At one point I completely forgot about The Hunt, which was supposedly hunting Leisl down, and supposedly a constant risk, but never really seemed like a threat. She is also reunited with her brother Josef.
The story follows Lisel on her journey after being released from the underground and coping and dealing with the loss of the Goblin King. Shadowsong picks up six months after the ending of Wintersong. I found the pacing was very slow, it only picks up in the last handful of chapters, which for me made it very difficult to stay interested. This was a tolerable follow up, however it wasn't nearly as mesmerizing as the first the novel. It made it difficult to follow along at times. The formatting of my ARC is jumbled and full sentences are displaced and the chapter headings didn’t make sense. I’m not really sure if my concerns with the overall novel began with the ARC. I loved Wintersong and couldn't wait to read the sequel as soon as I was approved on NetGalley I picked it up right away. Jae-Jones' richly imagined debut spins a spellbinding tale of music, love, sisterhood, and a young woman's search for self-actualization.I was provided an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. Set at the turn of the 19th century, when young upstart composers like Beethoven were forever altering the sound of music, S.
With time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. Drawn despite herself to the strange, beautiful world she finds-and the mysterious man who rules it-she finds herself facing an impossible choice. When her beautiful sister Käthe is stolen by the Goblin King, Liesl knows she must set aside her childish fantasies to journey to the Underground and save her. Sensible and plain, Liesl knows it's her duty to keep her beautiful sister safe from harm, but she wishes only to indulge in her wild, captivating music, composed and played in secret in the Goblin King's honor. Her grandmother had always warned her to follow the old laws, for every year on the longest night of winter the Goblin King will emerge into the waking world in search of his eternal bride. Dark, romantic and unforgettable, this riveting debut for fans of Labyrinth and Naomi Novik tells the fantastical story of a young woman's journey towards love and acceptance Deep in his terrifying realm underground, the cold and forbidding Goblin King casts a dark shadow over nineteen-year-old Liesl.
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