Editorial Review: Killing Shadows by Nikki Frank

  

★★★★☆

Review:

This is an editorial review written for Readers' Favorite.

 Lurking in the shadows, evil and grotesque creatures have plagued Greyson and Felicity for as long as they can remember. But not all of the supernatural beings in Nikki Frank’s novel Killing Shadows are malevolent. When the angel of death, Adriel, realizes that Felicity can see him, he is determined to test the possibilities that this revelation could create. Why can Greyson and Felicity see otherworldly entities, and are there more humans with this trait? Can humans be used to help the angels to eradicate remalas and agents of demons from Earth?

 Killing Shadows is a fast-paced paranormal fantasy novel, best suited to mature young adults or a new adult audience due to sexual themes. Though the book explores the existence of angels and demons, Heaven and Hell, it does not push religious themes or conversion, allowing it to be enjoyed by any reader regardless of faith. What impressed me the most about this book was the worldbuilding. Nikki Frank answered every question I had, such as providing compelling reasons why these young adults could see angels and why despite living for thousands of years, the angels had never encountered any other humans like them. Additionally, the remalas are entirely unique, and I found it refreshing to read about a new fantasy creature. Overall, I greatly enjoyed reading this book and read it in just two days. Killing Shadows ends on a cliffhanger, promising more adventures with Felicity and Adriel’s remala hunting and extermination team, and I am looking forward to the next installment.

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Audience: mature young adult/new adult

Trigger warnings: murder, death of children, school violence, sexual content

Recommended for fans of: supernatural fantasy, angels and demons, romance

Publisher's Synopsis:

In the shadows of Seattle, strange things lurk unseen, except by one person, Felicity Landon. After years of ignoring what she sees, a celestial stranger, Adriel, reveals the unsettling truth about the motives of the vile creatures. Felicity agrees to mediate an alliance between angels and humans, a dangerous task made easier with the arrival of Greyson Wheatley, another human capable of seeing the otherworldly.

But as secrets unravel, Felicity’s life hangs in the balance, forcing Greyson to confront his feelings and Adriel to face his past. In the fight against evil, they must battle their own demons if they want to protect humanity from the darkness threatening to consume it.

Source:

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©The Wild Rose Press, Inc.: September 18, 2024

Edition: ebook

314 Pages

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