Of Light and Shadow

Mostly a 3.5 but I'm rounding up.

I typed up a whole review here and the GR app closed down suddenly without saving any of it. I'm just out of the hospital and in pain with very low energy, so I'm not typing it all out again.

Just wanna say this book was a light and enjoyable company when I was admitted to the hospital and I will always remember it as the first book I read after I had my baby, so it's always gonna be special. Check it out if you want something lighter and entertaining, with good characters, lovely romance, wonderful relationships, a very well narrated audiobook, or if you just want a break from all the series and would love to read a stand-alone fantasy.

Fairly standard YA fantasy romance. The world-building felt laboured, particularly with regard to language and the glossary was inadequate (usually I'm a fan of such things but half the time the word I was searching for wasn't even present). The characters, pacing and plot are quite satisfactory and make for an enjoyable read but none of it is particularly memorable.

Thank you to whatever nice publisher it was who sent me a free copy for review.