Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Release Date: November 30, 2021
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Dark FantasyI just saved the boy I’m falling for from a gruesome death by a demon. And what does he have to say? I’m the key to opening the gates of Hell. I mean, a thank-you would’ve been nice. Or another scorching-hot, forbidden kiss. Either way, destiny will have to find someone else to torment, because I’m so done.
Or I was, until my little sister starts cackling exorcist-style and stares at me with eyes that aren’t hers. They’re Marid’s, the Greater Demon I just kicked back to the dark realm he came from. Possessing Ray whenever he wants is his ultimate revenge.
The only way to break the tether between them includes a road trip through Hell, aka the Ather. I quickly discover nothing is as it seems in this place. Yeah, there are realms of terror, greed, and desire, but there’s also peace, and a beauty I never knew existed...and it’s eerily familiar.
With each obstacle we encounter, I slip a little further into the chaotic energy of my growing dark powers. And when an unexpected betrayal hits me square in the chest, I freefall into them.
Fate painted me as the monster of nightmares, and after this? Destiny is about to learn just how monstrous I can be.
Shadow of Light is the second installment in author Molly E. Lee's Ember of Night series. The story actually picks up right where Ember of Night left off with a scene between Draven and Raider who desperately wants to get his hands on Harley. I would highly recommend that readers read these books as close together as you can so that you can remember key events and characters. Key characters in this series are Harley Ward, her younger sister Ray, and Draven, a Judge who has just explained to Harley that she is the key to opening the gates of Hell, and letting all the demons out to the human realm.
With the Seven wanting Harley dead if she shows any inclination of being the creator of the Apocalypse, and her best friend already stabbing her in the back, OK front, Harley is walking a tightrope into danger. There's an entire well of power that seems too easy to access for Harley. As her power grows, she becomes someone you don't want to mess with. What's even more worrisome, Ray is being possessed by a Greater Demon named Marid.
With a little bit of help from Kazuki, a powerful warlock, and Cassiel, the literal Angel of Death, as well as Wallace, a guide based in Hell, Harley needs to collect a variety of items needed to break the tether between Ray and Marid. Unfortunately, one of those items just happens to be Draven's brother, Ryder who has been in Hell for a century. Hell, also known as Ather, is no trip to Disneyland, but even Harley isn’t prepared for what she meets in each new circle. Each step gained feels like two steps back in this hell-hole, but the deeper they go, the more she feels her powers grow. The world above is at stake, but down here? Nothing is as it seems.
The clock is ticking as they try to locate the ancient artifact that will strengthen her powers and help her vanquish the Twelve Greater Demons now wreaking havoc on the world above. One of the best moments of this series so far is the relationship between Harley and Ray. Even though they are half-sisters, Ray loves Harley and Harley literally would throw herself into Hell itself to protect her. Oh, and Ray is an awesome artist who dips into the manga genre. She's also a seer.
The addition of both Wallace and Ryder fit in perfectly with Harley, Draven, Ray, and Cassiel. The connection between Harley and Draven is only amplified but there are spoiler-y things that I can't mention that seem to be hanging over their heads. Cliffhanger warning! The author threw in a huge curve ball with major implications for Harley's future as well as everyone she's close to. She also learns a whole lot about where her powers actually come from, and that was weird considering the beginning of the story! Looking forward to book # 3!
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