th...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Naoms rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy, library, read-in-2012, vampires

I thought Book 1 in the series held promise. It seemed like a fairly simple and yet new and entertaining spin on vampire lore. With Book 2, the author complicated the love story. Had our Hero cheat on our heroine and gave David another soul mate in Deven. In Book 3, I'd say the author complicated her vamp lore. I prefer one or the other. If you are going to complicate a love story by having the hero cheat on the heroine, once they are settled and committed, then perhaps keep the laws you set up...more I thought Book 1 in the series held promise. It seemed like a fairly simple and yet new and entertaining spin on vampire lore. With Book 2, the author complicated the love story. Had our Hero cheat on our heroine and gave David another soul mate in Deven. In Book 3, I'd say the author complicated her vamp lore. I prefer one or the other. If you are going to complicate a love story by having the hero cheat on the heroine, once they are settled and committed, then perhaps keep the laws you set up in place. If you are going to rattle the laws of your world, then have the relationship solid. What Sylvan did, was give us a melodrama. Its too much packed into one book.

Shadow Fall, picks up 3 years after the events in Shadowflame. Miranda and David have moved past his night if infidelity and seem to have a strong relationship. Though there is worry and concern about what will happen when Deven and David are in the same room together. The Prime Couple, are holding the annual ten year council of Prime couples.All the Primes from all over the world, land in the south to prove their power, to argue for their cause and to measure Miranda and David up.

This book opens with real concern over Miranda's singing career. David is finding ways to give his wife a reflection and make it possible for her to perform despite her vamp status. By the end of the book, I wondered why. We spent a lot of time worrying about Miranda's music career, worrying about Hart, worrying about Deven's controlling tendencies and not enough time setting up the explosive ending.

I feel cheated, because the author obviously planned this shocking ending that was going to have us wondering what was going to happen next. Unfortunately, Sylvan did not give us the true enemy. Sure, I like surprises, twists and cliffhangers, but I like them to pay off. I ended this book wondering what on earth happened. What did I just experience? What does it mean?

Also, the way this book plays out, I wondered why Sylvan decided to give Deven and David a romantic history. Had they been life long best friends, been through many things together, etc, everywhere that their relationship goes in this book still could have worked...Again, I feel like all that romantic drama/infidelity was a waste of important space.

I may be over exaggerating, but the last 10 pages are so explosive that I felt like the 300+ pages I read before it was a waste of time. The personal angst, Miranda's music, Hart's hatred of the South, all that was in the previous books. I didn't learn anything new from the situations in this book, we should have spent more time with Lydia and the people who she worked for and her religion.(less)

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Apr 04, 2012 Nawnee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: authors-i-m-addicted-to, books-i-couldn-t-put-down, hot-and-steamy-yum-yum

I've been waiting for this book to come out and boy was it worth the wait. I found this series by accident, never heard of the author before but the book descridption for the first book really peaked my interest. Who can pass up a book about hot vampire kings and their look for their soulmates. This series has a rags to riches feel to it with regards to the female main character, I did have to get past some pretty brutal things that happen to her in the first book but I felt this situation event...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Paris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, 2012, wishlist

Holy crap. Talk about a freaking game changer. This book ends on a very explosive note that almost makes me forget that the start was a little on the slow side. I need the next book now…April is just too far away. I have so many questions and there are so many things left hanging that I kinda wish I had waited to read this book until closer to the release of the next one.

I still very much enjoy all of the characters, although I like the men better than Miranda…there’s something about her that ki...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Betsy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sometimes it is hard to realize what is going on in a book like this when it has been so long since you read the last installment. I did not hit the ground running, I stumbled a bit. But I want to compliment Dianne Sylvan for writing PNR with a more sophisticated reader in mind. Plot lines are not rehashed ad nauseum and character descriptions are not cut and pasted. Nor are the cast of characters and vampire politics so formulaic that you simply carry over your handy structural flow chart from...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Crazy4more rated it 5 of 5 stars

5 stars

...one might say I'm too easy and given out way too many high ratings BUT something has to be said when an author roused such emotion of yearning, longing, romance and had me hanging on to her every word...

How, why? I don't know... but I so loved this emotional roller coaster storyline, just like GEORGINA KINCAID series, nothing came easy, perfect and predictable. There's an underlining pain that these characters embraced that even with their truemates, and they truly loved their mates,...more

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Apr 16, 2012 Tamara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, paranormal-romance, 2012, urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I actually finished this book last weekend, not exactly sure why it took me over a week to review it. Usually I put off the review when I don’t like the book, but I really did like it so I’m not sure what that’s about. Anyhow, as usual, I’ll try not to give away too much, but I promise nothing! First and foremost, let me just state, wow, what an amazing cliff hanger! It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the edge of my seat like this. This book has left me wanting to read the forth installmen...more I actually finished this book last weekend, not exactly sure why it took me over a week to review it. Usually I put off the review when I don’t like the book, but I really did like it so I’m not sure what that’s about. Anyhow, as usual, I’ll try not to give away too much, but I promise nothing! First and foremost, let me just state, wow, what an amazing cliff hanger! It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the edge of my seat like this. This book has left me wanting to read the forth installment now! I don’t want to wait!

