I kidnapped a prince and started a war… what else could go wrong?
I may have… accidentally… kidnapped the prince of Vauphan. Not to mention, the Vauphani people think I killed their king and queen, but I swear I didn’t do it. I was trying to save them… sort-of… not that anyone there will listen to me. That ship has sailed, along with a small fleet on its way to Elista in retribution.
And my small noble house is all that can stop them.
As for me… well, the man I love is missing and I think I may be falling for that prince I kidnapped (which was totally an accident, I swear). Things only get more confusing after I sleep with my best friend. It turns out, she wanted to be more than friends.
Now I just have to figure out whether I want Silence, my friend, a prince, or all of them (is that possible? I hope so) while surviving more attempts on my life, saving my sister, and stopping a war that I swear I didn’t start.
Shape and Shadows is the second book in the Mists of Elista Trilogy, an action-packed epic fantasy reverse harem romance with a driven heroine who doesn’t have to choose from her irresistible romantic interests. This trilogy has F/F content.
And feeling more motivated and inspired to attack some of my own personal issues, mostly metaphorically tho. Oddly this book has seriously resembled my life (not the RH aspects tho) in so many ways, it's scary. It's reminding me that a war and a fight isn't always between others but is often internal as well, which used to basically be part of my creed I used to survive my own mental issues after several major traumatic experiences. But as with most things, I've gotten complacent and time has helped in general with forgetting. But I've also let myself forget my reasons for fighting, for surviving, for Thriving... And now I can see how badly I've become, internally, again. I forgot that feeling life has positives and being so hardened has muted that tremendously. So, tho I'm rushing off into the next book, I'm astounded at how much a novel can affect ones self-awareness and apparently can be better than MY past couple years of therapy, tho that is still essential. I'm truly grateful to this author for basically "waking me up and reminding me what life's about. And that nothing will change, or get better, if you don't fight for it." So, Thank you. Sorry if this was less a book review and more of a Epiphany report, but regardless, this trilogy has been beyond epic so far!