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Kingdom of Shadows #2
Crown of Storm and Silence: Kingdom of Shadows Book 2
I woke up with no memory and a child growing in my belly. The kind healer calls me Elif, and the handsome merchant Sinan looks at me like I'm his salvation. I should be grateful for this peaceful life, for gentle touches and soft words.
But my dreams are full of dark eyes and consuming darkness. My hands know how to kill even when my mind doesn't remember why. And when the Shadow Lord comes for me—claiming I'm his wife, his property, his obsession—my body recognizes what my heart has forgotten.
He says I belong to him. He says I'm carrying his heir. He says I fled from him once, but he'll never let me go again. I don't remember loving him. But when he touches me, I burn. When he commands me, I obey.
And when he takes me back to his realm of shadows and sin, I realize the most terrifying truth of I want to remember why I was his. Even if it destroys the woman I've become.
Releasing on 30th of September 2025
But my dreams are full of dark eyes and consuming darkness. My hands know how to kill even when my mind doesn't remember why. And when the Shadow Lord comes for me—claiming I'm his wife, his property, his obsession—my body recognizes what my heart has forgotten.
He says I belong to him. He says I'm carrying his heir. He says I fled from him once, but he'll never let me go again. I don't remember loving him. But when he touches me, I burn. When he commands me, I obey.
And when he takes me back to his realm of shadows and sin, I realize the most terrifying truth of I want to remember why I was his. Even if it destroys the woman I've become.
Releasing on 30th of September 2025
414 pages, Paperback
Published October 8, 2025
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October 21, 2025
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October 29, 2025
I’m currently on chapter 25 and really struggling with this.
I feel like this story could be great but I think the writing is really poor and it doesn’t feel it’s been proofread at all, the same sentence from the MMC POV for example is repeated throughout, sometimes within 10 or so lines, there’s some chapters where it feels like the author had a large break between writing as things are contradictory to the previous chapter.
Will try and finish reading but I feel like this will be a dnf.
I feel like this story could be great but I think the writing is really poor and it doesn’t feel it’s been proofread at all, the same sentence from the MMC POV for example is repeated throughout, sometimes within 10 or so lines, there’s some chapters where it feels like the author had a large break between writing as things are contradictory to the previous chapter.
Will try and finish reading but I feel like this will be a dnf.
October 8, 2025
Baigiau katik 2 serijos knygą. Pfff... duočiau stiprų 4⭐️ nes tiesiog pirma patiko labiau, ten biški greičiau viskas vyko, daugiau dramos, bet šitoj atrodo buvo 2 kulminacijos. Pirmąją tai kaip siaubo filmą skaičiau, man ji buvo labai žiauri, galvojau neištempsiu ir dnfinsiu kad too much 🫣 galas irgi unexpected buvo...🤯 užtat ką tikrai knygoje gerai padarė tai sarkastišką banterį ir ne tik FMC ir MMC bet atrodo visų veikėjų, tiesiog unhinged visi 🤣
November 14, 2025
I struggled to finish this, if I’m honest.
I enjoyed the first book, but this one just dragged on. All the elements of a good storyline were there, yet an awful lot of nothing seemed to happen for most of the book. New characters were introduced as though they were meant to bring twists, but they never quite managed to hold my interest.
I enjoyed the first book, but this one just dragged on. All the elements of a good storyline were there, yet an awful lot of nothing seemed to happen for most of the book. New characters were introduced as though they were meant to bring twists, but they never quite managed to hold my interest.
October 5, 2025
Dnf. There are some errors in the narration that feel like it wasnt properly proofread.
October 27, 2025
I can’t even finish it! The plot line is all over the place. It’s like whatever happened in the previous chapter, like the male MC threatening another male character over female MC, never even happened by the time you get to the next chapter. It doesn’t make sense. I made it 13 chapters in then I just gave up.
November 17, 2025
I enjoyed this second book, though once again I’m screaming at the mfc for still making horrible decisions lol.
The only thing I’m finding I majorly dislike about buying these books(and let’s face it paperback books aren’t cheap), is that unlike many other authors. These authors don’t allow those who buy the more expensive books vs kindle the bonus scenes or extra scenes written at the end. If we pay even more than kindle, the links could be typed like I’ve found in other books? Just my opinion. It sucks we don’t get to either scan a QR code or type a link to get any perks like those who buy kindle version books. It made me wonder why most authors appreciate all readers no matter what version they buy, but this is my first “you bought the physical copies so you don’t get to read the bonus scenes or short stories you would have received if you bought cheaper online”. Yet book 1 says if we preordered the physical book 2 we would along with something special from the author. I did all that only to find another “here” types during the ending Kaan letter. I guess for book 3 I’ll be buying kindle version instead of spending another $27 plus shipping for a single book. Almost $60 invested into this series and not a single bonus scene that’s boasted at the end. I wish it wouldn’t have been written in for the physical books as it felt some what rude to do twice even though we were told to preorder the physical book for #2.
I still love the books, but feel somewhat lead on through how the authors wrote the “extras” at the end.
