A review by jan35104974
City of Shadows by Lex Easton, Lex Veia

5.0

To start off this is my first book from Lex Veia. And I absolutely loved it! For starters we have the two Mc's which are Shadow (Kit Winter) and Ghost (Zach Riley). The way her world building is so immaculate and the way she writes her charcters is unreal. I truthfully felt that I was watching a movie the entire timee, as apposed to reading the book. Absolute Major Deadpool vibes from Kit, not even going to lie. That's my baby. Almost cried when he was stabbed. And when he held ghost's hand?! Ugh tender moment. And when ghost was pleading for him to hold on till Doc showed up UGH 🥹. Also let me tell you guys the absolutely wonderful BANTER between ghost and kit??? Mwah! 🤌🏼🤌🏼 Plus the way that ghost ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO COMFORT KIT! kill me now. One of my favorite things about this books is that nobody has to come out and say "hey I'm gay" or whatever. It's not the focus of the book and honestly that's kinda refreshing. 

MM
Grumpy x sunshine
Banter
Slow burn
Touch him, you DIE 
MC with ADHD
Hurt/comfort
Urban fantasy setting 
Found family 


-"Ghost-Boy"..."You can't call me that."..."You didn't mind"
- "The stories blur into one beautiful tapestry of darkness and light, sorrow and hope. We all have our secrets, our murky pasts. And futures somehow filled with the promise of better tomorrows. For us, and for others."
- "I’m the Shadow"... "You’re a pain in my ass"
- "I chose to protect his life instead"
- "We sit like that for a long time, shoulders pressed together. Still and silent, except for the music. Two stones in the middle of a raging sea, each taking half the brunt of the storm to protect the other. Weathering it together."
- "How much, for the first time in my life, I felt like I belonged somewhere"
- "For the first time, I was part of something else, something bigger. A team. A family. And I wanted it. Still want it. I want to not be alone."
- "You’ve thrown off my groove"... “You’re not alone anymore"
- "We’re both self-made men. Legends carefully carved from the humble makings of past lives. Phoenixes risen from ash"
- "Our childhoods were miles apart; ironic that our paths twine so closely now. That two people destined to be strangers are instead sitting on a roof together studying the stars."
- "you’re not alone.”..." Neither are you.”
- "His playlist blends with mine into one endless, beautiful song."
- "Come on, Shadow-Boy. I’ll buy you lunch."
- "My whole life is this wild stormy sea, and you're this little bit of calm in the middle of the madness."
- "We are fucking legends, even more powerful together."
- "They don’t need me—but I’ve let myself need them. Need 𝒽𝒾𝓂"
- "We're a team. A fucking family."
- "He’s a force of nature, indestructible, unkillable, just shy of immortal. And I am his weakness."
- "Ghost’s going to sacrifice himself for me while I’m sacrificing myself for him. What fucking idiots, honestly. Time to do another stupid thing."