Michelle's Reviews > Shadows

Well...I loved Ashes. Loved it! Couldn't put it down. So I was beyond ecstatic when a friend loaned me her pre-release copy of Shadows. I have to admit, I gave up on this one a little more than halfway through the book. And I never give up on books! I just felt that I was forcing myself to read it just to get through. Still a decent story, but the part of Ashes that I liked the least (the Rule section) was the main focus of Shadows. There are some good and gory zombie moments, but Rule seemed to "rule" the book and I just didn't enjoy it as much as Ashes. The book also doesn't recap any of the events that happened in Ashes, so I was continually looking back in Ashes to remind myself who had relationships with whom and what events had happened, and I JUST read Ashes! Since Shadows isn't being released until September, I would strongly encourage everyone to re-read Ashes immediately before beginning Shadows. You almost have to read Shadows if you're a fan of Ashes, but don't expect to be blown away.