The only thing I’m finding I majorly dislike about buying these books(and let’s face it paperback books aren’t cheap), is that unlike many other authors. These authors don’t allow those who buy the more expensive books vs kindle the bonus scenes or extra scenes written at the end. If we pay even more than kindle, the links could be typed like I’ve found in other books? Just my opinion. It sucks we don’t get to either scan a QR code or type a link to get any perks like those who buy kindle version books. It made me wonder why most authors appreciate all readers no matter what version they buy, but this is my first “you bought the physical copies so you don’t get to read the bonus scenes or short stories you would have received if you bought cheaper online”. Yet book 1 says if we preordered the physical book 2 we would along with something special from the author. I did all that only to find another “here” types during the ending Kaan letter. I guess for book 3 I’ll be buying kindle version instead of spending another $27 plus shipping for a single book. Almost $60 invested into this series and not a single bonus scene that’s boasted at the end. I wish it wouldn’t have been written in for the physical books as it felt some what rude to do twice even though we were told to preorder the physical book for #2.
I still love the books, but feel somewhat lead on through how the authors wrote the “extras” at the end.
January 3, 2026
1.5⭐️, but giving it a two because I didn't DNF. Purely for the quippy lines and the writing that (tho littered with inconsistencies) isn't grade school trash. Will read the third one cause I'm already this far into the story and want to see how it ends, but purely for the completionist in me moreso than for the actual plot.
I said that the first book of the series needed an extra round of editing, and it feels like the authors somehow took that (future) criticism personally and doubled down. I'm not sure how this was co-written, but it felt like a game of Exquisite Corpse/Progressive Storytelling where each person added something without knowing what fully came before. Either that, or each author wrote a POV and they just mashed them together without reading the story in full to make sure it was cohesive. But that wouldn't excuse inconsistencies within the same POV.
Nothing much happens in the first half of the book after Kaan finds Nesilhan. Some minor plot happens, enough to justify pages of smut, and then we take two steps back. None of the characters have any backbone. They give big speeches about how they will stand their ground, and then proceed to fold immediately.
We're once again, in typical series fashion, left on a cliffhanger but honestly if I wasn't so close to the end (everything says this is a trilogy and it damn well better be), not sure I'd care enough to continue.
*** Mild Spoilers Ahead ***
This might be the first time I've ever annotated a book for my own entertainment and it was mostly cases of "when did anyone say that", "where did this character go" and "again?!". Here are the most egregious errors that took me out of the story, in no particular order - and if any of these points are confusing or convoluted, imagine what it was like reading them..
- If you are going to use the Turkish alphabet for names/language you need to be consistent about it. Accents appeared and disappeared so many times it was almost a drinking game...
- Characters appear and dissappear randomly. The love interest with a secret past (who simultaneously faces off with Kaan and has no idea he exists) just vanishes, Nesilhan's cousin gets introduced (at least 3 separate times) and somehow she is surprised that the cousin knows her brother? Wouldn't she be his cousin too? Speaking of Zoran, he is all over the place. Appearing and disappearing at will, both a pawn and a mastermind, trusted and a betrayer (who then is trusted again for some reason even though we suspect betrayal that hasn't been revealed yet - even though it has). Kaan had a brother that was so integral to the plot that we don't even know about him until more that halfway thru the second book.
- The time-line is even more inconsistent and convoluted than before. In the very beginning of the book something happens, four months later something else happens, but the first thing happened two weeks ago. We stop searching for Nesilhan officially, but a few weeks later we find her two days before we stop searching... Kaan is on such a murderous spree that both the Light Court and his own subjects are ready to overthrow him, but once he finds Nesilhan we drop that plot point, never to be brought up again... and all this occurs in the first few chapters. Kaan explains his curse (imparted by a heretofore unknown brother) and how much time he has left 3 times in two chapters, he refuses to blood bind with Neshilan because his curse could overtake her light magic immediately if it isn't purified first, so he makes a deal with his father, does no research, asks no questions, and then proceeds to blood bind with her a full 24hrs before the purification ritual to get rid of the curse... and it works because reasons.
Everytime something happens, it happens 2-3 separate times, in different chapters/POVs and at different times.
- In service of drama, characters once again ask no questions and seem to not have two braincells to rub together. Plot points established in the first book (like the fact that her father set the whole thing up) are treated like a big reveal that no one expected/was aware of. We are told Banu is acting weird the whole time, but we don't look into it. Nesilhan has a vision of her being brainwashed, and we still fall into the trap. Kaan, with his 800+ years of Shadow Court dealing, doesn't see the glaring loophole in his father's deal, but Nesilhan's cousin does!
- The plot is sacrifices on the altar of quippy-ness. The entire time they are in the demon dimension (or wherever Kaan's father is) we get non stop architectural jokes from Bantu. We're supposed to be in a terrifying hell dimension, worried about traps and danger, and we get chapters full of jokes about interior design.
- The world system becomes more convoluted rather than defined. Who exactly is human? Just anyone not a lord? Why is the King of the Light realm all of a sudden a God and Kaan's father the Devil? Now there are different dimensions as well as realms that don't get explored?
I said that the first book of the series needed an extra round of editing, and it feels like the authors somehow took that (future) criticism personally and doubled down. I'm not sure how this was co-written, but it felt like a game of Exquisite Corpse/Progressive Storytelling where each person added something without knowing what fully came before. Either that, or each author wrote a POV and they just mashed them together without reading the story in full to make sure it was cohesive. But that wouldn't excuse inconsistencies within the same POV.
