2.5 
 The dark isn't so bad. It's just the monsters that hide inside it. 
 Luna has spent her seventeen years in an isolated tower. Seventeen years ago her parents, the king and queen of Relhok were murdered by a chancellor who took the throne. The same night Relhok was thrust into darkness, putting the populace at the mercy of the dwellers, mystical creatures that prey on humans. And then Fowler happens near Luna's tower. And when the tower is attacked, Luna's guardians send her with Fowler in the hope he can keep her safe. But he doesn't know she's the princess. And though their lives soon become even more complicated, there is also a chemistry they soon can't deny. 
 Luna and Fowler have the potential to be engaging and cute , but I don't really get to know them. I'm not really given the chance to, though I'd love to spend more time with them. Also Luna, who was born on the eve of an eclipse, is named Luna. They often feel like archetypes. Luna is the secret princess that grew up in hiding, and knows nothing about the kingdom she may someday be ruling. Fowler is on the run from the capitol, and he has a secret. A secret we can guess right from the beginning. I would have liked his secret to be acknowledged from the start, and allow us to deal with the dramatic irony while getting deeper into Fowler as a character. 
 The 300 pages move quick, and I was with Jordan the entire way. But at the end I'm left wondering what exactly happened. I wish we dug in more. At one point Luna mentions they've been traveling for a week. But I'm not given a chance to get a sense of the world. And I don't get the feeling of time passing, or the urgency of the stakes. Really this is still the outlines of a fantasy world. I get that Luna is not familiar with the outside world, but we could be getting that from Fowler. I get no real sense of this world: the people, the politics, the possibilities. Where did this eclipse come from? What does the oracle mentioned a couple of times have to do with anything? And then there were the dwellers. Because of course there were. 
 Certain parts of this novel made me think of Quest for Camelot. We had two people, one blind, alone in the woods. And maybe things could attack them, or maybe not. Instead of those weird flowers we have overgrown bats? Also the dwellers. I didn't hate it. I love Quest for Camelot. This was an enjoyable, but predictable, read with a not always thought out world. Still, it feels familiar, and there is comfort in that familiarity. 
 Thank you to Edelweiss and HarperCollins for a free digital ARC of Reign of Shadows in exchange of an honest review. You can get your hands on Reign of Shadows on February 9th. 
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