Review: Superb fantasy with a steamy edge
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
It's rare that you see fantasy and erotic romance combined. It's even rarer that you see it done well. McGregor somehow succeeds on both counts in Shadow's Passion, a prequel novella to the upcoming Shadow Warder series.Shadow's Passion joins Gabe and Celeste in a world with an interesting and unusual take on fantasy magic. The adventure the two experience together is fraught with one kind of tension, and their personal relationship is fraught with another. Both portions of the book make for compelling reading.The only thing holding this novella back from a five-star review is the lack of rich and interesting ancillary characters. Then again, in a book this short, it's hard to include much of a well developed supporting cast, and maybe McGregor is trying to whet our appetite for the real series. As far as I'm concerned, it's working.