Nothing much happens in the first half of the book after Kaan finds Nesilhan. Some minor plot happens, enough to justify pages of smut, and then we take two steps back. None of the characters have any backbone. They give big speeches about how they will stand their ground, and then proceed to fold immediately.
We're once again, in typical series fashion, left on a cliffhanger but honestly if I wasn't so close to the end (everything says this is a trilogy and it damn well better be), not sure I'd care enough to continue.
*** Mild Spoilers Ahead ***
This might be the first time I've ever annotated a book for my own entertainment and it was mostly cases of "when did anyone say that", "where did this character go" and "again?!". Here are the most egregious errors that took me out of the story, in no particular order - and if any of these points are confusing or convoluted, imagine what it was like reading them..
- If you are going to use the Turkish alphabet for names/language you need to be consistent about it. Accents appeared and disappeared so many times it was almost a drinking game...
- Characters appear and dissappear randomly. The love interest with a secret past (who simultaneously faces off with Kaan and has no idea he exists) just vanishes, Nesilhan's cousin gets introduced (at least 3 separate times) and somehow she is surprised that the cousin knows her brother? Wouldn't she be his cousin too? Speaking of Zoran, he is all over the place. Appearing and disappearing at will, both a pawn and a mastermind, trusted and a betrayer (who then is trusted again for some reason even though we suspect betrayal that hasn't been revealed yet - even though it has). Kaan had a brother that was so integral to the plot that we don't even know about him until more that halfway thru the second book.
- The time-line is even more inconsistent and convoluted than before. In the very beginning of the book something happens, four months later something else happens, but the first thing happened two weeks ago. We stop searching for Nesilhan officially, but a few weeks later we find her two days before we stop searching... Kaan is on such a murderous spree that both the Light Court and his own subjects are ready to overthrow him, but once he finds Nesilhan we drop that plot point, never to be brought up again... and all this occurs in the first few chapters. Kaan explains his curse (imparted by a heretofore unknown brother) and how much time he has left 3 times in two chapters, he refuses to blood bind with Neshilan because his curse could overtake her light magic immediately if it isn't purified first, so he makes a deal with his father, does no research, asks no questions, and then proceeds to blood bind with her a full 24hrs before the purification ritual to get rid of the curse... and it works because reasons.
Everytime something happens, it happens 2-3 separate times, in different chapters/POVs and at different times.
- In service of drama, characters once again ask no questions and seem to not have two braincells to rub together. Plot points established in the first book (like the fact that her father set the whole thing up) are treated like a big reveal that no one expected/was aware of. We are told Banu is acting weird the whole time, but we don't look into it. Nesilhan has a vision of her being brainwashed, and we still fall into the trap. Kaan, with his 800+ years of Shadow Court dealing, doesn't see the glaring loophole in his father's deal, but Nesilhan's cousin does!
- The plot is sacrifices on the altar of quippy-ness. The entire time they are in the demon dimension (or wherever Kaan's father is) we get non stop architectural jokes from Bantu. We're supposed to be in a terrifying hell dimension, worried about traps and danger, and we get chapters full of jokes about interior design.
- The world system becomes more convoluted rather than defined. Who exactly is human? Just anyone not a lord? Why is the King of the Light realm all of a sudden a God and Kaan's father the Devil? Now there are different dimensions as well as realms that don't get explored?
November 3, 2025
DNF.... look this is probably a good book and I really liked the first book but I cannot stand the amnesia trope 😒
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2025
loved
Loved but not as much as the first one this one was a bit slower, more dramatic didn’t make me laugh as much as the first one.
Loved but not as much as the first one this one was a bit slower, more dramatic didn’t make me laugh as much as the first one.
December 7, 2025
DNF. I always push through, just couldn’t with this one. So disappointing bc the first book was great, I looked forward to the continuation of K & N’s story. Writing was choppy, scenes didn’t make sense, text was repeated, random characters popped up like we should’ve known them from book 1. And I’m sorry the vampire abduction? Awful.
October 12, 2025
“Crown of Storm” is a darkly poetic fantasy that delves into a realm split between shadow and light, love and madness. The narrative skillfully alternates between the perspectives of Kaan, a tormented lord consumed by the loss of his wife, and Elif, an amnesiac woman whose gentle healing powers conceal a mysterious past linked to him.
The opening chapter immediately establishes the novel’s intense emotional core. Kaan’s profound grief over his missing wife, Nesilhan, manifests as violent destruction throughout his kingdom. His descent into rage and despair is vividly depicted, with every paragraph imbued with a gothic atmosphere and a twisted sense of longing. The language used is rich and cinematic, painting scenes of both beauty and horror with remarkable precision.
Elif’s chapters provide a stark contrast to this darkness, offering tenderness and quiet strength. Her memory loss and newly discovered healing abilities introduce a compelling element of mystery that gradually intertwines with Kaan’s shadowed narrative. As her dreams blur the lines between memory and prophecy, the reader senses an impending collision between the light she embodies and the darkness that consumes him.
What makes this story particularly compelling is its expert balance of high fantasy world-building with raw, human emotion. The prose is often lyrical, conveying a sense of melancholy yet remaining sharp, and the pacing shifts between meditative reflection and sudden bursts of action. Themes of love, power, identity, and redemption serve as anchors for the story beneath its supernatural elements.
