Though I have followed author, Tiffany Snow, for a long time now In His Shadow is my first read from her. While I did keep reading and never set the book aside, I didn't feel compelled to find out what might happen to these characters until the last 20% of the book. That last 20% moved this book from 2 stars to 3. However, there were too many instances where the story became completely unbelievable even for a fiction novel. Not to mention that there was not one, but three, love prospects woven into the tale for our dear heroine. One of which seemed to be thrown in just to complicate the story further. That being said, again, that last 20% hooked me and now I'm curious to see what happens next and I very well may be rooting for the underdog in this love square.