Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lovely, #4) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 24, 2010 Desperado rated it really liked it

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I thought about waiting until tomorrow to write my review but there's alot of info to take in & I wanted to write it while it was still fresh in my mind.

First, Aislinn, Keenan, Donia & a few other characters are completely absent in the fourth addition to this series. Apparently Keenan is off playing hooky somewhere. Not that I'm complaining. I am beyond sick of this Aislinn/Seth/Keenan love triangle, not to mention I'm pretty disgusted with Aislinn right now after all that crap that My Thoughts:

I thought about waiting until tomorrow to write my review but there's alot of info to take in & I wanted to write it while it was still fresh in my mind.

First, Aislinn, Keenan, Donia & a few other characters are completely absent in the fourth addition to this series. Apparently Keenan is off playing hooky somewhere. Not that I'm complaining. I am beyond sick of this Aislinn/Seth/Keenan love triangle, not to mention I'm pretty disgusted with Aislinn right now after all that crap that went down in Fragile Eternity. Yes, I realize Aislinn is just a teen & teens can be deluded/flaky/confused sometimes but Seth is around her age & he's so much more mature than her. Look, trick, your the Queen of Summer now. Woman up & stop acting like a toddler.

Anyway, it toke me quite awhile to get into this story & I went back & forth on how to rate it up until the last 100 or so pages. The last part more than made up for the monotony of the beginning & middle for me. You could look at this as Devlin & Ani's love story but of course it's so much more with all this court intrigue. We're introduced to a new character, Rae, although it's unclear what role she will play in the future. While I did like Rae & Devlin, Ani annoyed me pretty much throughout the novel. I've always found it hard to believe these ancient fae can fall for these kids but more so with Ani & Devlin's romance. I didn't get it. I did however like learning more about the Hounds & catching up with old characters. And Irial. *sighs* I may have missed a few absent characters but I'm more than happy that Irial played a more present, if not significant role in this novel.

To wrap everything up spoiler-free, you end up learning alot of secrets about Devlin/Ani/Sorcha/Bananach. I honestly figured out the "big reveal" about Bananach & Sorcha in the previous novel. I'm not gonna toot my own horn & say I'm awesome for figuring it out so soon. Maybe they mentioned it in Fragile Eternity. Hell if I remember. There's also this battle where Bananach shows her butt (yes, I'm being PG for the kiddies). I honestly feel like all of these scattered storylines since Wicked Lovely are finally starting to come together & there will be blood spilled & hell to pay. The big battle is coming & I for one am more than excited to see who survives after the dust settles.

After the crap that was FE, I am elated to know this wasn't a big disappointment as well. It's a been fun, sometimes shocking, sometimes amazing, well-written ride & I for one am going to be sad to see this series end with Darkest Mercy. If baby Jesus is good, MM won't leave us with a heck load of plot holes in that one. ...more

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May 17, 2011 Jennifer rated it really liked it

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At first, I was disappointed that it didn't really have a lot to do with Aislinn/Seth's relationship. As I read on though, I really got into it. I read it in like 6-7 hours, because I just couldn't put it down. I'm looking forward to reading the last book to see how everything finishes. I think this book out of the series is my favorite, followed by ink exchange. ...more

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May 01, 2010 Naomi rated it it was amazing

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This fourth book in this series is excellent. It follows Ani & Devlin mostly and you just know there will be another book to follow.

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