In essence, “Crown of Storm” is a haunting exploration of love’s capacity to both destroy and redeem, conveyed through lush, evocative prose. Its fusion of tragedy, magic, and devotion leaves the reader spellbound by the interplay of Kaan’s darkness and Elif’s light. Despite the passing of time and the growing of shadows, the story illustrates how the heart never forgets.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The opening chapter immediately establishes the novel’s intense emotional core. Kaan’s profound grief over his missing wife, Nesilhan, manifests as violent destruction throughout his kingdom. His descent into rage and despair is vividly depicted, with every paragraph imbued with a gothic atmosphere and a twisted sense of longing. The language used is rich and cinematic, painting scenes of both beauty and horror with remarkable precision.
Elif’s chapters provide a stark contrast to this darkness, offering tenderness and quiet strength. Her memory loss and newly discovered healing abilities introduce a compelling element of mystery that gradually intertwines with Kaan’s shadowed narrative. As her dreams blur the lines between memory and prophecy, the reader senses an impending collision between the light she embodies and the darkness that consumes him.
What makes this story particularly compelling is its expert balance of high fantasy world-building with raw, human emotion. The prose is often lyrical, conveying a sense of melancholy yet remaining sharp, and the pacing shifts between meditative reflection and sudden bursts of action. Themes of love, power, identity, and redemption serve as anchors for the story beneath its supernatural elements.
In essence, “Crown of Storm” is a haunting exploration of love’s capacity to both destroy and redeem, conveyed through lush, evocative prose. Its fusion of tragedy, magic, and devotion leaves the reader spellbound by the interplay of Kaan’s darkness and Elif’s light. Despite the passing of time and the growing of shadows, the story illustrates how the heart never forgets.
Try it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 2, 2025
MY REVIEW ❤️🔥
Crown of Storm and Silence: Book 2
Nesilhan and Kaan🥰
Lady Nesilhan is now a healer, in a reclusive village known as Elif. She drank the potion to remove the bound between her and Kane. But she didn’t know the process will leave her with amnesia. She can’t even remember her name, her past and who’s the father of the baby she’s carrying… but somehow she feels like a bound is between the man she dreams of. While Kaan is destroying everything and every village and town to look for her. He feels the bound too but not in the same way as it was before Nesilhan disappeared. After 6 months of despair and destruction, he finally finds her. But what he finds is not his wife or the love of his life, it’s a woman, pregnant with his child that can’t remember him. Will the love between them be enough to rekindle their relationship ? Will it be enough so they can fulfill their destiny?
Second book in this trilogy and I thought the first one was incredible, this one is epic!!!! Seeing Kaan desperation, destroying and killing without any remorse to find Nesilhan, is breathtaking. I was feeling his voice and his actions throughout the book. It was insanely powerful and very touching. Nesilhan amnesia brings a new dimension to the story bc it forces Kaan to seduce her again and again! And the way Kaan responds to the baby, is so sweet and many tender moments from a men who scares the monsters in their nightmares !!! Vi Carter and Joanna Maz collaboration in this series is a blessing for us readers by their words, stories and amazing characters that will inspire many spinoffs, I hope!!!
If you never read a Romantasy book, I highly recommend to start with this series!! It’s to die for!!! 5⭐️
Crown of Storm and Silence: Book 2
Nesilhan and Kaan🥰
Lady Nesilhan is now a healer, in a reclusive village known as Elif. She drank the potion to remove the bound between her and Kane. But she didn’t know the process will leave her with amnesia. She can’t even remember her name, her past and who’s the father of the baby she’s carrying… but somehow she feels like a bound is between the man she dreams of. While Kaan is destroying everything and every village and town to look for her. He feels the bound too but not in the same way as it was before Nesilhan disappeared. After 6 months of despair and destruction, he finally finds her. But what he finds is not his wife or the love of his life, it’s a woman, pregnant with his child that can’t remember him. Will the love between them be enough to rekindle their relationship ? Will it be enough so they can fulfill their destiny?
Second book in this trilogy and I thought the first one was incredible, this one is epic!!!! Seeing Kaan desperation, destroying and killing without any remorse to find Nesilhan, is breathtaking. I was feeling his voice and his actions throughout the book. It was insanely powerful and very touching. Nesilhan amnesia brings a new dimension to the story bc it forces Kaan to seduce her again and again! And the way Kaan responds to the baby, is so sweet and many tender moments from a men who scares the monsters in their nightmares !!! Vi Carter and Joanna Maz collaboration in this series is a blessing for us readers by their words, stories and amazing characters that will inspire many spinoffs, I hope!!!
If you never read a Romantasy book, I highly recommend to start with this series!! It’s to die for!!! 5⭐️
September 28, 2025
“She's carrying my child, and she doesn't know who the *f*ck* I am.”
Oh Kaan… I am SO in your Corner!!!
This book is picking up right after the epic Cliffy you are left with from Book 1 and SO MANY QUESTIONS.
They will be answered here but you are left with new Questions and New turmoils..
It is part of a trilogy so you can expect another epic, Cliffy. At this stage it's Mission Impossible!!!
Neslihan has NO memory of herself, where she comes from , who’s baby is growing in her.. nothing.
"The past shapes us, child, but it doesn't define us. You get to choose who Neslihan becomes."
Kaan is slowly being devoured by the evil he was contaminated with from Iśils pregnancy.
