A review by marobbins
Of Silver and Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke

3.0

I wanted to love this book, but I ended up feeling ambivalent about it when it was all said and done. It had a great premise, and a lot of the characters were interesting, especially Kellen, Adley, and Derek. But I had a hard time feeling sympathy for the main protagonist, Ren. She had a hard life, but I still wanted her to have more redeeming qualities. The plot started off strong, slowed down momentum wise in the middle, and got more interesting toward the end. Overall, it was worthwhile read, and I think dark fantasy upper YA fans will like it. But I think it needed tighter editing and a little bit more character development, especially for Markus, Holland, Ren, and Heath.