I really enjoyed this book. It throws you right in and does a great job of explaining the world without info dumping.

I really liked the FMC and her friends, although, her loved, Andre is kind of frustrating for me. He’s a definite golden retriever bf which I don’t mind, but it doesn’t work for our FMC in this series. I’m really hoping for her and Mikhail to end up together.

This book concludes one conflict, but there are several things left open ended. I’ll definitely be continuing the series.

🐈🧛🏻🐺A Shift in Shadows🐺🧛🏻🐈
If you enjoy:
🩸Paranormal/Urban/Fantasy/Romance
🩸FMC-Shifter, Stabby, Fierce, Blood Thirsty BAMF
🩸Multi Realms
🩸World Shattering Secrets
🩸The Banter ✨Chefs Kiss✨
🩸Supernatural Beings Galore
🩸Quests For Vengeance
🩸Touch Her 🐺 & 💀
🩸Action Packed
🩸Found Family
🩸Fast Paced
🩸🌶️
🩸LGBTQ+ Rep
🩸Phenomenal Narration
🩸Forbidden Magic/Running From Power Hungry Douche Canoes
🩸Fantastic Supporting Characters
Then you’ll love A Shift In Shadows as much as I did! It’s book 1 of 6 (running to listen to the rest). All 6 are currently on Everand and Audible in audio format. This one really hit the PNR spot, and I can’t wait to start book 2!

“Is your counter proposal eat sht and 💀?”
“More or less”
“That does sound like your type of plan.”
Narrators: Krys Janae
Format: 🎧Audio
Time: 10hr 36min 1.25x
Listened on: NetGalley🎧
#audiobooks #ashiftinshadows #maddoxgrey #paranormalromance #ALC #netgalley
Thank you so much for the chance to listen to this amazing ALC.

Yes! An adult urban fantasy with a grown-up FMC and lot's of action! Giving Cresent city and Book of Azreal vibes...
Iiked it a lot - but still confused :)

This book is about Neman, a female shifter. She has PTSD and battles through it while there is absolute chaos surrounding her. I love the fact that she is 300+ years old rather than a 17 year old like many fantasy books. The world is an urban fantasy and there are various species such as vampires, mermaids, shifters, witches and warlocks. It is very fast paced and hooks you right from the beginning.

The audiobook narrator did an excellent job with imitating the various characters we met. Thank you NetGalley for an interesting read!

This book ticked a lot of boxes for me - it had a strong start and it's rare to see a FMC who is actually a sensible age and not in their late teens/early twenties so a big thumbs up there, and for an added bonus she's slightly on the morally grey side and actually likeable.

There are some fun ups, downs and reveals and overall I had a good time. There are some points where points were over-explained and most readers would like have already drawn the correct conclusions, but it didn't take away too much from the experience.

With Andrei out of the picture she's now free to get with Mikael - I wish it had got that far in this book, and to be honest I'm kind of upset they brought Andrei back from the dead. He was annoying and perhaps a little pointless.

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I received an audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Audiobook Review

I enjoyed this story.
It was fast-paced, and the plot was very intriguing.
A Feline shape-shifter who was out for revenge but suffered from PTSD.
She definitely wasn't helpless, and i loved reading her development throughout.

We also had vampires, werewolves, warlocks, witches, demons, and fae.

This was a very character driven book. Yes, it did have a good plotline, but it was the characters that kept me entertained.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC

I really liked the story. It was interesting and unlike anything I've read. It started with a bang and didn't slow down. At the beginning I expected an enemies to lovers relationship between two of the characters and even though it didn't happened I still liked the relationship that emerged. I'm a bit unsure about the love triangle I suspect will evolve in the following novel, but I'm intrigued to see how things will evolve.

As for the story I actually liked how unlikable our fmc was. I found it kind of refreshing. I was interested in her background and why nobody knew what she actually was. This is something I'm excited to see explore further!

3,5 ⭐️

Stars: 4.5 (rounded up because I can't do halves)
Spice: 2

This is the first book in the Legacy Series and I got to listen to the audio book. The narrator started off shaky for me but within the first quarter, I was pulled into this book and the voices for each character was easy to follow at my sped-up listening. I will be starting the next audiobook today.

The world Maddox Grey created drew me in. I love that it contains multiple universes, witches, warlocks, shifters, fae, demons, and some Greek gods. I quickly became invested in Nemain's life and enjoyed having a FMC that was not a teenager or even young adult. I really enjoyed how we got the backstory throughout the story and the twists that came along the way. 

There wasn't a ton of spice in this book, though what it had was spicy. If you're looking for a good read or a great audiobook, pick-up A Shift in Shadows.

