Shadow of a Girl

by Shannon Greenland

[Leah]

It’s been a while that a book has kept me up until past 11pm (yes, I am very rock n roll, I will have you know) but Shadow of a Girl is one of those books that you just have to keep reading, no matter what. It just grips you completely, and while saying I enjoyed the book sounds incredibly wrong, I did enjoy it, because once Eve gets away, runs away, and meets West it’s lovely to see her breaking down her walls, letting people in, proving that there can be happiness and light, even when it seems like it’ll never happen.

There’s a very nervy core running through the book, though. You’re nervous for Eve, every time she leaves a building, wary that Gideon could be watching, waiting, ready to pounce and send her back to her very own personal living hell. That’s so, so scary. And I don’t know how Eve managed to ever go out, because if that was me? I would not leave any buildings. I would be too nervous, too frightened, but Eve is so brave. So, so brave. To even leave in the first place, to try and get away, to even let herself be normal in front of Anne, in front of West, to get the roadie job. You need nerves of steel to be able to do that! But she does, and I loved her for it. I loved her voice, how strong she was, without knowing it, how West told her that, how West did everything in his power to make Eve comfortable, never rushing, going at her own pace and that was just so achingly sweet.

Shadow of a Girl was such an amazing book. The romance was so, so sweet; and there was always that underlying edge of tension, that had you on the edge of your seat, wondering if it was all going to fall apart, and that’s what made this book so hard to put down. Not only were you never sure what would happen next, but Eve and West were so cute together, so right for each other, you just had to keep reading to see if they could make it work. This was such an incredible read, worth going to bed just a little bit late!