When he says:
"Let me explain something to all of you," I say, my voice carrying across the courtyard with perfect clarity. "I am not a reasonable man.” It rings true.
Some questionable people turn up as well as a possible love angle.
Erlik is in the mix… I don't want to be funny but “Bubble Bubble , Toil and Trouble” has nothing on book 2.
There is a lot to unpack. My heart threatened to stop and jump started again more than once. I kept checking the page count to see where we might be heading.
You are forewarned but if you are already 1 book in you will be as hopelessly devoted (jup I did) as I am and won't be able to stop reading since we are obsessing about our Dark Shadow Lord and his Light Court Queen.
I'm hanging on by a thread for book 3….
Oh Kaan… I am SO in your Corner!!!
This book is picking up right after the epic Cliffy you are left with from Book 1 and SO MANY QUESTIONS.
They will be answered here but you are left with new Questions and New turmoils..
It is part of a trilogy so you can expect another epic, Cliffy. At this stage it's Mission Impossible!!!
Neslihan has NO memory of herself, where she comes from , who’s baby is growing in her.. nothing.
"The past shapes us, child, but it doesn't define us. You get to choose who Neslihan becomes."
Kaan is slowly being devoured by the evil he was contaminated with from Iśils pregnancy.
When he says:
"Let me explain something to all of you," I say, my voice carrying across the courtyard with perfect clarity. "I am not a reasonable man.” It rings true.
Some questionable people turn up as well as a possible love angle.
Erlik is in the mix… I don't want to be funny but “Bubble Bubble , Toil and Trouble” has nothing on book 2.
There is a lot to unpack. My heart threatened to stop and jump started again more than once. I kept checking the page count to see where we might be heading.
You are forewarned but if you are already 1 book in you will be as hopelessly devoted (jup I did) as I am and won't be able to stop reading since we are obsessing about our Dark Shadow Lord and his Light Court Queen.
I'm hanging on by a thread for book 3….
November 8, 2025
Nesilhan.
After choosing to run away from her love (Kaan), she wakes up as a new person with no memory of the past. Although she don't know who she is or where she came from, she is pregnant and will do anything to protect her baby.
Kaan.
After month's of searching for his love and getting consumed by his shadows, his time is limited, he finally found her. But she is not the same because she has no idea that they are married and that he is the father of her child. The child that brings shadow and light together.
What I really like about the story after reading the second book, that all the things that happened in the first book are not what they seemed like when your done with the second book. Everyone is playing his own game and want something to get out of it.
Kaan and Nesilhan don't see the big picture and when they do it's already to late. Kaan and Nesilhan have both been through so much, and there bound is unique and thats scares everyone. Friends and family are turning against them, is Kaan strong enough to protect his family? I can't wait to read it in the third book!!
Oh and I definitely have a favorite chapter thirty-four. That diner! just a simple diner with friends and family among the darkness and demons, the banter and Banu. I absolutely love Banu, she doesn’t have a filter and I love it.
After choosing to run away from her love (Kaan), she wakes up as a new person with no memory of the past. Although she don't know who she is or where she came from, she is pregnant and will do anything to protect her baby.
Kaan.
After month's of searching for his love and getting consumed by his shadows, his time is limited, he finally found her. But she is not the same because she has no idea that they are married and that he is the father of her child. The child that brings shadow and light together.
What I really like about the story after reading the second book, that all the things that happened in the first book are not what they seemed like when your done with the second book. Everyone is playing his own game and want something to get out of it.
Kaan and Nesilhan don't see the big picture and when they do it's already to late. Kaan and Nesilhan have both been through so much, and there bound is unique and thats scares everyone. Friends and family are turning against them, is Kaan strong enough to protect his family? I can't wait to read it in the third book!!
Oh and I definitely have a favorite chapter thirty-four. That diner! just a simple diner with friends and family among the darkness and demons, the banter and Banu. I absolutely love Banu, she doesn’t have a filter and I love it.
December 15, 2025
Sadly did not enjoy this book…
One thing about me is I’ll never like a memory loss trope and so this shit sucked! She doesn’t remember anything! Banu and Kaan are literally in front of her calling her Nesilhan and she’s like that ain’t me sorry. This blows! And the whole Sinan storyline was ass! I don’t like nor do I trust him! And the fact that she kissed him was WILD!
But seriously 200 pages in and she still had no memories. Even if I like the series I can’t give this a good ranking simply because of that!
Truly not a lot of plot that entertained me. It took awhile before anything interesting happened. Like the whole Erlik thing sucked but at least it added something to the story! I will say them trusting him was SO DUMB!!! Now he’s talking about family bonds and seeing each other more often so you just know he fucked with the ritual somehow and connected himself to Kaan and Nesilhan!
And after all this bullshit. They have to deal with the light court trying to take Nesi and her baby away to control the power. Like fuck off! And then to make it that Banu loses her memories and has no independent thought left in order to use her to stab Nesilhan in the womb! LIKE WTF!!!! So yet another cliffhanger where we don’t know if the baby or Nesi survived!
One thing about me is I’ll never like a memory loss trope and so this shit sucked! She doesn’t remember anything! Banu and Kaan are literally in front of her calling her Nesilhan and she’s like that ain’t me sorry. This blows! And the whole Sinan storyline was ass! I don’t like nor do I trust him! And the fact that she kissed him was WILD!
