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A review by wisteriariaa
The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to SourceBooks for this ARC!
Well, that certainly was a trip.
This book certainly started out strong. I was pretty invested in the mystery and Casey and Sutton's tumultuous relationship. It started to lose me a bit towards the middle, but I was still interested. But the ending completely lost me. The supernatural elements to the story really came out of nowhere, and the conclusion felt rushed and sloppy. I don't feel like the answers I got to the mystery were all that satisfactory, and that there wasn't enough clues and foreshadowing pointing towards the twists. The book's themes didn't seem to connect very well to the plot, either. The ones about family worked fine, but there were also themes regarding religion and discovering your family history that I didn't think really serviced the main plot all that well. They felt like weird, tacked on additions. I feel like some plot restructuring and a better presence from certain characters would have helped with these themes. Despite my issues, I do think this was a pretty solid debut, and that this author is one to watch.
Well, that certainly was a trip.
This book certainly started out strong. I was pretty invested in the mystery and Casey and Sutton's tumultuous relationship. It started to lose me a bit towards the middle, but I was still interested. But the ending completely lost me. The supernatural elements to the story really came out of nowhere, and the conclusion felt rushed and sloppy. I don't feel like the answers I got to the mystery were all that satisfactory, and that there wasn't enough clues and foreshadowing pointing towards the twists. The book's themes didn't seem to connect very well to the plot, either. The ones about family worked fine, but there were also themes regarding religion and discovering your family history that I didn't think really serviced the main plot all that well. They felt like weird, tacked on additions. I feel like some plot restructuring and a better presence from certain characters would have helped with these themes. Despite my issues, I do think this was a pretty solid debut, and that this author is one to watch.