Another fun action adventure with dhampir Dory and her family of trolls dragons and fey. As she helps search for slavers she also struggles with her vampire half that seems to be becoming stronger.

I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

WOW!! SHADOW'S BANE is a roller coaster ride of fun and action! There was areas in the book that had me chuckling. A Dhampir usually has a short life, because their Vampire half matures faster than their human half and tries to tear them apart. Her father Mircea had put a mental wall between her two natures to allow her human half to mature.   Now the wall is down and the two halves are inhabiting the same body. Dorina- the Vampire half, and Dory- the Human half are co-existing. Dorina usually only comes out when Dory is unconscious. Now it seems they are awake at the same time more often. Dory is now an  official Senate member and awaiting the actual ceremony in a week. She is tasked with trying to find the slavers that are stealing the Fey. In this book we will actually get two points of view. One will be from Dory and the other from Dorina. I love this series and recommend it to everyone. I give Shadow's Bane (Dorina Basarab) 5/5 stars.

I enjoy the main character Dory. She is an irreverent member of a formal vampire world created by Ms Chance. The plot has humour and resolves some story threads from the previous books, yet offers an interesting new direction for the characters.
The reason I give it only 4 stars is that it drags a bit in the middle. I found the frequent switches from the present to backstory chapters with Mircea, taking place in Venice in 1458, broke the flow of the story for me.

I recommend the book and I look forward to the next installment!