Reign of Shadows, Sophie Jordan (Reign of Shadows #1)
Kindle Edition, 304 pages
Published February 9th 2016 by Harper Teen
Source: e-ARC from Edelweiss
Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok’s lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna’s survival depends on the world believing she is dead.
But that doesn’t stop Luna from wanting more. When she meets Fowler, a mysterious archer braving the woods outside her tower, Luna is drawn to him despite the risk. When the tower is attacked, Luna and Fowler escape together. But this world of darkness is more treacherous than Luna ever realized.
With every threat stacked against them, Luna and Fowler find solace in each other. But with secrets still unspoken between them, falling in love might be their most dangerous journey yet.
Clearly I have a thing for fairy tale retellings so when this Rapunzel story crossed my path I had to read it. Luna is no Disney princess. She can handle a frying pan, but is definitely more a sword kind of girl.
Luna lives in a world that has gone dark. There are just a few hours of light in the day and there are some seriously creepy nasty things called dwellers that come out in night. I want to know more about the dwellers! They were scary – but where did they come from? They’re a threat throughout the book but I never felt like I had enough explanation. I really hope that Jordan gives some more explanation in the series.
Luna lives safely in a tower with her guardians. Her royal parents were murdered at the time the darkness began and no one knows she survived. When Luna leaves her safe haven to rescue Fowler and her friends life as she knows it is changed forever. The eventual romance moved maybe a bit fast, but I still liked Fowler! He’s grumpy and he’s haunted by his own past, but he really at heart is a better person than he lets on. I really liked them as a couple and I thought they were balancing for each other as the story went on.
Was it a tad predictable in some places – yes. But this was still a really fun and fast read. Jordan left off with a killer cliffhanger ending and I will be really looking forward to the sequel! I hope Luna turns into an amazing queen!
3.5 stars
Thank you Harper Teen and Edelweiss for this advance copy in exchange for an honest review!
Gun In Act One 
I know we’re not supposed to do this but that COVER is gorgeous. This sounds like it would work on screen.
I don’t care. Sometimes you have to just pick a book by its cover. Sometimes it pays off – Valley of the Dolls. Sometimes it’s a total kick in the ass. But this one is so pretty! And yes – this could be a great movie.
The library have it, yay