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A review by janina_reads
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
3.0
This book is definitely among the better paranormal YA books I’ve read this year.
The world building was great, especially since the author didn’t feel the need to explain every small detail – no matter how unimportant - right at the beginning, but left the reader to make his own assumptions. I dislike nothing more than being given all the explanations to why a certain aspect or ability is like it is and how it works exactly on the first twenty pages.
And although I hate the fact the almost every book in this genre contains the standard love triangle, the one in Shade felt believable to me. I could understand Aura’s love for Logan, but I could also see why she was drawn to Zachary. Both boys had something special about them and I can’t say who I liked more.
The world building was great, especially since the author didn’t feel the need to explain every small detail – no matter how unimportant - right at the beginning, but left the reader to make his own assumptions. I dislike nothing more than being given all the explanations to why a certain aspect or ability is like it is and how it works exactly on the first twenty pages.
And although I hate the fact the almost every book in this genre contains the standard love triangle, the one in Shade felt believable to me. I could understand Aura’s love for Logan, but I could also see why she was drawn to Zachary. Both boys had something special about them and I can’t say who I liked more.