DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star, Part I

Trigger warnings:

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childhood sexual abuse, orientalism, rape, racism.

Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. This is Part I. –Jennie

[image error]Jennie: The Shadow and the Star is a sequel of sorts to The Hidden Heart; the hero is a very minor (though pivotal) character seen as a child in the first book, and the hero and heroine of that book are prominent secondary...