Shadows: A Dark Touch Novel – Amy MeredithPages: 241
Publisher: Red Fox
Release Date: 1st April 2010
Fifteen-year-old Eve Evergold is cute, sassy and enjoying a busy social life. What she doesn’t know yet is that someone close to her is an evil demon that only she has the supernatural power to defeat.
She needs to work out who it is - and fast. Because although there’s something very attractive about the dark side…dating a demon?
Pure hell.
Shadows is a light, but creepy, addition to the plethora of supernatural reads around at the moment.
I have to admit that after reading the first couple of chapters of Shadows, I wasn’t really bothered about it either way. I could easily have put it down and walked away. However, I am glad I stuck with it. After about a third of the way in, the story really got going and I began to enjoy it. It actually became quite addictive as I was eager to see if all my guesses were correct. They were for a change! It was a little predictable, but I didn’t really mind.
Most of my initial not-bothered feelings about Shadows had to do with Eve. I just felt no connection with her. She was just another pretty, rich girl with a major shopping addiction. I really hate it when teen girls are portrayed this way; we’re not all like that! In fact, I personally, hate shopping unless it’s for books. Maybe that makes me odd, but it really affected the way that I felt about her. I did, however, love and Eve and Jess’ ratings for guy hotness: the shoe scale, Jimmy Choo being the highest accolade and closely followed by Manolo Blahnik’s. I don’t like shopping, but I do appreciate pretty shoes that I’ll never be able to walk in so I thought this was genius.
Shadows is a quick, fun read and I’ll be looking out for The Hunt, the second book in the Dark Touch series.
For my 2010 Debut Author Challenge, 2010 100+ Reading Challenge
Sophie
Lovely review! I'm really glad the book picked up for you, and it sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteThere's something about this books that calls to me.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read this yet but it sounds good! I'll look out for a slower start :)
ReplyDeleteI've read part of this so far, and although I'm enjoying it I do know what you mean about the start. I haven't bonded with the MC yet but I am intrigued by the storyline. Your review is spot on for me so far.
ReplyDeleteI have already read the book and yeah it was boring at the start but got really addictive and I just loved it. Right now I am looking for the third book of the series bu can't find it,would somebody help me please!
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I have just finshed this book and I agree with your review and cantr wait to read the rest
ReplyDeleteWell done for guessing the plot, i thought Luke Luke Luke until they realised and then i was like no theyre wrong its not x
ReplyDeleteI never read books, and i got this one free out of a mag!
ReplyDeleteI have to say it's the best i have ever read. I love it and i read it in one day!
I want to get the seconed one.
I am hoocked to this book!
Love it, thanks xx :)
yea i got it from a mag too,
ReplyDeletei read it all amazing want to buy the next one now!! lol :)
i got this out of my book i am an avid book reader but i thoght this might be rubbish but i have to say i loved it it was truly amazing
ReplyDeleteI have read this book and i really enjoyed it, i have now bought the second and third books in the series and they are both really amazing!I did really relate to the charater of Eve, not because of her shopping adiction but because of her love life, it is a lot simalar to something every teenage girl goes through and i thought that was great.
ReplyDeletei just finsh reading this book and i loved it and i know what you mean about not being able to connect with eve but i love the way jess is always there for her even when she is really scared!! anyone who liked twilight would like this book
ReplyDeleteIm not really the person for reading, well actually I hate it because im so slow. But this book just wasnt very good in the first few chapters. But after a quarter of the book had gone by, i realised that the book just sucked you in and i couldnt put it down. I know that eveisnt waht most girls are about but isnt that what books are for? They are supposed to take you places and show you people that arent real. I had a huge connection with Eve and Jess and i even felt a little emotional about their strong bond because it reminded me of me and my bff. If anybody has any books hey know of that are like this (NOT TWILIGHT) then I would greatly appreciate that :)
ReplyDeleteI READ THIS BOOK IN JUST UNDER 2 DAYS,I COULD NOT GET MY HANDS AND EYES OF IT, I NEEED THE NEXT 1, i may have just fallen inlove with a book 4 the first time, if it wasnt 4 bliss magazine, i wud have never red this book...i love it sm xxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteI also got it out from a mag and finished reading it yesterday.
ReplyDeleteand yeah it was boring at the beginning but then it started getting real good...the problem was that I had already guessed how it would end and I was acctualy right so it was not thriling any more ^^
but I need to read the next books !!!
I loved this book I got it out of shout! magazine I was going to buy sugar mag but I'm so glad I picked up this one! I had a feeling it was Mal because it all fitted. Awesome book would definatly recomend it if your a teen like I am ^^ :D
ReplyDeletei've started reading it .it's amazing and i've only read 8 chapters. it's a bit like twilight. i wood recomend it 2 every1 hoo likes twilight !!
ReplyDeletei got it from a magazine too! Thought it was amazing and i would recomment it to anyone who is a twilight/vampire diaries or the immortals fan! READ(: not hugely long but i cant wait for the next one :P
ReplyDeleteLove Georgia
A really great book! I got it from bliss magazine. I got really hooked on it. I haven't got The Hunt yet, but I really want it!!!!! Great book!!!!!!!!!
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i just finished reading it was TRULRY AMAZING!!! i had a feeling it was Mal when he just started being to perfect, but i LOOOOOVED the book i cant wait for the next one it sounds so good, i reccomend everyone to read them!!! iloveyou xxx
ReplyDeleteomg omg omfg! my friend has this book and i read the blurb and it sounds AMAZING! i hope to have it 4 my 13th 'B'day!!!!!!! ;P
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Is this book written in first person?
ReplyDeleteTHIS BOOK IS SO AWESOME I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN!!!!
ReplyDeleteI CAN'T GO A MINUTE WITH OUT IT,IT FEELS LIKE I'M MARRIED TO THE BOOK!!!!
DON'T EVA STOP WRITING THESE BOOK IT WILL BREAK MY HEART!!!!
This was the 3rd book I have ever read. The books b4 r:
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- The Morganville Vampires
our work is very good and i appreciate your work and hopping for some more informative posts .
ReplyDeleteAmazing xxx loved it soooooooooo much <3
ReplyDeleteive just finished but unlike you i seemed to click with eve straight away maybe its because shes exactly like me - dark hair blue eyes,short, crushing on a player with gorjuss messy blond hair and of course loves to shop :)
ReplyDeleteI CAN'T FIND WHAT IM LOOKING FOR!!!!!!
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