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Synopsis
When she was sixteen, Joanna Archer was brutally assaulted and left to die in the Nevada desert.By rights, she should be dead.Now a photographer by day, she prowls a different Las Vegas after sunset—a grim, secret Sin City where Light battles Shadow—seeking answers to whom or what she really is . . . and revenge for the horrors she was forced to endure.But the nightmare is just beginning—for the demons are hunting Joanna, and the powerful shadows want her for their own . . .
The Scent of Shadows: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This dark urban fantasy contains explicit references to sexual assault and violence against the protagonist. The book deals with mature themes of revenge, supernatural warfare, and features graphic battle sequences and traumatic backstory.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include sexual assault, death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be drawn to this gritty urban fantasy revenge story with a damaged heroine hunting demons in Las Vegas's supernatural underworld.