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Helpful Score: 2
I totally agree with another poster who said Nothing happened in this book. I don't know what has happend to Alyson Noel since Evermore but it's been going down hill ever since. This book was boring at best IMO. I looked up once while on page 200 something and thought "When the Heck is something going to happen here!?!?".
Ever goes to school, Ever goes to work, Ever and Damen have long talks that drag on and on about the universe and energy (same stuff he's been yacking about since Blue Moon, nothing new), Haven's cat dies. Those are the highlights. Ok... maybe I'm being a bit sarcastic and overly negative but for real... you could skip Shadowland and go on to the next book and really not be too lost. Nothing much happens the entire book then in the last 50 pages we have an anti-climatic poorly written ending. It doesn't deserve the words "twist" or even "cliff-hanger".
I'm growing so tired of the predictable Roman story line. And Haven somehow even thought she's not this big important character getting kidnapped by the villian and used against Ever.
That brings me to Noel's failure at making me the reader care anything about Ever's supposed two best friends. Exactly how is it that she expects these two to be endearing? Miles is mostly self-absorbed and overly dramatic but not in a cute gay friend kind of way. He's only sparringly nice and friendly to Ever. Haven... I challenge someone to find any instances in any of the books where Haven has been best friend material to Ever! I've felt more chemistry between Ever and Stacia than Ever and Haven. She's been snippy, hateful and jealous in most of their exchanges. I don't know... I'm just not feeling it.
I was honestly disappointed that there's yet another book coming out Winter 2010 Night Star after the next book Dark Flame... The only thing that keeps me reading this series is my investment in Damon & Ever's love which I did find honest and real from the first book... but I am getting tired of Damon's tangents... giving away all his wealth to fix his karma... taking on guardianship of the twins (while I like the twins something about his obsessed need to parent them irritates me, as it did Ever)... taking yet another break from Ever so she can "choose" him.
Sorry this review is so long, I've been saving up since Book 1, LOL! My recommendations for YA books in this genre... Vampire Kisses Series, Vampire Academy Series, Evernight Series... and of course... the Master of them all... Twilight Series.
Ever goes to school, Ever goes to work, Ever and Damen have long talks that drag on and on about the universe and energy (same stuff he's been yacking about since Blue Moon, nothing new), Haven's cat dies. Those are the highlights. Ok... maybe I'm being a bit sarcastic and overly negative but for real... you could skip Shadowland and go on to the next book and really not be too lost. Nothing much happens the entire book then in the last 50 pages we have an anti-climatic poorly written ending. It doesn't deserve the words "twist" or even "cliff-hanger".
I'm growing so tired of the predictable Roman story line. And Haven somehow even thought she's not this big important character getting kidnapped by the villian and used against Ever.
That brings me to Noel's failure at making me the reader care anything about Ever's supposed two best friends. Exactly how is it that she expects these two to be endearing? Miles is mostly self-absorbed and overly dramatic but not in a cute gay friend kind of way. He's only sparringly nice and friendly to Ever. Haven... I challenge someone to find any instances in any of the books where Haven has been best friend material to Ever! I've felt more chemistry between Ever and Stacia than Ever and Haven. She's been snippy, hateful and jealous in most of their exchanges. I don't know... I'm just not feeling it.
I was honestly disappointed that there's yet another book coming out Winter 2010 Night Star after the next book Dark Flame... The only thing that keeps me reading this series is my investment in Damon & Ever's love which I did find honest and real from the first book... but I am getting tired of Damon's tangents... giving away all his wealth to fix his karma... taking on guardianship of the twins (while I like the twins something about his obsessed need to parent them irritates me, as it did Ever)... taking yet another break from Ever so she can "choose" him.
Sorry this review is so long, I've been saving up since Book 1, LOL! My recommendations for YA books in this genre... Vampire Kisses Series, Vampire Academy Series, Evernight Series... and of course... the Master of them all... Twilight Series.
