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A review by venpyre
Shadowcry by Jenna Burtenshaw
3.0
I remember being enthralled by this book when I read it back in 2011 and according to goodreads I reread it at some point as a teenager (though I have no memory of doing so). An old sense of intrigue made me decide to pick it up again.
Why did I fixate on this book so much as an adolescent? For some reason it’s always been at the back of my mind. My impression of it now is that it’s a passable debut novel with a lot of interesting ideas that don’t always hit the mark. The world building is fine. Most of the characters are fine. The writing is a bit clunky. It definitely feels like a first YA fantasy novel. Nothing wrong with that.
I think honestly I was just so fascinated with whatever was going on with Silas and Kate throughout the entire book (and subsequently whatever will happen to them in the sequels). They have a connection that I can’t explain in one word or even one sentence, and when I first read Shadowcry I’d never seen anything like it. Even now I’m really drawn towards stories involving undefinable bonds so perhaps this was just a juvenile starting point in that fascination.
In any case, I want to actually finish this series just for Silas and Kate because, well. If they’ve stuck in my mind for this long I think it’s deserved.
Why did I fixate on this book so much as an adolescent? For some reason it’s always been at the back of my mind. My impression of it now is that it’s a passable debut novel with a lot of interesting ideas that don’t always hit the mark. The world building is fine. Most of the characters are fine. The writing is a bit clunky. It definitely feels like a first YA fantasy novel. Nothing wrong with that.
I think honestly I was just so fascinated with whatever was going on with Silas and Kate throughout the entire book (and subsequently whatever will happen to them in the sequels). They have a connection that I can’t explain in one word or even one sentence, and when I first read Shadowcry I’d never seen anything like it. Even now I’m really drawn towards stories involving undefinable bonds so perhaps this was just a juvenile starting point in that fascination.
In any case, I want to actually finish this series just for Silas and Kate because, well. If they’ve stuck in my mind for this long I think it’s deserved.