With Rachel Vincent I have this really weird thing going on. I am super excited about all of her novels, but once I own them, I have to force myself to start. This time it didn't take me more than a few minutes to start reading, and it took me about two sentences to be unable to stop, but I still felt as if it needed to be mentioned, even if only in the first draft of my review.

This novel made me so freaking angry. Angry for Kori, who went through hell, and angry for myself because her revenge didn't feel nearly as satisfying as it should have. ((view spoiler)[Angry because Kori did everything for her sister, and her sister was just.. you know. Gnn! (hide spoiler)]) Angry because it should have been longer, angry because Ian is a literary character, angry because I'll have to wait forever for Oath Bound, angry because of reasons.

I spend most of my time being angry, actually.

Doesn't change the fact that I loved it. Only now that I'm finished with Shadow Bound does it feel a little unsatisfying, and as if Vincent didn't push enough. I think it's incredible how intense I felt what Kori felt, but to be honest, that's making me angry, too, because, you know, it's Saturday afternoon, which is family day, and looking like Voldemort when your Mom asks you if you want some cake isn't exactly the nicest thing to do.

Alas, I wish there was fanfiction that could satisfy me, but I know there isn't. Four stars for this incredible book and it would have been five if I wasn't so sad and angry and amazed and damn this to hell, okay, 4.5 XD

I have to admit that there is another thing that actually bothered me.. But mhe.

Let me.

Before I read it:

(view spoiler)[Mom: "Are you searching for spoilers again?"
Me: "Even if I were, you have no solid proof. They'll never believe you! What are you implying here, anyways?"

Mom: "Honey, that ain't healthy anymore."
Me: "You know what's not healthy? Your salad!*"
Mom: "I'm not trying to criticize you, but I know more about this Rachel Vincent than I know about our neighbours."
Me: "I don't force you to listen to me, you know?"
Mom: "It's just that I think you should think about your priorities."
Me: "My priorities?"
Mom: "Last month when you told me to google for this children's prayer? Because you were online on your mobilephone to check if there were any news?"
Me: "Yes, but I just read that interview.."
Mom: "In March, when you refused to talk to your dad because of what happened to this girl's*² dad and 'the wound was too fresh'?"
Me: "It was!!"
Mom: "But it's November, honey. And you're still not talking to him..."

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Rachel Vincent,

this is all your fault. (hide spoiler)]