Original title: Shadow, Shadow
Year published: 2015
Published by: All Night Reads
Number of pages: 208
First sentence: “A girl is trapped in a box, only
she doesn’t know that she’s trapped because the box is all she has ever known”
Plot: "The
four of you have been blessed with a great gift. Well, it's a gift for you, but
a curse for someone else." Harley receives a mysterious gift on her
sixteenth birthday--a shadow box. The box gives her the power to trade someone
to the shadows, meaning they will disappear and cease to exist. Harley can't
imagine doing such a horrible thing and is warned that using the box comes at a
price. Unfortunately, not using the box can be even more costly. Harley must
make this life-altering decision as she discovers frightening revelations about
the town she calls home.
(From Goodreads)
My thoughts: I got this from NetGalley in
exchange for a review. I chose this book because the plot looked interesting.
Sure enough, it was. The whole shadows snatching people is really creepy. I’m
sure I’ll be scared to be alone with my shadow from now on. So there are these
four kids (yes, 16 year olds are kids); Harley, Brock, Teaghan and Gianna and
they all share the same birthday. They all receive these Shadow Boxes, with
these Shadow Boxes they can give people to the Shadows. Everyone except for
Teaghan is reluctant to believe the stories they’ve been told and the powers of
the Shadow Boxes. After Teaghan uses it for the first time things start going
downhill and it quickly turns into a “kill or be killed” type of scenario. In
the midst of all this Harley (who’s kind of the main character) has to deal
with a stalker boyfriend and an evil stepmom. And what’s with this quarterly
physicals where they’re injected with some sort of “flu” shot? And the shrink?
Why is he giving Teaghan and Harley the same medication when one’s suffering
from depression and the other headaches?
The scariest thing about this book is that all of the four kids has one
family member who’s either missing or dead. Teaghan’s mother was murdered and
Harley and Gianna’s mothers both just disappeared one day. Brock’s sister
Sierra is also missing.
The writing may not have been the best and at times I thought things were
a bit childish, but then again the book is marketed towards kids age 13 and up.
Not sure if I qualify. But still the story was good and I want to read the next
book which doesn’t even have a date set yet.
Goodreads rating 3/5
Do I recommend it? Yeah, maybe if you’re a younger reader.
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