Third book in the lightlark series. I loved this read. The narration was great. Kept me engaged. The story itself was great!

I have genuinely enjoyed this entire series and could not wait to see how it continues in Skyshade. The narrator did a fantastic job relaying the story. The world building, character depth, and story arc were good and it left me wanting more. It kept me entertained and wanting more. I can't wait to find out even more from Oro, Isla, and Grim in the next two books.

I genuinely have enjoyed this entire series.
The story is unique and interesting, although I do feel the third book is lacking. It feels as if it was put together in a rush.
Isla felt like such a strong female lead in the first two books, loyal to a fault, then in this one she just shatters all that. I’m going to read the last book for sure but I do feel like this one wasn’t my favorite.

I wanted to love this book since I've enjoyed the others in this series but it was just okay for me. The narrator did amazing job. I'll be waiting for the next book still.

I really enjoyed this book for what it was I didn’t love it but I’d give it 3.5. The narrator did a great job and I still can’t wait for the next book in the series to come out

I really wanted to love Skyshade, but it ended up being a bit of a mixed bag for me. The world-building and the concept were both really intriguing, and there were moments where I found myself hooked. The characters were interesting, but I felt like I didn’t always connect with them as much as I wanted to. The pacing was a bit uneven too—there were some parts that felt slow or dragged on, while others felt rushed. It’s not a bad book by any means, but I was hoping for a bit more, especially given this is the 3rd book in the series.

Thank you for the audiobook. I enjoyed the narration. I didn’t listen to the others as audiobooks. It was a pleasant experience.

I picked up lightlark and was engrossed and sped through book 2 be able to see how book 3 ends the series. To be surprised that now I need to wait for 2 more books.

Isla, Grim Isla, Oro
I can’t make up my mind.

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK! After the ending of Nightbane I needed to know what happens next, and this book did not disappoint. Loved Grim in this book 🥰🥰 Bummed that it’s no longer a trilogy because I don’t think I can handle another rollercoaster ride of emotions, but I’m dying to know how it ends.😊

I'm just saying that I need more.
We deserve another book right now.
Since I started audiobooks I have loved to discover new narrators and the one for this book was amazing , thank you for the amazing production and work behind it.

I wanted to love this so badly, and thought maybe that not reviewing the (audio)book would be more kind, but we can't grow without feedback so...

PROS:
- Grim is still the emotionally unavailable villain of our dreams. When he speaks I remember why I'm still listening to this drivel.
- The tension between Isla and Grim have PALPABLE chemistry. Unfortunately they are also a clusterf*ck of chaos and criticism, so the zero payoff 'slow burn' feels more like a cremation.
- The world-building and magic of Skyshade have SO much potential. If it weren't buried beneath weird plot holes, an ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY love triangle, and convoluted drama, it would genuinely be among the best of the genre. But it's *fun*?

CONS:
- Isla is still as consistently inconsistent as ever. *Yawn* I feel like she's supposed to read as *lost* and *forlorn*, but she just comes off as the queen of mixed signals, bad decisions, and worse - utter indecision. STOP THAT.
- The love triangle is so unbelievably contrived and forced. The angst of it all is giving Wattpad energy at best, and incel who thinks he's "protective" at worst. Ew.
- And lastly the plot. I'd love to critique it but there wasn't one?? This is perhaps the most disappointing part of all. Book 2 set this one up to be PHENOMENAL, and instead we just got scavenger hunts, weird sex dreams, and more Sad Isla.

Two stars is quite generous. Just stop at book 2, so you can be slightly less disappointed.

This was a fantastic addition to the lightlark series. Riveting and fantastic story telling. It has me hooked

3.5 Stars

This entire book felt like a fever dream. I kept thinking ok she is going to wake up anytime now. It was entertaining and I really felt her love for both Grim and Oro. I am intrigued enough to continue the series.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this audiobook!

First off let me say I do love this series so much. Probably one of my favorite in recent years.

I especially love Grim and Isla. And their scenes in this book were spectacular. Had me screaming and kicking my feet and giggling. They somehow managed to turn their scenes into a Christmas novel and I’m not complaining!

However I will say this novel did fall into a pitfall the previous books didn’t which is that the love triangle has outlived its purpose or entertainment value. It’s just frustrating at this point. I genuinely like Oro but I think it’s time to find a purpose for him outside of Isla and the love triangle. He has other friends and a kingdom to rule. I want to see more of Oro outside of Isla.

That being said I still really did enjoy the book and can’t wait for the next one. Alex is a master of plot twists!

Loved this book and this series. the audiobook was great. I loved listening to it. the romance between the mcs is so sweet. its an epic read for sure.

Thank you for the ARC. Skyshade is the third installment and picks up right where Nightbane leaves off. I thought it could have been better, it was face paced and Isla... this book did you dirty. The first two books were definitely much better and I was disappointed in this one compared to the other two. All you Grim girlies, myself included... the first half of the book is all for you. I loved all the Grim and Isla moments and was so glad to have more of them. But we're at the point where we need to know who the hell she picks cause not going to lie, it's annoying not knowing. This may have been disappointing but I still somewhat enjoyed it. That cliffhanger though, I was not wanting that at all. Hey Isla, if you don't want Grim, I'll gladly take him. Hoping the next book will be better and not so disappointing.

3.5 rounded up.

This book picks right back up where we left off in Nightbane, and I have been WAITING to find out what happened. It was great getting more backstory on Isla and watching her journey of self discovery. I thought this was a trilogy, for some reason and it was a bittersweet surprise to realize that there is more to come. Alex Aster does a phenomenal job of leaving us on a clifthanger, and now I cannot wait for the next installment!

I felt this book dragged on. It was originally supposed to be a trilogy and was changed to 5 books. Okay...I was fine with this until reading this book and realizing nothing changed! I expected to at least have an answer to the love triangle but there wasn't and she CHEATED on one of them. Gross. I won't be continuing this series.

I listened to Skyshade via audiobook and loved it! The narrator was perfect for this book and had the perfect tone and delivery of this story. I loved the way she used different voices for different characters and it never felt off for any of the characters.

This felt like a very fast paced book and not in a bad way at all. The love triangle in this story is epic and the cliff hanger at the end!?!

I had alot of fun listening this story. However I felt like there could have been a bit more plot to the story and if felt like a lot was happening and it was easy to get lost and forget what the main point of the story is.

I loved this book so much! This series has been one of my favorites. The writing in this series has been so good. The romance is also amazing!

3 Out Of 5 Star

Skyshade was great addition from to the series. Does suffer from a little bit of sequel syndrome though.