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A Dance with Shadows

By Lisa Rials
A Dance with Shadows by Lisa Rials digital book - Fable

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Every night, Ember Holland slips blissfully into her subconscious; dreaming of vivid landscapes and enchanting creatures. Freely dreaming of a world of radiance, she's safe, fearless - until she finds mysterious shadows stalking the edges of her lands. She's convinced it's only a nightmare, a mere figment of her imagination. Nothing that could truly hurt her.

That is, until the night she's stolen from her dream in a veil of shadow.


Thrust into a world of terror, Ember will need to quickly learn to fight in order to survive. Bound by an estranged King thirsty for revenge, a Prince with a mysterious past, and a wicked plot to kill a Queen, she is forced to walk among the shadows that once plagued her dreams. As an ancient power stirs beneath the Kingdom of Nightmares, the sands of time race quickly against her favor, challenging Ember to fight for her life at every turn. Forged into a deadly blade, she learns to use her true nature to her advantage - keeping her blade sharp, and her mind sharper.


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3.5
“Ember Holland has always been a vivid dreamer. As a young child she learned she can manipulate and create freely a world in which she feels safe and fearless. Until the day she sees sinister shadows haunting the edges of her perfect world. She's convinced it's only a nightmare, a mere figment of her imagination, that nothing could truly hurt her. That is, until the night she's stolen from her dream in a veil of shadow. Thrust into a world of terror and forced to walk among the shadows that once plagued her dreams, Ember will need to learn quickly to fight in order to survive. Bound by an estranged King thirsty for revenge, a Prince with a mysterious past, and a wicked plot to kill a Queen. As an ancient power stirs beneath the Kingdom of Nightmares, the sands of time race quickly against her, challenging Ember to fight for her life at every turn. Forged into a deadly blade, she learns to use her true nature to her advantage - keeping her blade sharp, and her mind sharper. And her abilities just might be greater than she ever imagined. ⚔️ I definitely found myself drawn into the mystery from the start. The world building is solid. Rials has created a unique world using uncommon folklore and myths which I really enjoyed. Although, Ember had to grow on me the more I read. In the beginning she is not a strong character but does have a well defined character arc throughout the book. I also felt that her thoughts and actions were pretty realistic to what a normal human would do in her circumstances. I absolutely fell in love with her three mentors, especially Lyra and would love to live in a little cozy cottage in the woods like her. The middle of the book felt a little tedious at times and a bit repetitive. Plus, there seemed to be a time jump toward the end that was slightly jarring, as we were previously following Ember day by day. But the last act had me furiously flipping pages. Overall, I liked it and thoroughly enjoyed the overall story. I’m also quite curious to read what come next since this one left off with a pretty good cliffhanger.”

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