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A review by joceraptor
Girl in the Shadows by Gwenda Bond
3.0
I really liked the first 3/5 of this book. Moira is a fun protagonist. A magician's daughter who just wants to prove to her dad (and the world) that she has what it takes to be recognized as a magician in her own right. She sneaks to an audition for a circus, and then the story really starts.
I appreciated Bond's tribute to the lesser-known female magicians, who Moira educates the reader and her audiences about before all of her daring escapes and illusions. And for the first bit of the book, I enjoyed the plot too (while fairly obvious, the first "twist" of the book is finding out Moira can actually wield real magic). But after a certain point, the whole story line started to get tangled and the plot sped up so unbelievably fast, that by the end I was just sort of disoriented. While not the most challenging book, it was a fun read. I only wish Bond had been able to save "Girl in the Shadows" from the scattered mess it became, ending in a rather obvious and disappointing epilogue.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing a copy for my honest opinion.
I appreciated Bond's tribute to the lesser-known female magicians, who Moira educates the reader and her audiences about before all of her daring escapes and illusions. And for the first bit of the book, I enjoyed the plot too (while fairly obvious, the first "twist" of the book is finding out Moira can actually wield real magic). But after a certain point, the whole story line started to get tangled and the plot sped up so unbelievably fast, that by the end I was just sort of disoriented. While not the most challenging book, it was a fun read. I only wish Bond had been able to save "Girl in the Shadows" from the scattered mess it became, ending in a rather obvious and disappointing epilogue.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing a copy for my honest opinion.