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Shadow Study
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
5 posts | 37 read | 1 reading | 31 to read
New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder wowed readers with Poison Study, the unforgettable story of poison taster Yelena. Now she's back with a new tale of intrigue.Once, only her own life hung in the balanceOddly enough, when Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. But she'd survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both landsand protect her relationship with Valek.Suddenly, though, they are beset on all sides by those vying for power through politics and intrigue. Valek's job and his life are in danger. As Yelena tries to uncover the scope of these plots, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked. She must keep that a secretor her enemies will discover just how vulnerable she really iswhile searching for who or what is responsible for neutralizing her powers.Yes, the days of tasting poisons were much simpler. And certainly not as dangerous
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TheAromaofBooks
TheAromaofBooks
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
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Pickpick

So this series is comprised of three trilogies, and this book is the first one in the final trilogy. After slogging through the middle trio (the narrator of those books just isn't super likable) I was so glad to be back with Yelena! For the final three books, Snyder also gives us 3rd person perspective from a few other characters, meaning the action is spread around all over the place AND we get more Valek backstory! ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) As of last night I am busting through my #NutsinMay goal of 200pgs/day - I'm sitting at 1465 pages read, which gives me a good cushion going into two long days at work!! I also actually starting my #BookSpin book yesterday as well & am already halfway done as it's pretty engaging!

@Andrew65 5y
Andrew65 Doing fantastically. 👏👏👏🙌 5y
iread2much I completely agree with you about the middle series! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @iread2much - Opal is just a lot whinier and less proactive than Yelena, I think. She spends sooooo much time complaining about how no one likes or trusts her, even though she does nothing to make herself likable or trustworthy. And I'm not a huge fan of the way her love story played out - it really made me uncomfortable that she ended up with her kidnapper/torturer, even if he was “reformed.“ 5y
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behudd
behudd
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 This was a great continuation of the series. Set about 8 years after their stories began, we get to see a lot of growth & change for the characters. And narration-wise this was actually told from the POV of 3 different characters, which made it more interesting to me to follow the separate storylines & see how they converged. Still really enjoying this world & these people!

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dustys_bookshelf
dustys_bookshelf
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
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Pickpick

Another great installment of this series!

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the.bookish.valkyrie
the.bookish.valkyrie
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
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That last sentence! Seriously, the best #Cliffhanger is also the worst! I was so mad/excited because I first read this book right when it came out and I had a year to wait to see what happened next!

#BookLove17 @LibrarianRyan

mcipher That is the WORST. I hate when you can't just dive right into the next book!! 8y
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KariK
KariK
Shadow Study | Maria V. Snyder
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Mehso-so

I could sort of tell Snyder hadn't planned to write this one. It felt like she had to "change" characters to make the new plot fit them. Still though it was a nice continuation of the Yelena series. I'll read the next one if only to find out what happens after the last sentence of the book!

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