Shadowsong

By: S. Jae-Jones

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

The conclusion to the gorgeous and lush Wintersong duology, Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones.

Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother's and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had hoped. Her younger brother, Josef, is cold, distant, and withdrawn, while Liesl can't forget the austere young man she left beneath the earth and the music he inspired in her.

When troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin King - who he was, who he is, and who he will be.

What will it take to break the old laws once and for all? What is the true meaning of sacrifice when the fate of the world - or the ones Liesl loves - is in her hands?

©2018 S. Jae-Jones (P)2018 Recorded Books

This is a story of transcendence and reflection

A deeply engaging story, told from the perspective of a young woman who is brave and determined, yet possessed by her weaknesses as well. All of the denizens of this tale are very human, with all that entails -even those who are more than human, or less than human. Thus the dramatic tension in the pull within each character is sustained effortlessly throughout. There occasionally weak points in her descriptive language, but very few - few enough that it was seldom I took note of them: mostly I found it to be luminous and engrossing. There was one place where her prose began to take on a purple tint, as it were, but again singularly notable for being such an isolated occurrence. (I can't place exactly where these were: when one is listening to an audiobook, it's often difficult to keep track of such things - unless you write them down when you hear them. That wasn't something I thought of doing, in the moment. One doesn't, if one is thoroughly engrossed, after all!)

Somewhat satisfying ending

It was not as good as the first one.

Still worth reading to see the end.

But unfortunately…. (Light SPOILERS!!)
Not as much romance as the last one.

Wish there was more interactions with Elizabeth and the goblin king.

Anticlimactic

I read wintersong years ago and loved it, so was excited to purchase shadowsong. I don't have a lot of spare time to read, so I decided to go the audiobook route. I purchased both, so as to refresh myself with the story, and I don't know whether time or the narrator's voice, but I didn't enjoy wintersong as much this time around. I thought the sequel would be more inspired, but again, the same thing. I found my mind wandering, and the story didn't grab me. I guess I'll have to find time to read it to recapture the magic.

I adore S. Jea-Jones and I adore this world!!

finished this book while at work and it was so hard not to squeal and cry from all the emotions. S. Jea-Jones is everything I aspire to be as a writer she portrays emotion so beautifully its like I'm feeling them myself. for that same reason it took me a long while to finish this book, because sometimes the emotions were too strong and I had to put it down to cool down lol.
the depths of the world she has created in this book are amazing and so vivid.
there is so much I can say about this book and this lovely writer. easily adding her to my favorites list, can not wait for her to write more books!! rooting for her success.

The drama, ugh

The only reason why I committed to this book is because I am afraid to go back to drinking in bars.