Wings of Shadow
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- Create Date：2021-07-14 07:19:34
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Nicki Pau Preto
- ISBN：B08VBR42DK
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Reviews
Brianna Benton
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This is Nicki Pau Preto's best book yet！ When I first read Heart of Flames it was my favourite book I've ever read to date。 I had no idea another book could take that place。 But I was wrong。 Wings of Shadow is an epic conclusion to the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 I laughed， I cried， and there were a couple of times I wanted to throw the book across the room because of the feelings it evoked。I've been in a massive reading slump lately but Wings of Shadow was the book I needed to pull me back into This is Nicki Pau Preto's best book yet！ When I first read Heart of Flames it was my favourite book I've ever read to date。 I had no idea another book could take that place。 But I was wrong。 Wings of Shadow is an epic conclusion to the Crown of Feathers trilogy。 I laughed， I cried， and there were a couple of times I wanted to throw the book across the room because of the feelings it evoked。I've been in a massive reading slump lately but Wings of Shadow was the book I needed to pull me back into the world of reading。 It's the kind of book I'll reread again and again。 There were so many events that happened in this book that I couldn't predict which I absolutely love。 Overall it was a satisfying conclusion to my favourite series。 。。。more
Lydia
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This book completely blew me away and my standards were already sky-high！First， I want to talk about Veronyka， the main protagonist， and consequently Tristan too。 In the past， I haven’t always loved her for reasons I couldn’t quite pinpoint， but in my rereads of the first two books and in reading Wings of Shadow， she really grew as a character to me。 Veronyka is criticized throughout the series for occasionally being naïve or entitled （because of her relationship with Tristan）， but no one can in This book completely blew me away and my standards were already sky-high！First， I want to talk about Veronyka， the main protagonist， and consequently Tristan too。 In the past， I haven’t always loved her for reasons I couldn’t quite pinpoint， but in my rereads of the first two books and in reading Wings of Shadow， she really grew as a character to me。 Veronyka is criticized throughout the series for occasionally being naïve or entitled （because of her relationship with Tristan）， but no one can insult her abilities in WoS。 In standing up to her sister and trying to take her place as heir， Veronyka becomes so much more powerful， especially once she sheds any self-loathing remaining from her abilities with shadow magic。 While I love Avalkyra as well， Veronyka showed her love for her companions and care for their well-being in so many ways that made me want her to win。 Tristan was also amazing， and one of the things I never get over is how in his relationship with Veronyka， he doesn’t question anything。 Nothing about her could make him draw back and the two of them complement each other so well， a quality I wish I saw more of in the young adult genre。 He and Veronyka contributed so much to each other’s personalities in so many positive ways， and his confidence grew so much in tandem with hers。Secondly， MORE ABOUT AVALKYRA。 She’s so amazing。 Throughout most of the book， I was thinking， “Oh， she’s cool but she’s horrifying！” and that didn’t change much。 😂 Val’s point of view is so incredible and insightful to the story because it shows her complete disregard for others。 Val is power hungry and driven， a deadly combination that both impressed and scared me。 She doesn’t hesitate to go for what she wants， which is a quality I actually wish I could see in more PROtagonists。Next， Sev！！！ He frustrated me SO MUCH。 Sev has always been my favorite， but in WoS he was different from before。 Knowing what he does about what Kade has after Heart of Flames， he’s so scared that he’s irrelevant to Kade and the Phoenix Rider cause， which both made so much sense and bothered me so much。 I wanted to go into the book and give him a hug and tell him he’s amazing！ His mind was another one that I loved seeing into because of how much he had changed。 It was so clear to me that he became so much more confident and heroic from Crown of Feathers to here， even if he didn’t think so。 Especially in the last hundred pages of the book， I was just so excited to see his journey。 My only critique for his point of view was that I wanted so much more！Lastly for characters， Sparrow and Elliot。 My brain labeled them as unnecessary for a while because they weren’t the “core three” point of view characters， but these two have so much。 For one thing， I thought it was so amazing that Sparrow was the one to connect so much to [REDACTED] as opposed to the others。 Sparrow understands animal magic in a much more powerful way than most of the cast， which is so cool to explore。 Her relationship with Elliot is also amazing， especially because it’s so ambiguous。 They care for each other a lot， but there isn’t a word that could describe the two besides “loyalty”。 I don’t have too much to say about these characters without spoilers， but I wish I could tell Past Lydia not to disregard them in Heart of Flames。I also just want to talk about the world and plot。 I finished this book， which is about 600 pages， in three hours。 I’ve seen people complain about pacing issues in book one， but this doesn’t have any of those。 😂 Secondly， Pau Preto is just so talented in writing the world around the characters！ Usually I’m horrible at keeping track of politics， countries， and more， but she makes use of the elder characters and interstitials between chapters to give the most information possible to truly show the extent to which she’s familiar with the world she created。 One of my last points is still about the characters， but more about the writing of them。 There are so many parallels to the first two books in Wings of Shadow， which I love because of how much my favorites have grown！ Between Veronyka growing into her title and Sev being selfless without a second thought， my attachment to these characters and pride in them only grows with every word Nicki Pau Preto writes。 She’s clearly grown as a writer， and so to have her characters grown as people in the best ways possible。 I cried a lot with the end to this story， but I can’t wait to see what she does next！ 。。。more
