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I expected a lot more from Shadowed Summer. I thought there would be more action and mystery. Instead, there were very few scenes where it had mystery and intrigue.

What I liked best about Shadowed Summer was the idea of a ghost story. When I first read the first chapter, I thought itll be scary like The Devouring or Deadly Little Secrets because the first chapter was scary. Especially that last line. However, as I progressed into the novel, I realized that the plot and writing didnt rivet me. Of course, there were some scenes that totally captured my attention but as soon as the scene was over, my attention was gone. For example, the part where Elijah somehow conjured stones all over Iris bed made me freak out. Yet, when it was over, I was soon distracted by other things.

In the beginning, Shadowed Summer had a very nice pace going. Some details and such. On the other hand, the ending was too abrupt. It felt like the author was rushing to finish it to finish the ghost story. So I didnt really enjoy the ending all too much. Even though I didnt like how the ending ended, it still surprised me. I totally didnt expect that and when I read it, I remember going like, -?! WTF?! HOW did this happen?!

For the writing, I loved how there was a Southern drawl in each of the characters accents, especially Elijah. The drawl seemed real, unlike some other authors who just put yall and thats their Southern drawl. When I reading Shadowed Summer, I could literally say the words out loud and out comes a drawl.

The cover was really pretty as well. It had a mysterious outlook to it and was totally appropriate for the story plotline. Though it wasnt what I had expected, I still enjoyed it to some varying degrees.