Shade: An Elemental Novel

by Anne .

380 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication October 19, 2026

About the author

Anne has always had a love for fantasy worlds. From a young age, she loved to escape the real world by writing and bringing life to characters, themes, and realms that she felt she, and others, could relate to. When she's not writing, Anne can be found spending time with her large family and her many pets. Whether she's curled up reading a good book, spending time with her husband and pets, or brainstorming her next book idea, Anne is always happiest when she's surrounded by the things she loves.

Reviews

[Maddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐
Genre: Romantasy
Pages: 381
Format: Ebook(Arc)

Shade is the 2nd and last book in the Elemental Duology that follows Halle

Tropes:
Elemental Magic
Royal Intrigue
Found family
Touch him and 💀
Magical creatures
Mental health rep.

I had a lot of fun reading this book and it made me happy to see the end after everything they had to go through. I absolutely loved Halle so much, she had courage and strength but was also sweet and loving. I feel like you don't see both very often where she is both strong and a badass but also sweet and soft. I really loved seeing that. The magic was maybe my favorite part of this book. The way it was explained and just how it revolves around elements, I love that kind of magic so much.
Reading this duology was kind of like watching a movie, I could picture all the magic, the creatures, the setting, everything was great.
The only reason it wasn't 5 stars was because I felt like not much happened for the first half. I wasn't bored or anything but not much was happening.

I really want to thank the author for giving me this arc and the opportunity to read this duology, I enjoyed it so much.