katie b
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I’m absolutely heartbroken that I can’t keep living in this world with these characters forever。 This was such a beautiful wrap-up to the story—emotional， thrilling， and captivating。 This series is a definite must-read for fantasy lovers！
Callum
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Like with the first two books in the Crown of Feathers trilogy， there is so much I could talk about in this book， and this could go on forever。 To keep it simple for me and you， I’m going to talk about my three favorite things from this book that do NOT contain spoilers。The first thing is the bond between Veronyka and Avalkyra。 I didn’t think their connection could become any more interesting after the end of Heart of Flames， but Nicki Pau Preto took everything I thought I know about shadow magi Like with the first two books in the Crown of Feathers trilogy， there is so much I could talk about in this book， and this could go on forever。 To keep it simple for me and you， I’m going to talk about my three favorite things from this book that do NOT contain spoilers。The first thing is the bond between Veronyka and Avalkyra。 I didn’t think their connection could become any more interesting after the end of Heart of Flames， but Nicki Pau Preto took everything I thought I know about shadow magic， turned it on it’s head， and made it a million times better。 The magic of shadowmages in this series is probably my favorite form of magic in anything—whether it be movie， tv， or book。 It is so rich in detail， so interesting， and rooted in the connections people form with those closest to them。 Next， I loved the addition of the chapters told from Sparrow’s point of view。 From hen Sparrow first walked onto the page in Crown of Feathers， I， along with several other people in the First Riders Street Team， thought she was one of the most interesting characters in the series。 Getting a look inside her head， and seeing the world the way she does （in Sparrow’s case this is especially interesting because she is blind and uses her animal magic to help move through the world）， is something I’ve wanted since Book 1 and I am so grateful Nicki let us have some。My last big thing I want to talk about right now is Sev。 Sev has steadily moved up in my list of favorite characters after each book and now he is a close second （sorry， but Avalkyra will always be my favorite）。 Sev in this book is so interesting， so raw， so emotional， and， in his own way， so powerful。 In many ways， Sev is the character I think I am most similar to， and I loved how his journey has progressed from the beginning to the end。I’ve said this in other places before， and I’m going to say it again here: Nicki has made my life so much easier by writing this book， because now when I am asked if I have a favorite， I can say this one。 I’ve never cried， laughed， smiled， or felt so much while reading a book before。 And I think Wings of Shadow will never fail to make me feel all of these feelings again。 I cannot think of a more just way to end this series， or a series that has a more satisfying ending。I cannot believe this series is over。 I cannot believe how much this series changed my life since I first read Crown of Feathers when it came out in February 2019。 These books， this world， the character—especially my queen—and all of the friends I have made in the Crown of Feathers fandom will be with me for the rest of my life。 。。。more
USOM
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Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher for free。 It does not impact my review which is honest and unbiased。 Wings of Shadow is the finale I was waiting for from the beginning。 Preto delivers a satisfying， tear inducing ending that will make you want to re-read from the beginning。 There’s a cosmic rightness to this book， moments where you step back and want to appreciate all the threads Preto is weaving together。 It’s sheer majesty and if you finished Heart of Flames and loved it， t Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher for free。 It does not impact my review which is honest and unbiased。 Wings of Shadow is the finale I was waiting for from the beginning。 Preto delivers a satisfying， tear inducing ending that will make you want to re-read from the beginning。 There’s a cosmic rightness to this book， moments where you step back and want to appreciate all the threads Preto is weaving together。 It’s sheer majesty and if you finished Heart of Flames and loved it， then you don’t need me to tell you to read Wings of Shadow。 Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts。Wings of Shadow will hit all your emotional highs and lows。 The way that Preto showcases complex sisterhood with a capital C。 All the themes of change， re-creation and re-birth， and how we have to see the value in ourselves – chefs kiss！ This epic finale is jam packed with action and an expansive feeling of scale。 It’s a thick book， but it’s just what the doctor ordered after Heart of Flames！ Featuring characters which have stolen my heart - I love me some good ruthlessness – Preto allows the characters to take off in Wings of Shadow。full review: https://utopia-state-of-mind。com/revi。。。 。。。more
MahiB_teeheee
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The wait is killing me。。
Ally Crouch
