Shadowshaper

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This book is about Sierra Santiago, a teen artist who lives in New York. She starts to notice that the town murals are fading and some are even crying, she senses that there's something wrong. Then , shortly after she makes her observation she gets attacked by some sort of husk or zombie like corpse. I enjoyed this book, I really loved all the commentary on "boys clubs", racism, and bigotry. I'm excited to read the sequels to this!

3.5 stars

So much fun! The plot was played fast & loose, but I loved Sierra & her friends. If the writing had been tightened up, this would've made the perfect novella. Shadowshaper is an unfortunately rare gem that uses urban spiritualism as a plot point, & reminds me of all the reasons why I had to sit through so many self-flagellating lectures in university for my Anthropology degree ^^;

3.5 Stars: Very quick, breezy read with wonderful atmosphere, but not as suitable for adult readers as some other YA I've read (too predictable if you've read a lot). I can very much recommend the audio book, which includes guitar music and singing in a way that's not at all cheesy but works really well. Loved the pretty unique magic system, but don't go in expecting any explanations for how it works. My favorite part were the protagonist's family & friends and their interactions, whereas the romance subplot was very meh - he just didn't seem her equal and tended to act wimpy when it counted the most. But that was made up for by the great setting, realistic interactions and situations that were creepy but not gory or gross - just right for YA fantasy. The main character was great and it was fun to watch her come into her own. If I was still a teenager, I would have loved this.

3.5/5***

I did not expect to love this book as much as I did, but damn this was a wild ride and the magic in here is so unique and I adored it. I loved the characters and the way they interacted with one another. I’m really looking forward to reading the next books in de series.