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A review by literaryhomeland
Soul of Light and Shadow by Maggie White
3.0
3.5 STARS ✨
I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of Soul of Light and Shadow from Booksprout in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Soul of Light and Shadow is the first book of the Lords of the Underworld series, and it provides a promising start. The premise intrigued me instantly and the moment I saw fated mates and the Underworld, I knew that I had to give this a go. Soul of Light and Shadow is a dual POV fantasy novel that follows twenty one year old Lucia who has grown up with 'imaginary friends' who have protected her her whole life, and the King of Dreams, Arafel, one of the many sons of Lucifer whose souls were split in half. Lucia has the other half of said soul, and, after the loss of Lucia's mother's life, the reality of her protectors come to light.
The concept of the underworld being split into sections and being ruled by Lucifer's sons was really fascinating and a unique concept. I loved Arafel and Lucia, and the plot does have a lot of potential, but unfortunately the book was a challenge to get through. I would strongly recommend that, if possible, there could be a further beta read through. There were a lot of mistakes where the first letter of the word was wrong, a lot of grammatical errors and a lot of sentences that felt a bit jumbled. Of course, as an early copy, you do understand that everything isn't going to be perfect, but not to the extent where it is difficult to read. There were also a couple of continuity issues, such as Lucia's hair being described as dark, and then blonde, and then dark again. I feel like the book could have had a higher rating if the writing feet a little more fluent.
Either way, I do feel like this series will continue to be a good one, and that Soul of Light and Shadow was just the beginning of Arafel and his brother's journey.
I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of Soul of Light and Shadow from Booksprout in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Soul of Light and Shadow is the first book of the Lords of the Underworld series, and it provides a promising start. The premise intrigued me instantly and the moment I saw fated mates and the Underworld, I knew that I had to give this a go. Soul of Light and Shadow is a dual POV fantasy novel that follows twenty one year old Lucia who has grown up with 'imaginary friends' who have protected her her whole life, and the King of Dreams, Arafel, one of the many sons of Lucifer whose souls were split in half. Lucia has the other half of said soul, and, after the loss of Lucia's mother's life, the reality of her protectors come to light.
The concept of the underworld being split into sections and being ruled by Lucifer's sons was really fascinating and a unique concept. I loved Arafel and Lucia, and the plot does have a lot of potential, but unfortunately the book was a challenge to get through. I would strongly recommend that, if possible, there could be a further beta read through. There were a lot of mistakes where the first letter of the word was wrong, a lot of grammatical errors and a lot of sentences that felt a bit jumbled. Of course, as an early copy, you do understand that everything isn't going to be perfect, but not to the extent where it is difficult to read. There were also a couple of continuity issues, such as Lucia's hair being described as dark, and then blonde, and then dark again. I feel like the book could have had a higher rating if the writing feet a little more fluent.
Either way, I do feel like this series will continue to be a good one, and that Soul of Light and Shadow was just the beginning of Arafel and his brother's journey.