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** Review may contain minor spoilers**Anyone who knows me knows that Crown Of Feathers is my favorite book of all time and that I am legitimately obsessed with it。 I sent an email to the publisher to see if they would send me an eARC of Wings Of Shadow and by some miracle they did。 As I’m writing this， I’m still processing all of my emotions and the fact that this incredible story which has consumed my life for the past 3 years is actually complete but needless to say it blew me away。Nicki is tr ** Review may contain minor spoilers**Anyone who knows me knows that Crown Of Feathers is my favorite book of all time and that I am legitimately obsessed with it。 I sent an email to the publisher to see if they would send me an eARC of Wings Of Shadow and by some miracle they did。 As I’m writing this， I’m still processing all of my emotions and the fact that this incredible story which has consumed my life for the past 3 years is actually complete but needless to say it blew me away。Nicki is truly a master of storytelling and I was hooked from the first page。 I spent every spare moment reading what little bits I could and it’s not often that I stay up past midnight reading but for this book I did。For a book that is around 700 pages long， it went very fast。 From the very beginning the characters were thrown into instant action。 Bits and pieces were pulled together flawlessly and it was so interesting how everything was woven together。 There were little things that had me making predictions about what would happen and while not all of them came to fruition， the ones that did were epic。The character growth that several of the characters went through over the course of the series and Wings of Shadow itself， was phenomenal。The relationships both romantic and not were perfect and written so well。 The additional world building was incredible and I was just in awe at how magnificent this story was done。 It truly is in a league of its own and Nicki is a genius。Sparrow owns my entire soul and I LOVED how her story played out。 I always had a feeling that there was more to her and it just played out so fantastically。 Added bonus was the family unit that Sparrow， Elliot， and Rielle created。 Give me all the found family vibes。Sev and Kade were also too cute for words and I thought it was very true to character that Sev got jealous of the bond between Kade and Jinx and felt unworthy to “hang out with the cool kids （phoenix riders）”。 But every time he got like this Kade was there telling him otherwise and it was perfect。Rolan finally got what he deserved and I may or may not have done a happy dance over it。 Sorry， not sorry。Veronyka and Tristan are completely swoon worthy and I adore how much they support each other and how deeply they care for one another。 My favorite part about Tristan is he doesn’t try to be all macho and isn’t afraid to show his emotions。 His character growth has also been great to see。The concluding battle was everything I could have dreamed it would be。 It was so awesome how it went from a fight with one enemy to a fight with two enemies and then finally to two sides teaming up （FINALLY） to defeat the greater evil。 The losses that occurred during the final battle though were completely devastating。 I shed more than a few tears and the final death was the most gut wrenching of them all。And last but， most certainly not least， my queens; Veronyka and Val。 I don’t even know where to begin with them to be honest。 Veronyka’s development has been amazing to watch and I love her so much。 Her bond with Xephyra hits me right in the feels and her devotion to Val despite everything is something to be admired。 Val exceeds all expectations as the best antagonist （we won’t use the word villain） and her character arc was magnificent。 When you think she can’t get any darker she does but yet she still can’t let go of Veronyka。 The dynamic between them is so complex and fascinating。I still can’t believe it’s all over。 This series was just so well thought out and was executed flawlessly。 I loved every single word and will carry the story as well as the characters with me forever。 I mean it in all honesty when I say my life has been changed by these books and I will forever be recommending them to everyone and hope to one day share them with my kids。 Thank you Nicki for gifting us all with this incredible masterpiece。 It’s been a wonderful adventure。 。。。more
That one introvert
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5/5， haven’t even read it yet but THE COVER 😍😍😩😩 and the previous cliff hanger has me waiting by my door waiting for the package to come 🙈 If you didn’t know， you can order the signed edition from OwlCrate 🥳
v_eela
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I don't think I can survive any longer， I have been waiting since October for the sequel。 The cliffhanger in the last book was so torturous， I honestly can't wait。Crown of feathers: ★★★★Read October 6， 2020 Heart of flames: ★★★★★Read October 23， 2020Wings of shadow: ✰✰✰✰✰ I don't think I can survive any longer， I have been waiting since October for the sequel。 The cliffhanger in the last book was so torturous， I honestly can't wait。Crown of feathers: ★★★★Read October 6， 2020 Heart of flames: ★★★★★Read October 23， 2020Wings of shadow: ✰✰✰✰✰ 。。。more
aspeccharactersoftheday
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Solace_In_Reading
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11。6。2020This series has some of the best covers EVER。
Maggie Feng
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Sheesh way to spoil major plot elements in the first two books of the series with the summary to this book lol。。。 Not that I'm complaining since I've read the books， but idk advertising shenanigans *shrug* Sheesh way to spoil major plot elements in the first two books of the series with the summary to this book lol。。。 Not that I'm complaining since I've read the books， but idk advertising shenanigans *shrug* 。。。more
Shayla
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Book 2 was left on such a cliffhanger and I can't wait for the third to come out❤。 This series is absolutely amazing and I was so drawn into the story Book 2 was left on such a cliffhanger and I can't wait for the third to come out❤。 This series is absolutely amazing and I was so drawn into the story 。。。more
Lucky
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With the cliffhanger in book 2， I don’t know how I’ll survive this year！！！ I could barely even make a week waiting for this book！ Nicki Pau Preto is an evil genius！ If anyone deserves a real Phoenix of their own， it would be her！
Eilidh
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