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# River of Shadows: An Enemies-to-lovers Romantasy (Underworld Gods Book 1)

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## Customer Reviews

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    God of Death, horny mermaids, undead unicorns, yes please!
  

*by B***T on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2022*

Rating: ★★★★★/5Spice: 🌶🌶🌶.5/5Themes: Dark fantasy, enemies-to-lovers, captive situations, violence, dub con, light BDSM, and ends in a cliffhangerThank you to Valentine PR for the ARC provided for my honest review.“The fairy girl, the little bird, the mortal daughter of Shaman Torben. Hanna Heikkinen”A dark fantasy set in the fantastical and intricate world of Finnish mythology, River of Shadows is a combination of Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone.Following the unexpected death of her father, Hanna arrives in Finland but soon begins to realize that the world around is not as it appears. The casket that should hold her father’s body is empty, a mysterious man is saying her father is still alive, and the woman who claimed to be a friend might not be human at all.Driven by the need to find her father and save him from the God of Death who holds him captive, Hanna offers her life in exchange for her father’s and is thrown into a magical world she doesn’t understand, and the stakes are higher than she can imagine. From her encounter with the Daughter of Death, to mermaids and tattletale swans, to the God of Death himself, Hanna must draw on all of her strength and bravery to survive.River of Shadows drew me in from the first page and kept me on my seat throughout. I absolutely loved Hanna; her bravery, strength, and ability to verbally spar with Death himself was perfection.“You want to be consumed, little bird. You want your feathers plucked, your wings clipped.”Death is dark, intimidating, dominating, and intrigued by Hanna. The contrast between his actions and the love his people have for him make for a complex and morally-grey character. I’m madly in love.The creatures of Tuonela were some of my favorite points as well. The undead unicorn whose dry sarcasm brings me life, the mermaids, the Deadmaiden with a mysterious past (seriously, can we have her backstory? I’m dying for more details) all bring life to the Realm of the Dead.“Fly away with me, little bird.”This book is an enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy that combines heart wrenching grief, literal laugh-out-loud quips (Yeet me into the sea fairy girl!), and steamy scenes that make Death one of my new favorite book boyfriends. Halle has written what fast became one of my favorite reads ever and I seriously cannot wait for the next book.

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    A mortal, the City of Death, and a prophecy.
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022*

River of Shadows landed on my Want to Read list as soon as I learned it would be a dark fantasy version of the Finnish God of Death. While I enjoyed the story, I didn't get the level of dark fantasy that'd I'd been expecting. Hannah's first interactions with shamans and the City of Death were my favorite parts of the story. I loved how dark and gritty the story seemed at that point. From there, the book very much took on a tone of the classic Beauty & the Beast story, complete with an amazing library, and lost that dark edge. There was a lot of humor, which I was surprised by, but enjoyed. What didn't work for me in this story were the modern pop culture references and language. It pulled me out of the fantasy time and time again, which was disappointing. Ultimately, I am fascinated by the God of Death and his family.  While this book wasn't everything I was hoping for, I am hooked enough to want to know more about the threats facing their rule, and what will become of the City of Death.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Fall in love with Death and The Maiden
  

*by F***M on Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022*

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5STEAM: 🔥🔥🔥In this modern take of the Finnish Hades and Persephone, Hanna is lured to her father's home with news of his death. But things aren't what they seem. She eventually discovers that there is more to her dad and the people around him and that he is stuck in the Underworld as Death's prisoner.”You will call me Death, and I will call you mine.”She ends up traveling with her father's apprentice to rescue him and ends up in Death's grasp. She bargains with Death, trading herself for her father's freedom, and Death agrees to the bargain to keep her in the Land of the Dead.This book was riveting. There were so many twists and turns as we navigate the Samp and the Underworld with Hanna. I love meeting the different Gods and creatures of the Finnish Underworld, and I most definitely love how Karina Halle has created these ethereal creatures to be more relatable and -- dare I say -- more human.Hanna and Tuoni have chemistry for days, even from the get-go. This is a slow burn, but when we reach that point, it was almost like WE were set on fire.This is part of a series, so this book ends on a banger of a cliffhanger. One that has us itching for Book Two to come right now.

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