Shadowblood Souls: The Complete Series

By: Eva Chase

Narrated by: 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

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.

Long and dragged out!

This story could have been told in two books instead of 5! I gave up after getting halfway through book three. It just felt like I was reading the same thing over and over.

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.

Amazing

This might be my favorite of Eva’s series. The character development, the tension and pacing…all excellent. Literally had me laughing and crying in equal measure. Might even spring for the physical copies.