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A review by faydflowright
The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
5.0
Great book! It has been a while since I've read a story that I could clearly imagine the world into being. I could see it play out very well and even felt throughout the story how good of a TV show this could be.
It kind of reminded me of the TV show Fringe a little bit of how the alternate world and our world were set up. Where the alternate world (where most of the story takes place in) didn't seem like it was so far out unbelievable. The technology and over all tone of the world left me feeling that this could be someone's reality. Not super sci-fi where someone who grew up in our world would feel like a complete fish out of water.
I did feel that some of the characters could have been a bit more fleshed out and less teen book cliche (I'm looking at you Taylor), but over all the characters were well written.
One thing I do wish though is that they would have gotten more into her family's back story. It seemed like there was more there. Much more. They also kind of hinted (at least to me it seemed they did) that her Dad may still be alive. When you say someone is sentenced to be killed and that's it (unlike they said about her mom), it makes me a bit suspicious.
Over all, a great story. There is some more with the world I think that could go into another novel, but I am quite satisfied of how this one ended.
Definitely recommend!
It kind of reminded me of the TV show Fringe a little bit of how the alternate world and our world were set up. Where the alternate world (where most of the story takes place in) didn't seem like it was so far out unbelievable. The technology and over all tone of the world left me feeling that this could be someone's reality. Not super sci-fi where someone who grew up in our world would feel like a complete fish out of water.
I did feel that some of the characters could have been a bit more fleshed out and less teen book cliche (I'm looking at you Taylor), but over all the characters were well written.
One thing I do wish though is that they would have gotten more into her family's back story. It seemed like there was more there. Much more. They also kind of hinted (at least to me it seemed they did) that her Dad may still be alive. When you say someone is sentenced to be killed and that's it (unlike they said about her mom), it makes me a bit suspicious.
Over all, a great story. There is some more with the world I think that could go into another novel, but I am quite satisfied of how this one ended.
Definitely recommend!