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Seduced by Shadows was a book I got at a book club book swap. It looked interesting enough and when I began the book, I was pleasantly surprised with the writing and especially the world. I really liked the not quite black and white view of good and evil. The whole setting was done very well and I liked the situations that it put the characters into. The characters were what made the book hard to read. I liked Sera's spunk. Come on, a girl like her who has been through a traumatizing, near death incident that can make the quips she makes? Yes, she steals the page. However, the interaction between Sera and Archer is like nails on a chalk board. At first I was really into their butting heads, cheering Sera on in her independence even though I know she's going to get herself in trouble. But it just kept going on, and on, and on, and the arguing ratcheted higher and higher. If these were people in real life, I'd say they need communication counseling. Just sit down and talk things out - sometimes a few words could solve a situation so you let another person know - but no. I get that this put the characters into conflict, but I would have liked the book a lot more if the end wasn't brought around by their arguing and going against each other. In the end the arguing annoyed me so much that I have no desire to read the book again, even though the world was so interesting.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I'd recommend "Seduced by Shadows" for fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and JR Ward. The story is complex, the world building is detailed, and the characters are richly satisfying. Jessa has created 'band of brother' style heroes in the talyan warriors that are up there with the dark-hunters and the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Plus, her heroine kicks serious butt
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enjoyable
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Posted May 25, 2012
I found the story engaging and the characters interesting. Sera didn't draw me in as much as I hoped, but I did find her pain believable. Archer's issues also felt real. I like the side characters of Bookie and Nanette. The plot flows well. Although, I would liked to have seen Sera resist a little more and not handle the situation quite as well as she did. She seemed more inquisitive about it, instead of freaking out.
The world building was the problem for me. It was very intricate and I can only imagine the amount of notes the author has on it. However, it wasn't conveyed well enough to understand - too many unique terms (talya, teshuva, djinn, etc.), demon types not explained well (enigma-class etc), the powers weren't clear (still not sure of Sera's exact ability) and the descriptions were beautiful but too abstract for me to actually imagine.
That said, there is so much opportunity for growth here - both with the storylines in the series and the author's writing. I think once Slade figures out how to show us more of her world and make it palpable, we'll see great things from her.
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Posted March 21, 2012
This is by far the best demon book i have ever read. Jessa is a genius and i can guarantee i will be reading this again and again. I love this book much it has awakened the long dead muse inside me. I only hope i can come up wih aomehing half as good as this.
~James Demitri Harter
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Posted December 6, 2011
I love the whole good vs. evil story line and supernatural topics. This book provided just enough of a twist off the typical story to be interesting. The characters had a good sense of humor and had very "real" personalities.
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Posted December 6, 2011
picked up this book as a book club recommendation. the beginning was difficult to get through, but as the story continued it got easier.
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Posted December 6, 2011
I'd recommend "Seduced by Shadows" for fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and JR Ward. The story is complex, the world building is detailed, and the characters are richly satisfying. Jessa has created 'band of brother' style heroes in the talyan warriors that are up there with the dark-hunters and the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Plus, her heroine kicks serious butt.
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Posted December 11, 2010
The story line is orignal enough for this genre but the editing is horrible. Spell checks great if you used the right words to begin with, so be prepared to reread lines.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.SEDUCED BY SHADOWS is an amazing introduction to the world of The Marked Souls. Jessa Slade is a master storyteller! The world unfolds with power and passion, demons and delights. All the characters are intense, with unique personalities, issues and voices. Who knew repentant demons could be so different from each other!
This is a keeper book, one I'll reread at least once before book 2 FORGED BY SHADOWS his the shelves in May.
Her life was never that good especially after her mother committed suicide and her father proved pathetic while her brothers fled the family. However, Sera Littlejohn's life became worse when she is crippled in an accident; now she lives every moment with unbearable pain and a struggle to get around.
Although she had not thought much of possession, the demon entices her with healing her battered body by taking it over, which also denotes damned. However, when she meets also possessed Ferris Archer, she finds her soul mate. He, in turn, has never met a demonic-possessed woman although he knows she is his if he does not have to kill her for what is inside her.
The key to the first marked Souls' romantic urban fantasy is the belief that the demon-angel war fought inside the bodies of humans in places like Chicago is real. Everything else flows from the belief that the Slade realm is genuine with each soul a battlefield. Sera and Archer are a fabulous pairing as each comes into their relationship possessed by demonic baggage. Fans will want to join in the war of souls fought one person at a time except when love brings two souls together.
Harriet Klausner
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