Rating: 3.5/5 stars
I enjoyed the Fae Games duet, which features primarily Rebecca (that is, the story is told from her POV only.) Ashley, her friend and roommate appears in both books, but her storyline is definitely not a focus of those books. Shades of Betrayal is written in a dual POV, focusing on Ashley and Michael, one of the members of the Hunt. It covers from before the defeat of Morgan to a few months after and involves Rebecca quite a bit less.
The dual POV definitely gave this book a different feel, and it had more of a "contemporary romance" feel than the Fae Games duet. Ashley is a different kind of Fae than Rebecca, so it is interesting to see how she deals with the transition--discovering her powers, learning how to "feed" her magic, etc. Ashley is very different than Rebecca. She seems independent and stronger willed in some ways. The "push and pull" between her and Michael made for quite a lot of drama. I feel like most of the book was fairly predictable. I spotted the main villain almost instantly. There was one thing that surprised me near the end, but not much time was spent on it. I would have liked to see more scenes in Faery (and more "intrigue" and "fantasy" scenes in general.) The first chapter was very interesting! Learning about Michael and his past was really cool. I also enjoyed some of the parts where he (and Ashley) go around town trying to catch the Unseelie who is preying on women. The "mystery/investigation" feel was great in those parts. It did seem to jump around a bit, and I'm not a fan of dual POV because it tends to get somewhat repetitive jumping back in time to explore the same interaction from the different points of view. It does give you a deeper insight into what's happening though (how people say/act one way but really feel totally different.)
Overall, I like the duet better since it has more of a urban fantasy feel than a romance feel. If you love reading romance novels, you will probably love this book! One thing that's great about this series is that each book really is very unique. They all add something a little different to the universe, and the characters and storylines don't get blurred together/start feeling formulaic like happens in other series sometimes.
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