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A review by stormlightreader
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
4.0
The ending of book 1 left me wondering whether I felt compelled to continue on to book 2, but I am so glad I did!
Seeing the women go through normal dramas alongside the witchy dramas was so enjoyable and there were some funny moments. It's a credit to Dawson's writing (and the audio narration) that when reading Niamh's POV, it felt like I was following Niamh until I was jolted back to reality and reminded that it was actually Ciara. While I was really hesitant about the body swap plot, it was a really good way to give Ciara the limelight without a bunch of exposition via Niamh and co.
I was irked by the fact that at about 3/4 of the way through, almost nobody had noticed that Niamh wasn't Niamh and even when this was exposed, the group just seemed ok with Ciara riding shotgun in Niamh's body. But, Dawson keeps winning me over with the shoutouts to shows/artists that I love and this time it was (the real) Linkin Park.
Overall, there were some twists that I did not see coming and I'm looking forward to book 3 and will give the prequel novella a go too.
Seeing the women go through normal dramas alongside the witchy dramas was so enjoyable and there were some funny moments. It's a credit to Dawson's writing (and the audio narration) that when reading Niamh's POV, it felt like I was following Niamh until I was jolted back to reality and reminded that it was actually Ciara. While I was really hesitant about the body swap plot, it was a really good way to give Ciara the limelight without a bunch of exposition via Niamh and co.
I was irked by the fact that at about 3/4 of the way through, almost nobody had noticed that Niamh wasn't Niamh and even when this was exposed, the group just seemed ok with Ciara riding shotgun in Niamh's body. But, Dawson keeps winning me over with the shoutouts to shows/artists that I love and this time it was (the real) Linkin Park.
Overall, there were some twists that I did not see coming and I'm looking forward to book 3 and will give the prequel novella a go too.