Just to back track just a little bit, I must admit I was let down with how easily Miranda forgave David for his indiscretion in the last book. Just because you “bound” to someone for life doesn’t mean you can’t make things a hard for them….at least for a little bit hard. Lucky for me, this time around, Ms. Sylvan has more than made up for the weakling state of our heroin, Miranda, in the last book. I even started to like David again. I totally thought he was such a sorry case and total weak douche bag (sorry for the language) in the last book, but he also has been mostly redeemed in my opinion and I can now continue on in the series without despising the two main characters.

Shadow’s Fall picks up picks up three years later and is mostly is centered around Miranda and David hosting the once a decade Signet Council meeting. During these meetings the Signet Primes flex their muscles and bicker per the usual. But this year, the same trouble maker from the last book, Hart, reappears making more trouble for Miranda all in the name of revenge. Not only do we expect Hart to be the bad guy this time, there is another bad guy lurking around with a very different and more dangerous agenda. Miranda’s pending death! It’s interesting how that whole situation unfolded. With the appearance of David’s maker, comes some history on the vampire race among other interesting theories.

Finally Faith get some action too, but of course the guy who she starts to like, is the one she shouldn’t, Jeremy works for Hart and we know what that mean. Trouble! Jeremy was a fun distraction at first and I did like seeing that side of her. Even thought she was into Jeremy, Faith seemed to think she has this major crush on David, she even believe that loves him, but I don’t think so! Several times during the book I was sitting there crossing my fingers that nothing inappropriate would go down with them, David ‘s character cannot take one more indiscretion. Even though Faith clearly cares for him, thank goodness she won’t cross that line. David did have his moments here and there of being super protective of Faith, but I think it’s more because she was into Hart’s First and not because he had any sort of feelings toward her beyond friendship and possibly loyalty.

Deven and Jonathan were very present in this book also. Deven, the kind of man that would make a regular person with regular limits want to tear their hair out. He has the most misguided ways of helping his friends. Jonathan with his level head and thank goodness he always at least tries to talk Deven down from doing something crazy. He’s not successful, but he tries. I found it pretty entertaining that David finally has enough of Deven’s antics. That’s something I never thought I’d see happen. In addition to Deven and Jonathan, with all the Primes and Consorts present for the meeting, I enjoyed that we got to see more interactions and relationships between more of them.

As one would expect, Ms.Sylvan’s writing style was the same as the previous two books, so if you enjoyed the flow of those, then you’ll enjoy this as well. I wouldn’t recommend starting with this book. You can, but there may be some things that you’ll want to know what happened that lead up to it, so I suggest you read the previous two.

Overall, this was a strong book. Ms. Sylvan delivers a story with tons of depth, dynamic characters, and an awesome cliffhanger!!! This is one that you must read. Enjoy!(less)

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Mar 26, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-publisher-author

Talk about cliffhangers. Miranda just can not catch a break. SHADOW'S FALL is book 3 in the Shadow World series and I would 100% recommend that you start with book 1 QUEEN OF SHADOWS if you are new to the series.

Miranda started out as a broken musician and has grown to the be the Vampire Queen of the south with her vampire king and love David beside her. They have had their ups and downs but are very much in love and rule together perfectly. I loved David in QUEEN OF SHADOWS, was really mad at...more

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Mar 24, 2012 Mariya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-romance, urban-fantasy, vampires, books-i-own, action-packed, bad-ass-hero, cliffhanger-disaster, cover-lover, emotional-wreck, epicness-happening, hottie-harem, kick-ass-heroine, lovable-heroine, side-character-love, slap-this-bitch

Honestly I don't know what the hell to say! SHADOW'S FALL pissed me off to no end (mainly because I hate cliffhangers!). I seriously wanted to throw the book across the room, and let me tell you, there is this massive end of the world cliffhangers at the end that is also part of me being pissed off! But the book was still out of this world awesome!

When I picked up SHADOW'S FALL I couldn't put the book down! It was so freaking good! We get to see all the primes again, which was my favorite part o...more Honestly I don't know what the hell to say! SHADOW'S FALL pissed me off to no end (mainly because I hate cliffhangers!). I seriously wanted to throw the book across the room, and let me tell you, there is this massive end of the world cliffhangers at the end that is also part of me being pissed off! But the book was still out of this world awesome!

