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A review by kiaramedina
Girl in the Shadows by Gwenda Bond
3.0
3.5 stars. *Thank you Netgalley and Skyscape for this eARC*
This book felt a little dry as I read it and I ended up skimming the last 50% or so. The magic (ha ha) of the first book didn't extend to this one and it fell flat.
Moira is an okay character, but honestly, I would've much rather read a book that centered around Dita. Moira lacked the spunk and character of Jules in Girl on a Wire. Throughout the book, Moira seems to patronize her father, treating him as if he were the child. She continuously acted like she was the only one who had any sense, and most everyone around her did whatever she wanted them to.
The whole book felt forced, like it was trying to hard to get me to sympathize with characters, to guess what happened next, or even to figure out who was good or bad. It relied heavily on Girl on a Wire (which I did not remember all too well) to tell it's story. And the romance felt forced as well, I never liked the love interest and didn't feel any attachment to him as the story progressed.
Girl in the Shadows is not an awful book by any means. It has topics of gender identity and consent among other things, but it's too forced and shallow to be very entertaining.
This book felt a little dry as I read it and I ended up skimming the last 50% or so. The magic (ha ha) of the first book didn't extend to this one and it fell flat.
Moira is an okay character, but honestly, I would've much rather read a book that centered around Dita. Moira lacked the spunk and character of Jules in Girl on a Wire. Throughout the book, Moira seems to patronize her father, treating him as if he were the child. She continuously acted like she was the only one who had any sense, and most everyone around her did whatever she wanted them to.
The whole book felt forced, like it was trying to hard to get me to sympathize with characters, to guess what happened next, or even to figure out who was good or bad. It relied heavily on Girl on a Wire (which I did not remember all too well) to tell it's story. And the romance felt forced as well, I never liked the love interest and didn't feel any attachment to him as the story progressed.
Girl in the Shadows is not an awful book by any means. It has topics of gender identity and consent among other things, but it's too forced and shallow to be very entertaining.