Chastity Blake discovered the hard way what she was: a modern-day Sandman. But things aren’t looking up for Chastity. She is guarding a secret deep within her — her dark sand, or what Reverians call her Shadow. Shadow Casters are known for their dark dreams, the nightmares they create. If she’s caught with dark sand, she may be subjected to harsh interrogation, even banished to the Oblivion with … with the other Shadow Casters… and that is SO not on her list.
Will she be able to hide her darkness from the most powerful Somnium alive? How long can she outrace her destiny before true nature catches up with her?
Shadow Casters is the follow-up of bestselling author Adrienne Woods’ second series, Dream Casters.
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Dream Casters: Shadow by Adrienne Woods is such an awesome story to read. This is book number two out of three in this awesome series that I have loved reading and can not wait to read more about this series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and paranormal romance.
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I loved book 1, and when this one came out I was so excited to revisit the characters. With this being a new take on a species, sand man types, it is a bit confusing at times figuring out the intricacies of the society. Watching Chastity try and navigate and contain her new life was quite engaging and I am looking forward to book 3.
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After learning she’s a modern day sandman (sandwoman), Chastity soon realizes she also carries dark sand within which can get her banished. Can she keep this secret hidden? Luckily for now she has Mr. Grey a talking cat to help her, for now.
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I am loving this series. I had to go back and reread the first book but let me tell you, Chas is such a great character. She is so complex and knows what she is doing most of the time. She is trying to find her fit in Revera but is constantly on guard that someone will discover her secret. When she is found out, she is tossed to Oblivion where she now has to fend for herself. She meets Ash, a dead ringer for Leigh, and with him and his mom, save a shadow hound. Her mother shows back up and now her grandfather wants to experiment on her. This book is a rollercoaster of emotions and the ending had me screaming NO!!!
I can not wait to read the next one.
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Chastity is a Sandman being the daughter of a Light and a Shadow Caster. She has both the light, where sweet dreams are made and the dark, where nightmares are made, within her. Being both is her secret. The first sign of her Shadow Caster is losing the ability to see the colors in a dream. Luckily her cat can see the colors and only she can fear her cat. How long can she keep up the charade? What happens if she’s found out? I enjoyed this story and look forward to the next one. I received an arc of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Chastity Blake, the daughter of a Light Caster and a Shadow Caster, has discovered that she is a modern-day Sandman. But she has a secret she must keep hidden. The danger for Chastity is that she is actually somewhere in the middle where she contains both the light and the darkness. Shadow Casters are known for their dark dreams, the nightmares they create. If she is caught with dark sand, she may be subjected to harsh interrogation or banished to the Oblivion with the other Shadow Casters. Already her dreams had lost their color. Not being able to see in color was one of the first signs that you were a Shadow Caster. I was lucky that Shades— or Mr. Grey as the Reverians knew him— a talking cat only Chastity could hear, hadn’t died. He would tell her the colors if someone was having a conversation with her, which kept her status hidden. Will she be able to continue hiding her darkness from the most powerful Somnium alive? How long can she maintain her secret before they catch her?
I am still finding this book very difficult to navigate and understand due to the intricate details not coming together for me. But I can see Chastity beginning to change a bit, and the suspense of wondering how long she can keep this up is a good way to hold the reader’s interest.
Though it wasn’t too obvious, the main character is different, even though she is not aware of it herself. But from an incident, an unexpected thing happened, and she found out the truth about who she really is.
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This is my second time reading this book, I haven’t read it in ages and I’m glad as it was as if I was reading it for the first time again. I love Adrienne Woods books and Shadows was no exception! There were a few parts I had vague memory of but I loved getting to reread this book to get ready for ‘Milieu’. Super excited to find out all the answers to the questions this book has brought in the finale book of the series! Don’t want to spoil so won’t say anything more except this book topped ‘Light’ and I highly recommend to fantasy readers!
This book continues from book 1 in the series.
I love the world that the author has created with brilliant characters. Chas has been through so much with so much more to come and yet she is strong and just keeps going.
This book will draw you in until the end and it will leave you wanting to read book 3, definitely a series I would recommend.
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The Dream Casters books are such a wicked cool twist on the Sandman concept. If you’re looking for a spin like nothing you’ve ever read, you’ll definitely want to give this series a try. Book 2 was just as great as book 1!