Non-stop action, adventure and gore.
I could not not put this book down because something was always happening. Instead of focusing on just Alex as Ashes did, Shadows jumps around among different characters. Some people might have a problem keeping up with all the characters and situations, but I did not have a problem following the different story lines. I liked the different story lines, and even though the novel does not follow Alex the entire time, I do like following Tom, Chris, and Peter in their various situations. When my students ask me how I can read several novels at the same time, I ask them if they only watch one television show all year long or are they able to watch different ones and still keep the plot lines separate? This is the same concept.
If you have not read Ashes, I would not recommend beginning with this book. You need the background of the first book.
After finishing this book, I feel like I am at the mid-season cliffhanger. What is going to happen to everyone?
A few years ago, I would not have been interested in this type of series of books, but maybe because my husband has been watching The Walking Dead, and I watch it as I'm reading books or grading papers, I have begun to like the zombie genre. Some reviews I've read complain about the gore, but I didn't notice it or maybe I would read over it to find out how the characters survive this harrowing incident to be able to survive the next one.
Alex has been banished from Rule and "kidnapped" by the Changed but is still doing everything in her power to find Tom. Jess's plan to have Chris banished has worked too, so now he has to survive during the winter while looking for Alex. There is NEVER a dull moment in this novel.
I am looking forward to the third book in the series but will regret when I read the last page because I won't want it to end.
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