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A review by lberestecki
Girl in the Shadows by Gwenda Bond
2.0
1.5 Stars.
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this follow up was disappointing. It lacked the charm of the first book, and it wasn't as well written. I thought Bond did a great job evoking emotions in the first book, but here the dialogue was stilted and the characters were flat and unlikable. It was easy to root for Jules in her story, but I didn't find it easy to root for Moira, this book's protagonist. Bond also fell prey to the "I need to throw this in here to show how progressive I am" trap a couple times, which resulted in a few heavy handed moments. Overall I was quite disappointed with this book and it lessened my enthusiasm for what I thought was a promising author.
Received from NetGalley.
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this follow up was disappointing. It lacked the charm of the first book, and it wasn't as well written. I thought Bond did a great job evoking emotions in the first book, but here the dialogue was stilted and the characters were flat and unlikable. It was easy to root for Jules in her story, but I didn't find it easy to root for Moira, this book's protagonist. Bond also fell prey to the "I need to throw this in here to show how progressive I am" trap a couple times, which resulted in a few heavy handed moments. Overall I was quite disappointed with this book and it lessened my enthusiasm for what I thought was a promising author.
Received from NetGalley.