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The Shadows by Alex North

26 reviews

book_banter's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I didn’t see the twist coming so that was great! I did find the characters a bit flat, though. 
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awalls143's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The overall plot was good. The chapters were a little confusing between the switching point of views and time periods. There is a twist towards the end I feel I should have seen coming but totally didn’t. It changed the way I saw the characters in a good way. Definitely recommend for someone who likes darker books, some scenes are pretty graphic.
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outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

2.0

Twenty-five years ago, Charlie Crabtree and Billy Roberts, killed a classmate in some kind of ritual, but whilst Billy went to prison, Charlie disappeared into thin air. Paul had been sort-of friends with both of them and a third boy, James, but had a falling out before the killing,, but he was still tainted by what happened, and he left home to go to university and never returned. Now his mother is ill and Paul returns to his home town, and he stays in his childhood home, but odd things start to happen. Is someone watching Paul, have they been waiting for his return? What happened to Charlie all those years ago, and is he still alive?

This started off well but it was a bit underwhelming to be fair. It couldn't make its mind up if it wanted to be a creepy thriller or a supernatural horror and didn't manage to be either. All the characters were so bland and dull, it was unfortunately a rather boring read. 
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jessicas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sgm926's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read a lot of mystery novels so it's hard for books to genuinely surprise me, but this one did. I liked that the point of view switched between Paul and Amanda. The book was well written and the author did a good job with world building. It was overall a good read.
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ambersbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very intense murder mystery with a dual timeline. Kept me on my toes and constantly trying to string together all the bits and pieces. Ending fell a bit flat for me though.
ties up too quickly and conveniently, culminating in a confrontation with a character that seemed to have come out of nowhere
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