City of Shadow and Bone
by M.B. Atkins
My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice Rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 ( T'was Spicy!)
Blurb:
Sybil Hart’s unknown bloodline may hold the key to everything she desires, and she’ll do anything—even if it means dying—to claim it.
Drawn into the rebels' rising war, Sybil is caught between Samian, her brooding protector, and Kieran, the fierce warrior bound to her in ways neither can deny. By night she trains with the rebels, by day she moves unseen, shrouded in shadows beyond her enemy’s reach—every defiance a dangerous gamble. But hope is fragile, and each stolen victory demands a sacrifice that cuts deeper than the last.
As war with the Seelie Court looms, Sybil faces a choice that will shatter kingdoms: obey and destroy the ones she loves... or embrace her power within and rise.
But death is only the beginning…
My Review:
If a book gives me a villain worth obsessing over, I’m already halfway in
love, and City of Shadow and Bone
absolutely understood the assignment.
This story doesn’t ease you into its darkness;
it drags you under and dares you to breathe. Gods meddle, fae scheme, mortals
bleed, and every alliance feels temporary at best. The magic is dangerous, the
politics are sharp, and nothing, not love, not loyalty, not fate, comes without
a price.
Sybil Hart is the kind of heroine I live for.
Sharp-tongued, stubborn, and unflinchingly brave, she refuses to bend even when
the world demands it. She moves through shadows with purpose, challenging gods
and kings alike, and her unknown bloodline hums beneath the surface like a
loaded weapon. Watching her navigate rebellion, power, and impossible choices
was intoxicating.
The romance? Deliciously painful. Slow-burn,
soul-bound, and heavy with tension that makes every look feel like a threat.
Samian broods like it’s an art form, Kieran burns with something fierce and
undeniable, and Sybil is caught between them in ways that feel cruelly
inevitable. Love here isn’t safe, it’s a liability.
What really sets this book apart is the
atmosphere. The world feels alive without drowning you in detail: shadowed
cities, clashing courts, layered gods with their own agendas. Every setting,
every myth, every whispered secret adds weight without slowing the pace. And
the villains? Morally gray, compelling, and impossible to ignore, exactly how I
like them.
By the final pages, I was left unhinged in the
best way. I need more answers. More chaos. More Dubnos. More Soren. More Aster.
Honestly, I need book three immediately and I’m not above begging.
Dark,
seductive, and dangerous, City of Shadow and Bone is the kind of
sequel that doesn’t just raise the stakes, it sharpens the blade.
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