Not personally, maybe, as I'm not sure I'll be tuning in for the sequel, but I'll at least read reviews to find out what direction it takes.īut that's mostly because character building (these were pretty thin) and fantasies are more my thing. I don't see where the series has to go at this point, but I'm curious to find out (especially in light of the Big Reveal at the end). It is part one of a trilogy (series?), and I am kinda disappointed. The ending again reminded me of the books I read as a teen when most books were standalones and not everything was wrapped up with a bow and a twenty page epilogue.īut Shadowlands is not a standalone. When I finished the book I was under the impression it was a standalone and I was perfectly happy with how it ended. Shadowlands ends pretty neatly (though abruptly), with a few threads left dangling.
I was 100% committed to figuring out what was really going on. There was something going on in that little town and I couldn't shake the feeling that nothing was what it seemed. I got the feeling they were interested in her for some other reason.
In this case, the fact that I didn't get why the guys were interested in her was actually intriguing. I didn't get why either guy was interested in Rory, and neither guy was particularly appealing.īut I still couldn't tear myself away. Objectively, I didn't much care about any of this.
And I totally would have if it hadn't been for this mysterious something that simmered just beneath the surface.Ī lot of time is spent on Rory going to the island's parties and wondering which guy is more interested in Rory (because, of course, two of them are). So I was worried I'd start to doze off as soon as Rory and her family arrived at their quaint little island refuge. I don't want my characters to be protected, all safe and snug in their new identity. I know there's usually something that shatters the safety of the program (so, yay action), and I do love mentally playing with the idea of taking on a new identity, but it's the whole "protection" part of it that I don't like. I know how much Ruby loves witness protection stories, so it's hard to admit this but I sometimes struggle with them. Tension is kept decently high in the beginning as Rory's family deals with the police and they discover just how involved the killer was in their life (super creepy).Īnd then the witness protection part started. Shadowlands starts out with a bang, wasting no time in throwing you in right as Rory is getting attacked. What I thought before I finished the book
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