A review by zenzi2read
The Shadow by Melanie Raabe

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I felt like the pacing of this was way off. The characters were a bit too underdeveloped for the amount of time that we spent in their presence with no plot, moving forward.

The premise was interesting enough. I love the idea of knowing how a story will end and then essentially working backwards. But that type of storytelling takes a very crafty author that knows how to hold a reader’s attention, even though the outcome is already determined. I don’t feel that this author was up to that task.

There were things I liked about the story. The device was fun and the investigation was uneven, but interesting although we didn’t learn a lot about our main character we did gain an understanding of her motivations and her strong belief injustice determined her actions.



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