When I picked up SHADOW'S FALL I couldn't put the book down! It was so freaking good! We get to see all the primes again, which was my favorite part of the book. And they had this counsel meeting and this torment of all their elites against all the other primes elite.It was really cool! I loved that we get almost everyone's "point of view" in this book. We get Miranda, David, Jonathan, Deven, Cora and some new character's "point of view" as well!

David smiled. "Faith has been very driven this year---I think we have a good chance of winning."

"I hope not. I really don't want to pay India ten grand. He'd never let me live it down."

It mad everything in the book quite interesting. In the beginning of the book Jonathan get's this premonition that something horrible is going to happen and yes, by the end of the book we see everything come together from what horrible event he foreseen. And it was definitely horrible. I was a bit mad at a lot of characters in this book. A lot at Miranda for doing something, that could of resulted in everything turning so horrible.

She nodded. "Thank you for coming. I think I overdid it a little." He chuckled. "You? Never."

And also at Deven as well. I hope soon in the series there will be a time where he will trust David as his friend to make the right decisions, because I feel if he would have told him all of his thoughts and conclusions from the beginning, the "horrible happening" could have been prevented. I loved seeing Jonathan and Deven's "point of view". We had some new characters that I loved and hated and I can't believe a certain someone was evil even though I expected it! I loved them!

SHADOW'S FALL definitely exceeded my expectations since the last book! It was awesome and mind blowing. I just need to not think about this book for awhile or my head is going to explode from needing the next book in this amazing series.

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May 23, 2012 Lisianthus rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-pnrs, favourite-pnr-s, best-books-ever

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Is it just me or did you guys cry at the end too? Okay *takes a deep breath* let's start...

I had seriously underestimated this book after the jumbled up plot in the last book but the series is back and kicking ass as per usual. It was refreshing to read of Miranda and David again even after they got together in the first book and the betrayal in the second. It was interesting to see events happen from Faith's perspective as well as her emotional journey through the book and at the end, her death...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, vampires, uf

I was happy to see that this book moved forward in time quite a bit, glad to be past the drama of the last book. That is not to say that there wasn't drama in this book, just a different kind. Most of it centered around the once in a decade summit of all the Signets. There was so much going on with this, mostly political. It was interesting to see the allies working together and strengthening their ties. We got to see a lot of Cora and her King. I was happy to see her, to see that she was doing...more

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May 03, 2012 Lisa - (Aussie Girl) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy

Shadow's Fall is book 3 in the Shadow World Series and after the emotional and controversial storyline of book 2, Shadowflame, I was really interested to see where the author was taking this series.

I was pleasantly surprised with this instalment. The aftermath of the relationship clanger in Book 2 is somewhat resolved so what follows is a well plotted and engaging urban fantay with a delicious cliffhanger to whet our appetites for Book 4.

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Apr 24, 2012 Abby rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: challenges, 2012-favorites

Wow... That's all I can really say about this book.

This was a REALLY good read. It had tense moments A LOT Of them. I think in this one with David , the way he was with her, kind of made up for what happened in the first one though to be honest I still have no idea how she was able to forgive him for it... she's a better woman then me that's for damn sure... All in all a really good read and I'll definitely be reading the next one...

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Apr 14, 2012 Lexie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, review-night-owl-romance, genre-urban-fantasy, books-owned

Prelim Review: After the last book's...upsetting turn of events in the lives of Miranda and David I was hesitant to read more in the world. For the record I am still unhappy about what happened between them, I'm still a card-carrying member of the 'David you JERK' club and I still question Miranda for not doing something more.

That said Sylvan at least partially re-ignited my interest in the series with the twists, turns and betrayals running rampant throughout the book. And its not even that the...more

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May 15, 2012 Cyndi rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book, and I love the series. This has a huge cliffhanger ending, which of course frustrates the hell out of me, but leaves me SO wanting the next book. I like how this author lets 'real' things happen to her characters. Not everyone or everything gets a 'happily ever after' - read some George R. R. Martin and you'll really understand that. I would recommend this series, and this book. I really enjoy the Shadow World that this author has created.

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Apr 06, 2012 Shalisha rated it 2 of 5 stars

Have you ever just continued to read a series simply because you read and semi liked the first one? That is where I am with this series.

I think the author is a decent writer, but this series is going to hell....on greased roller skates, wearing gasoline drawers. I cannot explain how mundane and boring I found this book to be - 1/2 star like really, just being "nice" (working on that in 2012) with the 2 stars. Nothing interesting, nothing exciting, lots of skimming of the pages and didn't do the...more

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