A review by shinysylveon
The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
4.0
This book is the exact opposite of YA novels these days. How exactly would you say?
Strong female lead who can think for herself.
Strong female lead who is smart without everyone else having to be an idiot.
Female lead still has weaknesses she tries to overcome, done in a realistic and organic way.
Romance that builds and takes time to develop.
Cliches are...where exactly? Not in this novel.
A defined world.
The romance, while prominent, doesn't overshadow everything else in the book to the point where the other elements suffer.
Pure originality.
Nothing in this book made me think of another book. It's almost crazy how often that happens now.
Oh, and this book is just a good read all around. After reading the Winner's Curse series, I decided to search out other novels by this author. It's a shame she doesn't have more out there.
I highly recommend.
It's a shame I still only want to give it 4 stars. Sadly it's missing that extra "oomph" that makes it impossible for me to resist giving a book 5 stars.
Strong female lead who can think for herself.
Strong female lead who is smart without everyone else having to be an idiot.
Female lead still has weaknesses she tries to overcome, done in a realistic and organic way.
Romance that builds and takes time to develop.
Cliches are...where exactly? Not in this novel.
A defined world.
The romance, while prominent, doesn't overshadow everything else in the book to the point where the other elements suffer.
Pure originality.
Nothing in this book made me think of another book. It's almost crazy how often that happens now.
Oh, and this book is just a good read all around. After reading the Winner's Curse series, I decided to search out other novels by this author. It's a shame she doesn't have more out there.
I highly recommend.
It's a shame I still only want to give it 4 stars. Sadly it's missing that extra "oomph" that makes it impossible for me to resist giving a book 5 stars.