Review: A Heated and Engaging Romance Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
As a debut novel for both The Shadow Warder Series and Molle McGregor as an author, "Shadow's Passion" is a deeply engaging, heated and exciting story that managed to suck me in very quickly. Ms. McGregor has a gift for storytelling that weaves around you, drawing you into Gabe and Celeste's love story, and all its intricacies. The writing is sharp, lush, vividly descriptive, well-plotted and is filled with engaging twists and turns.Celeste's banishment from her people long ago for an unintentional death has left her lonely, unsettled and ready for something more when Gabe enters her life. The man has a single minded focus on tracing his brother's murderer, but as the two meet and dive deeper into a heated relationship that quest becomes murky as the question of whether to protect Celeste or avenge his brother's murder is pitted against each other.What I liked about this novel is that it has a heartfelt and sensual romance, while managing to begin to unfold a larger storyline for the series that promises to be thrilling and emotionally charged. The relationship between Gabe and Celeste is tenuous at best when it starts, but as they get to know each other and fall in love it grows beautifully... making readers fall a little bit in love with the characters as they fall in love with each other.Overall, I have to say that this was a promising start for the series and it left me eager to see where Gabe and Celeste's story goes next as the far reaching plot unfolds and the danger to Celeste is explored. I'll be eagerly awaiting the next book in the series because this certainly piqued my interest.