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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Blood, Captivity, Imprisonment, Slavery, Manipulation, Mind control, Torture, Pregnancy
Shadow Souls
by L.J. Smith
Book 2 in The Vampire Diaries: The Return
Come for the Dark Dimension rescue mission, stay for Damon making every decision emotionally inconvenient.
goodreads 3.74/5 41,023 ratings
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Length599 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Star-crossed
- Tension / anticipation
- Adrenaline rush
- Anti-hero
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- Escape
- Push and pull
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Ya urban fantasy
- Vampire romance
- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Vampires
- Love triangle
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- Road trip
- Paranormal
- Demons
- Slum / undercity
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Spirits
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Psychics
- Rescue romance
- Captive romance
- High school romance
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Dramatic
- Heavy
- Protector
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- Teen MC (under 20)
- Mysterious
- Gothic
- Adventurer
- Angsty
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Suspenseful
- Character-driven
- Atmospheric
- Tense
- Forbidden desire
- Star-crossed lovers
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
- Plot twist heavy
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Book details
- Length
- 599 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book