Is Ethan losing his mind, or is Rochelle still alive?
The Named
We have The Named, which has at least three different points of view chapters but not a whole lot with two of them. I loved going to the different points of view for this group as it seemed appropriate, especially what was happening at the time that warranted that character to have its own chapter. We are in Ethan's head a lot more than we are in any of the others of the Named, and that's because he is our main character of the Named. Ethan is dealing with the aftermath of losing his soulmate. I was rooting for Ethan to get a semblance of normality back after losing Rochelle since he needed to see that life does move on. I loved the three different points of view that came with The Named.
The Order
For the Order, there is a new leader of Chaos in town. Lathenia had a daughter named Jesilla, and she is the only point of view chapter person we had for this group. Jesilla blames herself for her mom's death, and she wants to avenge it by going after the Guardians of Time. I don't know how I felt for this girl. I could lock down my feeling, I wanted to hate her, but I also felt sorry for her.
She is eighteen years old and only knew her mom, and just to find out that her mom held a lot back from her. She decides to keep going with her mom's plan to rule the world (well, thinking that she is helping the planet as that is what Lathenia said) and hopes that Dillon is on her side. I do feel bad for the young girl since all she knew in her life was what her mom told her, while in reality, that is far from true. I hoped for a different ending for her.
Five Stars
My rating for The Shadow by Marianne Curley is five stars, and I'm recommending it to any young adult fantasy readers. I loved this book from the moment I picked it up to start reading it. Ms. Curley gives you all the emotions throughout the entire read. I felt sad for Jesilla and Dillon as I hoped that something good would happen between them. There are just a lot of feelings to feel for The Shadow. I can't wait to see what the next book entails from Ms. Curley.
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This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove