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A review by 1morepaige
Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
3.0
I felt about this book much the same as I felt about the first one...
I felt like it was written for younger me, I felt like it was a culmination of a lot of much beloved stories with enough new to keep it fresh, and I felt like I got a little bogged down in the flowery prose—BUT, I like flowery prose most of the time and understand that you’re meant to feel like you’re going a bit crazy while reading these books—it’s for atmosphere! So no real complaining there.
I’m not sure how much reread value these have for me personally? Part of what I loved was the sense that I had heard this story before but it wasn’t quite like this the last time. So, my expectations were always just a tiny bit subverted (even if I guessed the ending at the beginning of book 2, it was still a ride). That was my favorite part of the story! And there’s not any real way to recreate that feeling of something like a weirdo deja vu that’s been dragged through a mushroom circle. I already know everything now, I read this one. But we’ll see. Both books were deeply engrossing to me, so I may want to revisit!
I felt like it was written for younger me, I felt like it was a culmination of a lot of much beloved stories with enough new to keep it fresh, and I felt like I got a little bogged down in the flowery prose—BUT, I like flowery prose most of the time and understand that you’re meant to feel like you’re going a bit crazy while reading these books—it’s for atmosphere! So no real complaining there.
I’m not sure how much reread value these have for me personally? Part of what I loved was the sense that I had heard this story before but it wasn’t quite like this the last time. So, my expectations were always just a tiny bit subverted (even if I guessed the ending at the beginning of book 2, it was still a ride). That was my favorite part of the story! And there’s not any real way to recreate that feeling of something like a weirdo deja vu that’s been dragged through a mushroom circle. I already know everything now, I read this one. But we’ll see. Both books were deeply engrossing to me, so I may want to revisit!