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Book Review of Ecstasy (Shadowdwellers, Bk 1)

Ecstasy (Shadowdwellers, Bk 1)
Ecstasy (Shadowdwellers, Bk 1)
Author: Jacquelyn Frank
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
justanothersahm avatar reviewed Doesn't grab me like the Demon series did. on
Helpful Score: 7


I ordered this one based 100% on my enjoyment of the Demon series (Jacob, Elijah, etc...).

Right away I had a bad feeling as there was a mini glossery in the front. It bugs me to have to decipher meanings & pronounciations while I'm reading. The occasional endearment is okay, especially when it is obvious what it means, but I truly had to flip back once to look something up because I didn't know what the heck it meant.

I also found myself skimming a whole lot of sex scenes. Way more than I found in the Demon series. The story would have been just as good, perhaps better, with at least 10-15 less pages of sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, some of it truly had a purpose - to explain about the 'Dweller culture, but a lot of it was just gratuitous.

All in all, it was an interesting story. The 'Dwellers live in a completely different type of world than the Demons & Vampires with various 'Scapes' (dreamscape, nightscape, realscape, etc...) so there are a lot of explanations & backstory. The author does a good job of keeping things moving even during these explanations so you don't feel bogged down with information.

I do think it is worth reading & will certainly read the next one to see what is going on with Ashla & Trace plus the other characters.
3 Stars from me.