Review: Full of butt kicking, sizzling bedroom action and sass
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2012
I was ecstatic when I heard that this novella was about Darian's life before her transition and also incorporates some of her time with Azriel. Amanda does a great job of giving readers an overview of her back story in Shaedes of Gray but it's always better when you can experience the facts first hand. When Shadows Call is a topsy turvy read that'll take you from feeling hatred to love in 30 seconds flat.This short story is a great example of Bonilla's scope as a writer. The first few chapters cast Darian as an "abused, 1900s wife" which couldn't be further from the assassin we currently know in the full length books. I wanted to kill her husband after only a few pages so Amanda really nailed the tone that she was striving for in my opinion. Then we meet her savior, the charming and dashingly handsome Azriel. Who's actually one of the bad guys in this series. Don't worry, I'm not really giving anything away here, there's a snippet about it in the blurb for Blood Before Sunrise. I checked! Anyway, taking a character that I previously disliked and casting him as a good guy instead was an interesting twist. There are definitely some neat role reversals going on in this novella! Plus the usual butt kicking, sizzling bedroom action and sass of course.When Shadows Call does a fantastic job of giving existing fans an extra taste of Darian and is a nice sneak peek into this series for newcomers.