Stalked by seduction and shadows is the first book in the eternal possession duet by Maggie sunseri. I saw someone recommend this book and say that they loved rune more than zade, and i wanted to give it a try. Maggie used her tarot powers to write this amazing book.

Plot : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Story :⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice :🌶️🌶️🌶️
Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tropes : shadow daddy, fantasy romance, romantasy, alternate universe - vampires, bdsm, dark fantasy romance, stalker romance, stalker MMC, magic and all that witchy elements.
Pacing : slow to medium.
Characters : i loved rune, and the heartbreak that came with it, i loved Scarlett because it felt like Maggie saw my life and decided to write it down. And snow, the beautiful girl who stayed with Scarlett throughout the story, without judging her, or snickering behind her, everyone needs a friend like snow.
And the side characters were all written perfectly. Durian does stand out, being the antagonist of the story.
This story ends on a cliffhanger, just so you know.
Story overview : the story starts with rune stalking Scarlett when she was a kid, and watching her every year when he returned to the town — crescent haven. And the stroy then proceeds to show us how Scarlett is not loved by her sister Isabella, and wants to leave the town, and travel, listen to music, and have many other adventures with her friend — Jackson. But plans go under water, because Isabella gets abducted by vampires, when they come looking for Scarlett, and she sees it, and makes a plan to rescue her sister from them, even if she has to go to the scary town Aristelle — home of vampires, and Rune. Rune lets Scarlett go at first, but at twenty - four, when isa is gone, Scarlett walks right into his arms without knowing he was her stalker. The story is carried out beautifully, except there’s nothing that Scarlett does to actually rescue her sister. And then she finds out that she is not just a human girl, but a succubus, and Rune believes it, and lets her slip away from his grasp only to land up in the villain’s hands, who can’t wait to get his hands on Scarlett, because of her powers and allure. And also his enemy’s girlfriend, so why not? The story is continued in the second book — Taken by touch and torment, the second and the final book in this series.

What I loved : i loved the story, the stalking, how they fell for each other, I especially loved snow, and rune, of course. I loved the angst that hurt, because i really thought rune would never believe that Scarlett was a succubus, and even she was, he wouldn’t mind it, but he did, and the burn hurt me in a good way, and then when she gets abducted, god, i’m ready for some groveling, and yearning that hurts from rune. The language was top tier, i didn’t understand everything, which is a good sign, Maggie is a talented writer, and I loved turning the pages, didn’t get bored. It was a beautiful fantasy romance with a Stalker MMC, and an FMC who didn’t back down just because rune was the vampire head of Aristelle.

What I struggled with : someone in another review said that they mind the stalking of rune, when she was a kid, since this is a book, i didn’t mind it, real life is different.
I didn’t struggle with anything, i flowed right to the end of the book without hesitation.

Loveable characters or not : Loveable.

Strong character development : there’s no character development as of yet, but maybe in the second book?

Plot driven / character driven : A mix.

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Similar books : fans of haunting Adeline may love this book, stalking and obsession are the common themes of both books here, just make haunting Adeline a fantasy, and this book is yours, check it out if you feel interested.

Any other details : red was rune’s favorite color on Scarlett, and although I don’t understand the vines on the cover, could it be rune’s shadows? Thorny but strong, wrapping around his enemies to kill them, and around scarlett to give her insatiable pleasure? Hmm?