Reviews

The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley

cosmosbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Mit diesem Buch bin ich leider nicht ganz warm geworden, weder mit dem Teil in der Vergangenheit, noch mit dem in der „Gegenwart“.

Trotzdem war es gut geschrieben und es hat mir wieder super gut gefallen, wie reale Ereignisse in die Geschichte eingeflochten wurden (Vita und Violet! <3).

Die Liebesgeschichte in der Vergangenheit-Zeitlinie war irgendwie unglaubwürdig und die in der Gegenwart ziemlich random :D (Für Star habe ich mir auch eigentlich eine andere Person als love interest gewünscht haha.)

Ich habe Stars Obsession mit diesem Haus null nachvollziehen können und generell konnte ich mich nicht so gut mit ihr identifizieren wie mit Maia und Ally. Vielleicht ist mir ihre Geschichte deshalb nicht so nah gegangen.

Und es gab sooo viele Personen und Verflechtungen, dass ich jetzt aus dem Stegreif keinen Stammbaum zeichnen könnte. Ich weiß auch wirklich nicht, ob ich alle Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen richtig verstanden habe

lisam0183_bookworm's review against another edition

5.0

The third installment and no doubt my favourite so far. Star is such a wonderful character and I felt like I could connect with her in some ways. I loved how the story unfolded from Flora's journals and I did not guess the few twists along the way. The descriptions of the houses and The Lakes made it all sound so amazing. I also loved the parts with Flora's famous friend. I really did not want this book to end.

ali_al_188's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

Not my favourite book in the series due as some of the characters were quite hard to get along with and like. Characters (in both time periods!) also had a tendency to make really silly and annoying decisions - made me want to shout at the book at certain periods! 

indigovazvezda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

nshk's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

tamarafreeland's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

booklover02's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-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? N/A

4.25

kidvendeta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

joyesiam's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐️

miekss's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

3.5

The pacing of this book seemed a lot slower than the first two because of the lack of dialogue between characters as Star is quiet and does not speak for the sake of speaking. I found a lot of resemblance between myself and this sister’s personality and interests. The dynamic between Star and Cece’s relationship was harder to read but relatable in some aspects. The story of her past family dragged on a bit in the last third and the ending wasn’t as strong as the first two however I’m looking forward to reading Cece’s story next.