A review by cloudyowls
The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Okay yeah the fatphobia was disgusting in this one. Like actually it was terrible. It felt like it with every character. But ignoring all that (as best as you can) it was an incredible read and super super loveable.
HOLLY AND LUCY ARE GETTING ALONG WHICH MAKES ME SO HAPPY.
I am so excited to read the next one and portland row Christmas. But yeah it was super fun I love seeing them running around solving stuff together, although I kept wanting to scream at Lucy. One of the best ones so far if not the best. I don't know a lot of people rave about The Hollow Boy but this one was way better than that in my opinion.
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