Title: Shadowlands
Author: Kate Brian
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Pages: 328
Genre: Mystery, Young Adult, Thriller
Rating: 4/5
Rory Miller was never the type of girl you remembered. Sure,
she was a genius, but compared to her popular, witty sister Darcy, Rory was insignificant.
Everything changed, though, when she was attacked by a serial killer, the
infamous Steven Nell. Rory survived and the serial killer escaped. Now there’s
nothing Rory and her family can do but enter the witness protection program and
move far, far away in hopes of evading Nell.
Starting in a new town isn’t easy, but eventually Rory and
Darcy begin to like their new life at beautiful Juniper Landing. With a bunch
of friends who have their back, the two girls are now used to their new life.
But when one of their friends goes missing, is it just a coincidence or is
Steven Nell back?
Rory was a great character to read about. She’s bookish, a
bit nerdy and not the most famous girl around, which is refreshing because there
are so many books where the hero/heroine is the most popular person around. She
also isn’t too stuck up in her old ways of life; she’s ready to fit in and
forget her past, which is an admirable quality.
I loved reading about Rory. Seeing how she was dealing with
the incident with Steven Nell showed a side of this heroine that I immediately
liked. But the best part about her, was that her emotions didn’t seem artificial.
Having to read about emotions that don’t seem realistic makes the story seem
boring, a problem I didn’t find in this book.
One thing that I honestly didn’t expect is how much I liked
this book. And this isn’t because I had low expectations for it. It’s because
this book had a great plot. Every single detail was placed specifically so that
the suspense was drawn out. You could literally taste the mixture of emotions
on the tip of your tongue as you read the problems Rory was facing.
I had only one problem with this book, and that would be the
conclusion. The beginning and middle were perfect, and I was beginning to
wonder how Kate Brian was going to close out the book. And then out of nowhere
there’s this huge plot change. Now I’m fine with plot changes, but the reason
that made this one different from the rest was that there was no explanation
for what was occurring. Considering the fact that the plot change made the
conclusion very confusing, it wasn’t a great way to end the book.
Overall though, this book easily became one of the better
ones I’ve read recently. Filled with intricate plot twists, an intense mystery,
and the looming horror of a serial killer approaching, Shadowlands is a great
book to read.
Join Rory and her newfound friends on an adventure in the
book Shadowlands by Kate Brian. If you aren’t a fan of blood and gore, this
probably isn’t a book you want to read. I recommend this book to people ages
12+ and to lovers of mystery, thrillers. and young adult books. Don’t miss the
second book of this series Hereafter.
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