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A review by petuniarhubarb
The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey
5.0
I suck at writing reviews, and I especially hate reviewing before I finish a series, but I wanted to at least say something about this book.
The author is clearly trauma-informed, and I love how it shows through in the book.
So many stories have traumatized characters because it adds drama. It gets old to see how unrealistically actual trauma is portrayed by authors who either don't know what they're talking about or don't know how to express their thoughts on paper(which is understandable, but still frustrating). That isn't a problem here. It's been a few months since I read The Girl at Midnight, so I can't speak for it, but I noticed numerous times in The Shadow Hour when the character development went above and beyond. It wasn't just "This is my tragic backstory, this is why I'm a tortured artist *melodramatic fainting*."
Anyway, I really appreciated the story and character's depth. It makes me sad that this series hasn't been read by more people.
So there's my not-quite review :)
The author is clearly trauma-informed, and I love how it shows through in the book.
So many stories have traumatized characters because it adds drama. It gets old to see how unrealistically actual trauma is portrayed by authors who either don't know what they're talking about or don't know how to express their thoughts on paper(which is understandable, but still frustrating). That isn't a problem here. It's been a few months since I read The Girl at Midnight, so I can't speak for it, but I noticed numerous times in The Shadow Hour when the character development went above and beyond. It wasn't just "This is my tragic backstory, this is why I'm a tortured artist *melodramatic fainting*."
Anyway, I really appreciated the story and character's depth. It makes me sad that this series hasn't been read by more people.
So there's my not-quite review :)