But seriously 200 pages in and she still had no memories. Even if I like the series I can’t give this a good ranking simply because of that!
Truly not a lot of plot that entertained me. It took awhile before anything interesting happened. Like the whole Erlik thing sucked but at least it added something to the story! I will say them trusting him was SO DUMB!!! Now he’s talking about family bonds and seeing each other more often so you just know he fucked with the ritual somehow and connected himself to Kaan and Nesilhan!
And after all this bullshit. They have to deal with the light court trying to take Nesi and her baby away to control the power. Like fuck off! And then to make it that Banu loses her memories and has no independent thought left in order to use her to stab Nesilhan in the womb! LIKE WTF!!!! So yet another cliffhanger where we don’t know if the baby or Nesi survived!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2026
This was not good
I really liked the 1st book, but this was...not good. Repetitive and insensible and full of plot holes and nonsense. And I am not a discerning or particularly hard to entertain reader. There are several instances where scenes seem to be repeated, dialogue is choppy and overly wordy and ridiculous- the author was going for shock maybe? but it was all just kind of a jumbled mess. It feels like it was written by AI- and the prompts werent very good. At the very least this was clearly not edited or proofread by anyone that perfomrs those functions.This book just went on and on, so much so that I skimmed SO MUCH of it and yet missed nothing- im curious of this baby is ever actually born or if the story ever tightens up and if there is some cohesion or reason in the next book but I honestly cannot read more of this. The 1st book was good (to me)- despite lack of true world building and such I liked it quite a lot but this 2nd book just meandered into over embellished, cyclical nonsense. Random chatacters are jist dropped in like Kaans brother?! what? basic consistency is lacking throughout- it was just so ...bad. Sorry.
I really liked the 1st book, but this was...not good. Repetitive and insensible and full of plot holes and nonsense. And I am not a discerning or particularly hard to entertain reader. There are several instances where scenes seem to be repeated, dialogue is choppy and overly wordy and ridiculous- the author was going for shock maybe? but it was all just kind of a jumbled mess. It feels like it was written by AI- and the prompts werent very good. At the very least this was clearly not edited or proofread by anyone that perfomrs those functions.This book just went on and on, so much so that I skimmed SO MUCH of it and yet missed nothing- im curious of this baby is ever actually born or if the story ever tightens up and if there is some cohesion or reason in the next book but I honestly cannot read more of this. The 1st book was good (to me)- despite lack of true world building and such I liked it quite a lot but this 2nd book just meandered into over embellished, cyclical nonsense. Random chatacters are jist dropped in like Kaans brother?! what? basic consistency is lacking throughout- it was just so ...bad. Sorry.
January 3, 2026
This is not your typical romantasy and honestly? Thank the book gods for that. Or I guess the authors 🤣 this is book two in a 4 book series (not yet completed) I finished this on the 31st but jumped straight into the third book before writing the review 🫣.
Yes, some parts were repetitive (I think maybe because there’s 2 authors? I’m not sure.) and the pacing dragged in places, but what this book lacks in smut it makes up for in emotional damage. There’s significantly less spice in this book, but some which is very very good. The focus is on connection, vulnerability, and slow, painful, beautiful emotional tension and it worked. The MMC is morally black which I love but he softens for the FMC which I also love.
Watching the FMC fall in love with the MMC all over again had me giggling, kicking my feet, and then emotionally spiraling. Their bond felt softer, and more real this time around. And the truths that were revealed? The kind that make you close your Kindle, stare at the wall, and rethink your life choices.
This book steps away from the copy and paste romantasy that’s going around and gives us something that feels heavier, and emotionally intimate which absolutely wrecked me.
Not perfect. Still messy. Still worth every page.
Yes, some parts were repetitive (I think maybe because there’s 2 authors? I’m not sure.) and the pacing dragged in places, but what this book lacks in smut it makes up for in emotional damage. There’s significantly less spice in this book, but some which is very very good. The focus is on connection, vulnerability, and slow, painful, beautiful emotional tension and it worked. The MMC is morally black which I love but he softens for the FMC which I also love.
Watching the FMC fall in love with the MMC all over again had me giggling, kicking my feet, and then emotionally spiraling. Their bond felt softer, and more real this time around. And the truths that were revealed? The kind that make you close your Kindle, stare at the wall, and rethink your life choices.
This book steps away from the copy and paste romantasy that’s going around and gives us something that feels heavier, and emotionally intimate which absolutely wrecked me.
Not perfect. Still messy. Still worth every page.
October 21, 2025
4⭐️
4🌶️
Another installment I devoured in a day ❤️
She lost all her memories and is now in a place she doesn’t know, with a child growing inside her, and she doesn’t even know who the father is, or her own name.
He’s been a wreck ever since she fled. Darkness is consuming him until he finds his wife, and is willing to burn down everything to find her. But if he does, will she even remember the love they have? Enemies surround them from all sides, both from light and dark. You don’t know who you can trust, but one things for certain: she is his and no one is taking her from him again.
The spice is still spicing this book 🌶️ maybe a little less than book 1.
Please check the trigger warnings ⚠️ especially if you have issues with violence against pregnancy (not by MMC). Because just when you think the story is getting light and loving, the authors definitely thrust you back into the dark side of this story.
We end on a cliffhanger here and I can’t wait for book 3!
