Book profile
Shadow souls
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2010
- Spice
- Heat not verified
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Shadow Souls follows Elena Gilbert as she embarks on a quest to rescue her captured vampire lover Stefan Salvatore, who is imprisoned by demonic spirits in the supernatural Dark Dimension. She accompanies Stefan’s morally gray, deadly brother Damon Salvatore—who desires Elena—and her friend Matt on the journey, navigating a world where vampires and demons roam free and humans are enslaved. As they travel, Elena’s tension with Damon grows, forcing her to confront a devastating choice between the two brothers. Back in Fell’s Church, her friends Bonnie and Meredith uncover local evil and attempt to follow Elena to warn her, only to be swept into her perilous adventure.
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- Captive Romance: “Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits” source
- Love Triangle: “she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want?” source
- Quest: “Along with her childhood friend Matt, they set out for the slums of the Dark Dimension, where Stefan is being held captive.” source
- Strong Heroine: “Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan.” source
- Vampire Romance: “Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore, the handsome but deadly vampire who wants Elena, body and soul.” source
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Content notes
- kidnapping
Heat and content-note sources
kidnapping: “Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits who are wreaking havoc in Fell's Church.” Source
