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Soul of Shadow

by Emma Noyes

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Soul of Shadow #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get swept away by addictive pacing and morally gray characters while experiencing a heart-wrenching, chemistry-filled love story.

Synopsis

A thrilling Norse mythology inspired contemporary romantasy sure to excite fans of The Vampire Diaries and Atlas Six. Charlie Hudson just wants to get through junior year. Since the death of her twin sister two years earlier, she’s drifted through life, going through the motions at school and parties and even at home. The spark that once burned so brightly within her has all but flickered out. Until her classmate goes missing in the forest, leaving nothing behind but a pair of shoes and strange symbols carved into a tree. Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can’t explain, she finds herself investigating the mysterious, alluring newcomer in town, Elias Everhart. With piercing eyes and sharp wit, he dances around her questions, only intriguing her further. Elias has a secret. More than one. But what Charlie doesn’t know is that those secrets will lead her to a place she never imagined: a world hiding in plain sight, made of magic, gods, and monsters - and a first love fated to fall apart. In Emma Noyes's Soul of Shadow , truths and temptations lurk in the darkness, and for Charlie, the only thing more dangerous than facing her past, is the boy with the power to change her future.

At a Glance

3.71 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

hidden identitymonster romanceblood feud romance

Mood

mysteriousdarkadventuroussecretiveromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.71 ★

Page Count

352 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Emily Pike

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Spice Details 🌶️

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attempted murderdeathkidnappingmurdertraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentgriefstalking

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