Shadows Deep: (A Paranormal Demon Haunting)

Shadows #2

by Cege Smith, Christine LaPorte (Editor)

Ellie Coulter made a deal with the devil, and now it’s time to pay the price.Little did she know, the shadows that have swirled around her life since her parents’ death were not a coincidence. As more of Ellie's past is revealed, it comes with the knowledge that her fate is the lynchpin in a far larger, and more dangerous game. And the agent of Hell who snared her in his grasp has no intention of ever letting her go.Ellie walks a fine line between keeping up the appearance of acceptance while gathering the information she needs to escape. Along the way, she has to decide who to trust and that includes the man she loves. As facts give way to lies, Ellie begins to question everything. With her true intentions on the verge of being discovered, Ellie must find a way to defeat her captor before she loses everything, including herself.The complete Shadows trilogy is now of Shadows (Shadows #1)Shadows Deep (Shadows #2)Veiled Shadows (Shadows #3)

Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Suspense, Fantasy, Supernatural, Ghosts, Fiction

257 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2012

About the author

Everyone loves a good origin tale. Cege's started when she was eight years old. She snuck out of bed late one night and into the living room to watch TV. Flipping through stations with the volume turned down low, she came across a rerun of a movie called The Exorcist. She was terrified yet mesmerized.

Cege wasn't unfamiliar with the idea of the battle between good and evil. She attended Catholic school in a small town in rural Wisconsin, and at the time knew the 'age appropriate' stories from the Bible. Nothing in those stories prepared her for the visual onslaught of watching the battle between the priests and the demon for the soul of the young Linda Blair. Cege was deeply disturbed by the movie, but nonetheless a seed was planted that night. That seed grew into a rampant fascination with all things supernatural.

Sleepovers turned into B-rated horror film marathons. Her library card was used to bring home piles of books about ghosts and vampires. She still isn't quite sure who she loved first, Stephen King or Freddy Krueger. By the time she was twelve, Cege took a turn at penning her own spooky tales. That love of things that go bump in the night and scare you to death has only grown stronger throughout the years.

The paranormal and supernatural take center stage in all of Cege's stories. Over the years, she has crafted her own origin stories about vampires (the Bloodtruth series), zombies (the Twisted Souls series), and ghosts, angels, and demons (the Shadows series). She's also taken on the folklore around the Fountain of Youth (the Immortal End series beginning with Ageless). There is something for every reader of the paranormal in Cege's books.

Reviews

[Kelsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why am I doing this?

[Read-n-Bloom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Shadows Deep
Author: Cege Smith
Shadows Series: Book 2
Main Characters: Ellie, David, Mikel, Jeffrey, and Lucy
POV : Third Person
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Book 2 of Shadow Series wasn’t really my cup of tea. It wasn’t as good as the first book. It was just a little too everywhere for me and a little hard to understand. I just didn’t like it as well as the first. But I do have to say after all the “mess” as I see it, the ending was really good. I did like how it ended. So that’s a good thing 😉🙂 If you like series’s then you may like this series. So far first book was good, second was okay, now on to the third. Ohhh, let it be good 🫤😉😊

[Joy Jurich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never sure where you'll end up

Love the sequel and looking forward to the last novel. Never a dull moment, but the unexpected can drive you crazy.

[Patti Burgess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. When I received it, I found the first book in the series on Amazon free with my Prime membership and read it. I just finished this book, and now I wish I had waited. I looks like the third and final installment will not be released until sometime next year. I normally like reading all the books in a series together (especially ones that continue a story like like these do). It was a good book, and so far a good series, and I have enjoyed them.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot going on here and some of it is rather convoluted. Definitely must read the books in this series in order or toy won't know what the hell you are walking into.

While I didn't love the first book, I decided to continue on since I have these books in a trilogy set.
I don't like to write too in depth reviews that may spoil the story for others, but I can say that this book was better than the first. There weren't a slew of typos like book one, which I sincerely appreciate, and by the end I am actually interested to see how this series ends.

[Lynne Cantwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellie is beginning to understand what she's gotten both herself and her boyfriend David into. Now, she must learn about her role in the shadow realm, relying on her new friend, Lucy, for guidance. But can Lucy be trusted? For that matter, can David be trusted? He doesn't always act like the man Ellie fell in love with....

I very much enjoyed Cege Smith's latest "Shadows" book and am looking forward to the next one.

[Anne Fast · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a pretty good read. I wish I would have read the first book first to better understand the way points. The characters were interesting but I would have liked to read more about David and I didn't quite understand why he ended up at the end of the book and exactly why he was sent there.

[Chande · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellie still dosen't know who two trust. Everyone seems to be out to get her. Their are secrets in her past that she dosen't know about. These secrets are why so many people are after her. Her parent hid something from her that will change her future. This a wonderful book. I read it in one day. On to the next one

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

decent sequel. again a good fast read. definitely makes me want to read a third and hope i can find it soon.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Format is an EBook (Kindle).

[Lourdes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not reading this series in order, so I will save my full review for when I get my hands on the other two.

[Becky Carothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

book #2 in the trilogy.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Two. I'm really hoping there's a book 3. These two books are really terrific.

[Mary Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite what I was expecting, but pretty good. You need to read the first one--it's not a sequel you can just jump into.

[Janice Stinnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

The book was even better than the first. The plot has surprised me in the direction it's taking and the ending was an even bigger surprise. Can't wait to read book 3.

[J]

Another Goodreads giveaway! Thanks to Cege for the book =) I will read and review soon.