4🌶️
Another installment I devoured in a day ❤️
She lost all her memories and is now in a place she doesn’t know, with a child growing inside her, and she doesn’t even know who the father is, or her own name.
He’s been a wreck ever since she fled. Darkness is consuming him until he finds his wife, and is willing to burn down everything to find her. But if he does, will she even remember the love they have? Enemies surround them from all sides, both from light and dark. You don’t know who you can trust, but one things for certain: she is his and no one is taking her from him again.
The spice is still spicing this book 🌶️ maybe a little less than book 1.
Please check the trigger warnings ⚠️ especially if you have issues with violence against pregnancy (not by MMC). Because just when you think the story is getting light and loving, the authors definitely thrust you back into the dark side of this story.
We end on a cliffhanger here and I can’t wait for book 3!
November 3, 2025
I generally really liked the storyline of this book, and absolutely love the two main characters. However, this book falls quite short compared to the first book. The plot was lost, and there are so many errors you can tell it wasn’t proofread well at all. Between grammar, plot lines, names being spelled… I honestly almost dnf’d with 5% left to read in the book. There were chapters or scenes in the book that were out of place in the storyline. And plot holes that just don’t make sense. Ultimately, I felt like the author got lazy after the first 20% of the book and just threw things in without making sense of what was going on in the big picture. Also there is no sense of world building that occurred in either of these two books. I don’t always need world building, but I know quite literally nothing besides there is light court, shadow court, and neutral territories. Is there a demon realm? No idea definitively. Great spicy scenes though.
November 11, 2025
Unfortunately I have DNF’d this book at 60% as I couldn’t push past the repeated phrases and terrible writing/errors. I really enjoyed the first book and was so excited to read this after the cliffhanger from the ending of the first one! But from the very start, I wasn’t constantly confused or turning back pages thinking I missed something, however it was just poorly written. Random characters were introduced with no previous mention or even explained who they were within the story, just thrown in. Kaan has a brother that was NEVER mentioned in the first book??? (Please correct me if I’m wrong) Banu’s eyes kept changing colour when in the first book, they’re lavender (I know her hair changes colour with emotions). The grammar was atrocious and clearly not proofread before being published.
Kaan doesn’t have the same humor and witty one liners like the first one and FMC is just PAINFUL!
Kaan doesn’t have the same humor and witty one liners like the first one and FMC is just PAINFUL!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 17, 2025
Crown of Storm and Silence did not disappoint. I loved this book as much as I did the first book in this series and I can't wait to read the next book with the cliffhanger ending we were left with. This book picks up where the first book left off so this series must be read in order. Nesilhan doesn't remember who she was and Kaan is desperately and destructively searching for his wife. I don't want to too much away, but this story is full of twist and turns with everyone having their own agenda and taking advantage wherever they can. Enemies are coming from every direction, and most have been planning things and moving pieces for a long time. This story is full of anger, love, half-truths, jealousy, death, kidnapping, curses, betrayal and so much more. I can't wait to read the next book to find out what happens next.
December 29, 2025
I was hoping for redemption with this book but it really fell flat. It was a struggle to not DNF. I still don’t even know what Kaan really is, I don’t think the authors do either. It reallllyyyy needs a better editor to go through.
The final little piece from the authors as Kaan talking to the readers was cringe too. It would’ve been a great concept had the book been good but it wasn’t.
It was very 0-100 still and very jumpy. One minute one thing is happening and the next another? Kaan went form some dark twisted intelligent MMC to some submissive passive non intelligent MMC and missed the fact that his dad said HE wouldn’t hurt her? Seems far fetched.
How many times can something happen to Nesilhan and the baby before it becomes even more redundant?
And Hatun is over used by a lot and in the worst places. Really going to struggle reading book 3 if I even do.
The final little piece from the authors as Kaan talking to the readers was cringe too. It would’ve been a great concept had the book been good but it wasn’t.
It was very 0-100 still and very jumpy. One minute one thing is happening and the next another? Kaan went form some dark twisted intelligent MMC to some submissive passive non intelligent MMC and missed the fact that his dad said HE wouldn’t hurt her? Seems far fetched.
How many times can something happen to Nesilhan and the baby before it becomes even more redundant?
And Hatun is over used by a lot and in the worst places. Really going to struggle reading book 3 if I even do.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 23, 2025
Rating: 3.2
Spice: 🌶️.5 (1.5)
I felt like this book was just lacking. The world building I was hoping would expand more about the light court/neutral territory/shadow realm/ demon realm (?) just… doesn’t. There’s no idea about how life is different between them and very little detail.
Plot twists are revealed in ways that are anti climatic, foreshadowing is too evident (show not tell), there is grammatical errors and also very repetitive wording. Overall just doesn’t feel well written. Personally I’m not a fan of the whole amnesia thing either. She can’t remember anything then conveniently gets back certain memories idk.
It got an okay rating because the storyline does have good elements and plot points, I just think it could have been done better with timing and writing.
Spice: 🌶️.5 (1.5)
I felt like this book was just lacking. The world building I was hoping would expand more about the light court/neutral territory/shadow realm/ demon realm (?) just… doesn’t. There’s no idea about how life is different between them and very little detail.
