Reviews

The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

difelicj's review against another edition

Lost interest

stefypb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Yikes that was one hell of an ending 😬

I went straight into The Shadow Cabinet after finishing HMRC because the ending on that one was 😱

It took me a while to get into TSC. It wasn’t as gripping and action packed as HMRC. More of a slow burn with pasts revealed.

It was hard to read about Ciara after what happened. I get what Juno was trying to do though, making us sympathise after what she did/had done and why. She definitely is a morally grey character and I did find myself liking her at times. 

Poor Theo, she felt like a side character after being the “main plot” in HMRC. But it was interesting to read about how she was coping after her transformation.

I will say there were some parts of the book that were hard to read. All I will say is Sheila.

This definitely felt more political than action packed, as we are introduced to the Prime Minister in this one and other mundane elements. 

Overall it was a good read but not quite the five star HMRC was. The last few chapters were really good and the ending…all I can say is oh dear 🫣

elsie2110's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fros86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

xoreidallaboutitx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

ericflamingo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

As good as the first one, cannot wait for the next!

lexi_spanier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

samanthajetaime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

heartfruit's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

dancin4dave's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0