Shadowing the Light

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Shadowing the Light Everybody has their own agenda Everybody Hunted for the unique blood that runs through his veins, half angel, half demon Gabriel Sinclair lives without expectations On the run from forces on both sides of an ancient conflict, he searches for strength and peace in a world which only seeks to use him When Gabriel is forced to stop running, assigned a team and a mate he doesn t want, and reluctantly tasked with a mission, he must overcome obstacles both real and imagined Otherwise, the world as he knows it, and the mate he s reluctantly come to care for, may cease to exist I will do as the Creator bids me Always Evander Ryan is special, and he knows it The final handcrafted immortal warrior for the light, he is the Creator s greatest masterpiece For fifty eight years, he s lived his life in black and white, coddled by his Maker, while leading his team to countless victories against their enemies Those fights were easy Working with a new, uncooperative mate who sees the world in shades of gray Less so As Evander s eyes are opened to the existence of light warriors who are not good, dark warriors who are, and the wider world of supernatural beings, he learns nothing is as he thought it was, and his mate isn t who he thought he was either Maybe there s something to be said for not always following the rules This book is LGBT Urban Fantasy with a romantic subplot Not recommended for readers under 18 Use the Look Inside feature or download a sample to see additional content advisories on the Copyright page. Free Read Shadowing the Light Author Miranda Turner For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m So Conflicted I m not sure how I feel about this one I m quite conflicted On one hand, I like the Guild Hunters just M M feeling it gave with angels and other supernatural creatures However, on the other hand, I didn t how powerful the main character was Too powerful It felt way too exaggerating I understood the author s need to create this powerful being, but this is going way overboard Also, the book centers around the team s friendships rather than the bond bet I m So Conflicted I m not sure how I feel about this one I m quite conflicted On one hand, I like the Guild Hunters just M M feeling it gave with angels and other supernatural creatures However, on the other hand, I didn t how powerful the main character was Too powerful It f...I enjoyed a lot about this book The plot twists were numerous, the characters were diverse and very interesting to get to know, the world building was well developed Although I must admit at times there were a little bit too much information provided it didn t deter from the story It had multiple POVs that made this book multidimension...This book started out really good TheI read theI kept thinkingWow, this is such a five star readbut, as I continued on my enthusiasm began to fade and eventually burned out After Gabriel and Evander s initial hook up they completely fell apart and never fell back together For the remainder of the book they were at odds with each other with a constant barrage of juvenile, immature, whiny, lame ass miscommunicative bullshit The back and forth and the animosity amongst Gabriel This book started out really good TheI read theI kept thinkingWow, this is such a five star readbut, as I continued on my enthusiasm began to fade and eventually burned out After Gabriel and Evander s initial hook up they completely fell apart and never fell back together For the remainder of the book they were at odds with each other with a constant barrage of juvenile, immature, whiny, lame ass miscommunicative bullshit The back and forth and the animosity amongst Gabriel and Evander was really, very draining Also a bunch of the teams interactions seemed out of place and disingenuous Just there to make it hot, maybe But it wasawkward and uncomfortable than anything else The idea that the tea... A Joyfully Jay review 2 starsI found it hard to finish reading this book The writing is decent, the pace and the plot twists are skilled enough, but the characters and the world building left me feeling utterly disinterested in finishing this story which, I should warn you, ends on a cliffhanger Since most of the book involves Gabriel bonding with Evander s group of holy warriors, with brief moments set aside for the story, the characterization is important Unfortunately, I so disliked Gabri A Joyfully Jay review 2 starsI found it hard to finish reading this book The writing is decent, the pace and the plot twists are skilled enough, but the characters and the world building left me feeling utterly disinterested in finishing this story which, I should warn you, ends on a cliffhanger Since most of the book involves Gabriel bonding with Evander s group of holy warriors, with brief moments set aside for the story, the characterization is important Unfortunately, I so disliked Gabriel and was so uninterested in the other characters that I found it hard to care when the plot did show up, and with the world building so confused and weak, I struggled to make myself keep reading to the end.Gabriel is a Gary Stu aka a male Mary Sue He s amazing, he s wonderful, he s Linda Evangelista He s a powerful warrior, healer, mage, and computer ...Well that was an impressive debut from Miranda Turner and another name to add to the urban fantasy genre list.Lots of excellence in this narrative, great world building, a wonderful bunch of complex characters and a successful introduction to a new series which looks at the age old struggle between light and dark.It did get a tiny bit bogged down in the middle third when there wasn t much happening and a bit of necessary exposition needed to be given to the reader.But, otherwise, the pacing is s Well that was an impressive debut from Miranda Turner and another name to add to the urban fantasy genre list.Lots of excellence in t...Yes Yes YES I will write adetailed review in the coming weeks after the holidays settle down, but let me say this one is EXCELLENTNew series by a new author I loved it You can see the author is still finding her style but the story was great I stayed up till 1 last night finishing it I just hope this isn t a one and done kind of thing I read several books in 2018 by new authors that never seemed to have a planned relea...So this book has a lot of issues BUT I honestly had such a fun time reading it that I didn t mind I m definitely coming back for the sequel The main character Gabriel is a fun time There s complexities to this character it s enough that it made me want to follow him on an adventure care about him I really enjoy the supporting characters as well we have some diversity in the characters We Stan that so brownie points to the author Anyway Evander is Gabe s love interest So this book has a lot of issues BUT I honestly had such a fun time reading it that I didn t mind I m definitely coming back for the sequel The main character Gabriel is a fun time There s complexities to this character it s enough that it made me want to follow him on an adventure care about him I really enjoy the supporting characters as well we have some diversity in the characters We Stan that so brownie points to the author Anyway Evander is Gabe s love interest I m not sure about that character The 2 characters start out...First point when is the next book out I need it now Second point Holy cow what a fantastic story with amazing characters, relationships and plot linesThird point I love and needed the glossary that comes at the start of this book.Ok, they re my main points just in case I forget very likely I don t know why but I was not expecting this book t...I really enjoyed this It has a unique world that drew me in right away and I really loved the MC Gabriel makes such a great character He s snarky and is constantly having to deal with the shit people and life throw at him, including his crazy powerful uncles who I LOVED While I labeled this as romance it isn t really a huge part of this book Gabriel has a mate, Evander, but at this poin...

Shadowing the Light
  • English
  • 23 April 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 301 pages
  • Miranda Turner
  • Shadowing the Light