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A very low 4-star -- better than the several I've recently given threes to but not as good as many I've four-starred, including the author's earlier The Cabinet of Wonders.
I liked the initial concept and I liked Darcy and her friends even though they seemed a little too good to be true (okay, she is an orphan with a sad past, but her foster mother is nice and she has great friends and does well at school and is very talented at art).
And I thought the ending was pretty strong.
The middle, on th ...more
I liked the initial concept and I liked Darcy and her friends even though they seemed a little too good to be true (okay, she is an orphan with a sad past, but her foster mother is nice and she has great friends and does well at school and is very talented at art).
And I thought the ending was pretty strong.
The middle, on th ...more
Darcy Jones doesn't remember anything before the day she was abandoned at a Chicago firehouse. She was five years old.
Since then, Darcy has been bounced from foster home to foster home--never quite fitting in, never quite putting down roots.
Things finally seem to be different on Darcy's first day back at Lakebrook High. Her second year at the same school, Darcy finally has friends and even a foster mother who seems keen to keep Darcy around; all simple reasons for Darcy to be happy.
Then a new bo ...more
Since then, Darcy has been bounced from foster home to foster home--never quite fitting in, never quite putting down roots.
Things finally seem to be different on Darcy's first day back at Lakebrook High. Her second year at the same school, Darcy finally has friends and even a foster mother who seems keen to keep Darcy around; all simple reasons for Darcy to be happy.
Then a new bo ...more
This was my first read by Marie Rutkoski. I think there was something different about this book from most YA paranormal novels. I think it would have been even better if the author would have gone deeper into the storyline. Unfortunately, like a lot of YA novels, the writing was a bit shallow. I would have loved to seen this book with adults as the main characters rather than teens as well as written for an adult audience. Explanations about how the hatred between humans and shades started would
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I read the free short Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill a while back, and while I didn't love it, it did kind of stick with me and intrigue me. So I hunted down the book that it was basically advertising, and here we are.
First half of Shadow Society is nothing really special. It's not bad, but it's not gripping either. And then, somehow, I just got completely sucked in, and it's nearly killing me to not be able to read it all day.
I really enjoyed this one, and I was left wanting to spend more t ...more
First half of Shadow Society is nothing really special. It's not bad, but it's not gripping either. And then, somehow, I just got completely sucked in, and it's nearly killing me to not be able to read it all day.
I really enjoyed this one, and I was left wanting to spend more t ...more
Aug 17, 2013
karen
marked it as to-get-from-liberry
Nov 02, 2014
Rachel Piper
marked it as to-read-own
Dec 23, 2014
Bethany
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2015
Destiny
marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2020
ScottK
marked it as to-read
