Book Review: Shadow Shadow

Shadow Shadow

by V.B. Marlowe
My rating: 4 of 5 hearts

Synopsis:

Harley receives a mysterious gift on her sixteenth birthday--a shadow box. The box gives her the power to trade someone to the shadows, meaning they will disappear and cease to exist. Harley can't imagine doing such a horrible thing and is warned that using the box comes at a price. Unfortunately, not using the box can be even more costly. Harley must make this life-altering decision as she discovers frightening revelations about the town she calls home

Review:

I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I thought this book was awesome. I literally devoured it. The cover art is beautifully sinister. It evoked a sense of impending dread and darkness. Beyond that, both the plot and writing style were great!

I was hooked from the first bit of prose. The situations that occurred were captivating. Can you imagine getting such a heavy gift/burden at such a young age? Being able to make anyone who crossed you disappear into oblivion? As a teenaged misfit, I would have probably disappeared half the town. There were a few moments that were mildly predictable, but for the most part I was left guessing. The story is told from the perspective of two very different female characters. The author handled the switch been the characters’ voices very well.

The character development was also brilliantly done; at least in the case of the teenaged characters. The adults weren’t fully developed; however, I believe the author left plenty of clues that this will be rectified in the next book. The combination of teens that are thrown together were so very different. I would never expect to find them together, let alone see them grow into friends. Their reactions to the situations that they were put in were very believable. Can you imagine being a teenager and having the ability to make anyone who crossed you disappear? As a teenaged misfit, I would have probably made half the town disappear. The author even delves into the madness that can sometimes occur with an absolute power such as this.

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody. I can’t wait to read book two and find out more about the secrets hiding in Shadow Pines.

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