Plot twists are revealed in ways that are anti climatic, foreshadowing is too evident (show not tell), there is grammatical errors and also very repetitive wording. Overall just doesn’t feel well written. Personally I’m not a fan of the whole amnesia thing either. She can’t remember anything then conveniently gets back certain memories idk.
It got an okay rating because the storyline does have good elements and plot points, I just think it could have been done better with timing and writing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 26, 2025
Absolutely addictive
I’ve read a lot of books over the years but this book, and this series, has to be the most addictive one yet!
Love, betrayal, obsession, strength, manipulation, truth, and the kind of sinfully delicious scenes that make you curl your toes and immediately need to find your partner afterwards! All wrapped up in the pages of this book.
Then! The cliffhanger!! How dare you! I can’t help but immediately NEED to start the next book, especially with a cliffhanger like that. Then again, that’s the idea, isn’t it?
Oh and I am absolutely loving the little chapter, excerpt, diabolical dialogue with demands m, whatever you want to call it, from shadow daddy aka Kaan at the end of each book!
I’ve read a lot of books over the years but this book, and this series, has to be the most addictive one yet!
Love, betrayal, obsession, strength, manipulation, truth, and the kind of sinfully delicious scenes that make you curl your toes and immediately need to find your partner afterwards! All wrapped up in the pages of this book.
Then! The cliffhanger!! How dare you! I can’t help but immediately NEED to start the next book, especially with a cliffhanger like that. Then again, that’s the idea, isn’t it?
Oh and I am absolutely loving the little chapter, excerpt, diabolical dialogue with demands m, whatever you want to call it, from shadow daddy aka Kaan at the end of each book!
October 2, 2025
The only thing I can say is WoW! The ending was not okay and I am not sure I’m okay… They can’t do this to me, it feels so personal and I’m wrecked.
I can’t get enough of Kaan,he just appeals to the toxic, possessive, unhinged side of me!! I can tell you he is in my top 5 book boyfriends!
Nesilhan went through so much this book. I don’t know how she’s standing but with Kaan at her back this woman can do anything. She truly is his queen and she deserves to be wholly obsessed and possessed by him! ❤️❤️❤️
My only warning is the cliffhanger is brutal, the spice is hot, and you will want to crawl to him wrapped in shadows. 🌶️🌶️🔥🔥🔥
I can’t get enough of Kaan,he just appeals to the toxic, possessive, unhinged side of me!! I can tell you he is in my top 5 book boyfriends!
Nesilhan went through so much this book. I don’t know how she’s standing but with Kaan at her back this woman can do anything. She truly is his queen and she deserves to be wholly obsessed and possessed by him! ❤️❤️❤️
My only warning is the cliffhanger is brutal, the spice is hot, and you will want to crawl to him wrapped in shadows. 🌶️🌶️🔥🔥🔥
October 7, 2025
Soo good! I loved the first novel in this series. So so good! This novel didn't disappoint. I think I love this novel more than the first novel. I was so excited to jump back into this novel. From the first chapter this novel sucked me right back in and held on tight. I loved Nesilhan and Kaan. My heart hurt for them both with Nesilhan developing amnesia. I loved how Kaan would do whatever he had to do to win Nesilham back. Their chemistry was so good! Once I started reading I couldn't put this novel down. I loved the epic tale and the wild journey this novel took me on. So good! I can hardly wait to see what these authors have coming next.
November 21, 2025
Really deserves 2 and a half stars…
There’s not much of a plot and felt like the story started again.It seems to drag and drag until after chapter 33 but even then it becomes repetitive and a bit sloppy in the writing compared to the first book. Even the spicy parts had me questioning if it was even good anymore due to constantly repeating parts as you get told the story through two people. Also where on earth did the native tongue come from? One constant word in the first and all of a sudden, the second has its own language. Pretty disappointed considering the first book got 4 stars from me. Praying for a better in the final one.
There’s not much of a plot and felt like the story started again.It seems to drag and drag until after chapter 33 but even then it becomes repetitive and a bit sloppy in the writing compared to the first book. Even the spicy parts had me questioning if it was even good anymore due to constantly repeating parts as you get told the story through two people. Also where on earth did the native tongue come from? One constant word in the first and all of a sudden, the second has its own language. Pretty disappointed considering the first book got 4 stars from me. Praying for a better in the final one.
October 16, 2025
Book 2 did not disappoint but that cliffhanger at the end has me needing book 3…NOW! Eager to see where the storyline goes. Check your triggers before diving into this book. Midway through there’s some traumatic things happen but justice is served up in the end. Enjoyed the storytelling and the way the author creates a visual of the characters, world and the destruction that Kaan so creatively delivers. Eagerly waiting the for the next book in the series to see what fate has planned for Kaan and Nesilhan.
November 17, 2025
not quite 3 stars
really not worth 3 stars just trying to be polite, lol but seriously this series is a little out there. Not sure if the 2 authors don’t quite read what the other one has written because it is not constant which I find annoying. Yes there is explicit sex scenes and graphic violence so if that’s your jam you’ll probably enjoy it it but far far away from a literary mater piece 🤣
really not worth 3 stars just trying to be polite, lol but seriously this series is a little out there. Not sure if the 2 authors don’t quite read what the other one has written because it is not constant which I find annoying. Yes there is explicit sex scenes and graphic violence so if that’s your jam you’ll probably enjoy it it but far far away from a literary mater piece 🤣
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