Shadowblood Souls: The Complete Series

De: Eva Chase

Narrado por: Amber Lee Connors, Adam Gold

Our souls are bound together. Our powers will tear us apart.

There were six of us. Caged, turned into monsters, and tormented with brutal tests of our dark powers.

We had only each other to count on... until an escape attempt ended with one dead, the others recaptured, and me dragged away into a different nightmare.

When I finally fight my way back, the men I set free are hardened, beastlier versions of the devoted boys I knew. They see me as a traitor and a murderer, but they refuse to let me go.

Even with our former captors hunting us down, they want to make me pay.

But the greatest threat may be the new horror that's woken up inside me...

*Get over 50 hours of listening enjoyment in one box set! Shadowblood Souls is a monstrous urban fantasy series for those who love savagely possessive men and fierce heroines who'll fight for what's theirs. This box set contains all five books in the series—Shattered Vow, Monstrous Power, Captured Fate, Heartless Foe, and Fearsome Dream—as well as a brand-new bonus epilogue, for over 50 hours of listening enjoyment.*

©2022, 2023 Eva Chase (P)2025 Eva Chase

Great dark fantasy Reverse Harem with so many twists.

Holy cow!

This is a good series. There's so much action and things going on. Plus all the twists and turns that will keep you going. The narrators did a good job relaying emotion and differences between the characters. I recommend this listen make sure you have time to binge because that's what you'll want to do.

Absolutely hate it when characters are “recaptured”

I loved books 1-2. Hated how book 3 started from the first go. After searching online I discovered where the story gets back on track; I have to skip to book 5 just to get back to where the characters were at the end of book 2. That is correct, 2 whole books I have to skip. Absolutely insane.

I waited so long to get the complete series and it’s basically unreadable. I’ve read a lot by Eva Chase but this series is some sadistic level BS.

Wow

Wow that was such a wild ride there was so much turmoil and heartache to keep up with that I thought it wouldn’t end! But I loved it despite all that! Great conclusion!

Urban fantasy why choose

This story follows Riva, who is a hybrid human with supernatural abilities, and the five guys she grew up with, trained with and shared hopes and dreams with. The first couple of books are outstanding, but the latter three feels kind of repetitive and left me with a meeeh feeling.

This is an urban fantasy, why choose without sword crossing, with morally grey MCs and multiple POVs.

A long, action-y, wild, ride...

#1: Shattered Vow



POV:
You’re a literal, living science experiment and just used as a novelty and for others’ profit but … it still manages to ... GET WORSE?! Howwww… (Read the book to find out!)

I’ve been dying to read this one for ages, solely due to that stunning cover. I went into this completely blind, only knowing that Chase wrote it (and to be fair, she does always deliver) and that I love the cover. It did not steer me wrong.

Has a bit of a confusing start but, not really? If that makes sense… it’s intentionally vague about some things while building some very interesting lore.

Captivity.
F!ght-to-the-d34th scenes.
Betrayals, everywhere.
Self-sacrifice.
Found family.
Reconnections.
Catastrophic trials.

^So much more, was too busy being lost in this world to take notes.
Excellent, instantly needed book 2. Recommended read. 4 stars.

🎧 Audio:
Decent audio with flawless overall sound quality and good narration. 4 stars on this end.


#2: Monstrous Power

SHE’s the monster … but they are too …
And she’s still working on the fallout of all the ways they’ve wronged her.

(Love all the vibes here.)

We get some answers but the kind that lead to more questions—really, you just need to read this series in order, IMO. It’s all more juicy that way.

Shadow magic.
Magical(ish) mate-bonds.
Living science experiments.
Protective men and FMC.
Groveling.
Tentacles!
Protective alphas but … SHE is also very protective her of men.
Angst … so much angst.
Action / fight scenes.
Living on the run / always moving.
Mysteries.
A war is brewing…

Overall, it left me needing more, and it was a fun, wild ride.
Onto book 3.

4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Decent audio with flawless overall sound quality and good narration. 4 stars on this end.


#3: Captured Fate

POV:
You wake up in restraints, basically mid-war, and everyone you love is … who-knows-where.

This installment brings lots of being on the run, almost non-stop action and scheming and new/old connections and friendships.


This series will likely have a tight hold on you and I recommend just grabbing the omnibus because … well, just save yourself the angst.


Communal living.
Training.
Reunions.
Found family.
Scheming.
Extortion.

The drama is non-stop, there’s lots of action and it’s just plain fun. 4 stars.

#4: Heartless Foe

Another fun installment and in this one I couldn’t help but admire Chase’s skills, as despite all the chaos, scheming, plotting, action, drama, etc. the leads still find time to work on their relationship/s.

Never a dull moment in this series!
The states just got even higher and … don’t have it in me to list all the tropes again.

I was an exciting installment—4 stars.

#5: Fearsome Dream

As I embarked on the final installment of this very fun ride, I found myself glad that first book had caught my attention with that gorgeous cover, as this has been a blast.

This was a fun and necessary installment; Chase manages to advance both the plot and the relationship/s, throw in more mysteries and precarious predicaments, even higher stakes, and eventually pack it all up.

Plus, attempting / plotting, etc. to rescue kids—packs lots of feels and is chock-full of fun scheming.

Overall:
Fun, really nice advancement and wrap-up for this series. Appreciate the inclusion of the bonus epi as well.

4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Decent audio with flawless overall sound quality and good narration. 4 stars on this end.

Yes, this one was a bit drawn out

I'm a fan of Eva Chase. I pick up her books once the entire series is available. This story was unusually monotonous: escape, have adventures/sex, get recaptured - rinse, repeat. The main characters were remarkably naive. I gave up and listened at 2x speed for most of that last two books.

Awesome

Thoroughly enjoyable. It took me some time to get through it all. But it was soooooo worth it. I loved being able to go through all books in the series

LOVE!

I received a gifted copy. This review is honest and voluntary.

I absolutely loved this series! I think this may be my favorite series I have read that is written by Eva Chase.

Fantastic

Shadowblood Souls is a must-read for fans of urban fantasy with a dark, passionate reverse-harem twist. Riva’s journey, your connection with her, and the satisfaction of the omnibus edition (plus bonus content) make it a standout in the genre. Just be prepared for emotional rollercoasters, complex POVs, and a pacing that’s as intense as the emotions it evokes.

Could have been so much better

5 and 4 stars withheld because I’m growing weary of the cliffhangers and non resolution. I’m just starting book 4 at this point. If there isn’t a resolution by the end of book 5, I’m done and that is because I bought them as a set. I would probably put it down and possibly forget about it if not for that. I’m over it already. At first I was a huge fan. It started so good! Now I’m irritated and I feel like I might stop listening. You’re ruining a good series by drawing it out. Why can’t they get away and then have the story continue so they can the get the bad guys rather than them getting caught over and over and over. Same book over and over again. It’s getting stupid at this point. The further it goes the less I like it.

Half way through book 5 and I just can’t. Put it down over the weekend thinking that a break would help, but now it is worse. It’s become tedious and I just don’t care how it ends. This should have been finished two books ago. Maybe I’ll finish but not any time soon.