What if you couldn't recognise the violence in others? Or in yourself? Nina refuses to accept the role of passive victim after being sexually assaulted. She becomes obsessed with an online vendetta that risks her job, her friendships, and her sanity. Eric thinks, if anything, he's too nice. But when he takes advantage of a stranger he is forced to confront the kind of man he really is. The Shadows We Cast is a dark novel about consent and control that unsettles ideas about victims and villains.