A review by readingwithhippos
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

4.0

I’d had this book on my shelf since my birthday two summers ago. Part of me feels guilty for waiting so long to read it, but a bigger part of me knows I have to be in the right headspace for dystopian lit or it will drag me right down to Bummersville. Ory and Max live in a world stricken by a strange phenomenon--victims lose their shadows, and then they lose their memories. When Max loses her shadow, their careful existence collapses around them. This book has the feel of a quest, with a long, perilous journey and no guarantee of success at the end of the road, but it’s also a testament to love and an exploration of its limits. And I’m still thinking about that ending.