average human’s Reviews > Shadows of Change > Status Update

She has no memories then she’s suddenly naming magic and professors like she does. Idk it feels like a bunch of plot holes.

DNF 2/22/25
Pg 35/342

A born leader, that one.

I can’t help the grin tugging at my face.

“Look at you, shadow mom,” I murmur, watching as her chaotic shadows move around her. They make her look like she’s at the center of a wild, beautiful dance only she knows the steps to. My heart does this stupid little flip thing, and I roll my eyes at myself.

This is not fair.

And then I realize the shadows are hers.

Oh, hell.

They’re alive in a way I’ve never seen before, curling and twisting around her legs with minds of their own. One of them, a bigger one that looks like it runs the show, is actively herding the smaller ones away from Thorne’s boots.

There's a pause, and for a moment I worry I've offended him. Then I hear a low chuckle. "Your humor will serve you well at Arcanum, Kaia. It's not an easy path you're choosing."

"Yeah, well," I say, trying to sound nonchalant and probably failing miserably, "turns out my social calendar was looking a bit sparse. Thought I might pencil in 'learn not to accidentally destroy the world with my freaky shadow powers' between 'laundry day' and 'existential crisis.'"