This was honestly refreshing to read. It's not your typical urban fantasy. The fmc isn't a damsel in distress, but more morally grey, and chooses violence at every turn because she wants vengeance and to protect the people she loves.
It was fast-paced, and the world building had me wanting to learn more. It does end with a cliffhanger, but for the most part, your questions do get answered as you read.

4⭐️
2🌶

Definitely gives off Cresent City vibes

I will apologize but this is a DNF book for me.
I made it over 50% into the audiobook the intro sucked you in but after that it went downhill.
It seemed like a lot of info dumbing but no actual back story till half way through and when we get the back story it just made it seem like we were missing an entire book before hand?
I did look at goodreads and see theirs prequel the problem here is there shouldn’t be a prequel this is how the book should have started form the begging and then jump into her struggles we got dumbed right in the middle of the struggles and left to wonder……
The main mmc also seemes overly cocky but also admits she’s weak??? I’m sorry but there can’t be both….. she loses all her fights and acts like she could defend her love once’s in a heart beat by the time we figure out her power half way in it makes 0 sense this book seemed to want to shock the reader but the way it was written it made us wonder about her past and how we got here.,,..

The audiobook narrator sounds fantastic but also her voice doesn’t capture how serious this FMC wants to be

I enjoyed this book! I listened to it on audio and liked the narrator. I did find it hard to follow voice-wise at times but the author did a good job at keeping the writing easy to follow, which made the “he said - she said” easier. This story is action packed with lots of information! I personally love books like this as it keeps my brain peaked for when all that information comes full circle.

This is definitely an inclusive book, which I think is awesome, as it explores diversity and the acceptance of others who are different than you in more ways than one. I love how the different characters learn to work together despite their differences.

PS: my Amazon review is pending. You should be able to find it on my profile once it has been approved. I have linked my profile below.

I listened to the audiobook for A Shift in Shadows and O.M.G!!! This is an epic fantasy book!!!

I loved the world building and different magical creatures that I came across. The story itself was amazing and I was unable to stop listening!!

The narrator was fantastic!! Her voice was the perfect selection for the fmc!! She did a fantastic job and I absolutely recommend listening to this audiobook 💕

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️.5

✨Urban Fantasy
✨Morally Grey FMC
✨Shifters, Vampires, Merfolk, Warlocks and more
✨Revenge Quest
✨Found Family
✨Banter
✨Greek Gods
✨Forbidden Magic

I received an ALC through NetGalley.

I loved this audio book. It had a lot in it but I feel it was dont right. Urban Fantasy tends to be a mixing pot of everything.
There are shifters, vampires, witches, warlocks, Greek gods, merfolk, and more.

The FMC is amazing. Love her! I am not feeling the love interest in this book. I am hoping it changes to a certain vampire’s nephew. I did like the chemistry between Nemain and Andrei. I just feel he is the one for her.

I loved the world building in this first book. The found family is heavy in here and I love it. The whole group is filled with all different types of characters. Magos is one of my favorite characters. A protector!

The villain Sebastian was written so well! I hated him! It’s sad how so much love turns to revenge over greed for power.

When Nemain is talking to Connor at the end…so much emotion. I felt it. My heart hurt. That scene was beautiful written.

This is the first book so I can appreciate all the build up and world building. I am definitely reading the next one!

The narrator for this one is amazing! I am going to listen to more from this from her catalog. All the voices and emotions the narrator did immersed me deep into the book! I can clearly picture everything.

This series has a lot of great potential, and although I'm only giving a two star rating I did overall enjoy the listen.

The world building left a little something to be desired as there wasn't much in regards to the main place setting, however I did really enjoy the multi-universe aspect. Linking that to the magic system was really intriguing.

The liked seeing the differences of wizard / witch / mermaids / fae etc. This gave it a very whimsical feel and really built on the fantasy element, however we didn't see much depth within those races or their history and political connection to one another - I'd love to hear more about each of them!

I liked our characters, especially the ones outside of our main trio - I felt like they had a lot of personality to them (even if we were meant to dislike them) and it made them really stand out. My favourite being the brothers partner!

I did find myself zoning out a couple of times and honestly didn't feel like I'd missed much when it came back to it.

However as I've said it has a lot of interesting parts, some good foundations that I'd be interested to learn more in a sequel. I just wish I'd had a little more of a punch, something to really draw me in. For that reason, it's a 2/2.5 star read for me.

So after listening to this book I really think the main character is sassy and empowering and awesome! I loved her! I think the issue I had was we jumped right into it and I felt like I was missing some information which made it hard for me to keep up. However, the character descriptions and also the action scenes were amazing!

I really really really wanted to get into this one, and unfortunately I just couldn't. I made it to 50% and I just realized I would not be able to give this one justice. I'm giving it 3 stars because I bet lots of people will love this one. It has everything that I enjoy in romantasys (fae, magic, battles, spice, great characters), but for me I just couldn't focus. I hope to pick up something else by this author because the writing style was great!