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The Shadows

por Megan Chance

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Series: Fianna (1)

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Grace Knox is about to turn seventeen, and the world of Victorian New York society should be opening to her--a time of dances and parties and boys vying for her heart and her hand. Instead, Grace's world is closing in: the family business is gone; her brother is drinking and gambling away whatever is left; her widowed mother cannot cope; and her grandmother is slipping into madness. And now Grace is having disturbing dreams of ancient battles. Grace's only hope is to marry Patrick Devlin and let his fortune save them all. But she isn't sure she loves Patrick, and she doesn't share his passion to free Ireland from British rule. Why look to Ireland when there is so much poverty and despair here? Then Grace meets Diarmid, an Irish stableboy. Being with him means losing everything. But the secrets and mystery surrounding him are too compelling to ignore. Soon Grace is drawn into his world of legend and heroes, magic and prophecy--the world of her dreams--where her own choice between faith and fear holds the greatest power of all.… (más)
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Before I say anything specific about this book, I would like to say something to the author, Megan Chance...Why? Why would you leave me with that ending? You're killing me you know that, the decision was made then...the end. Now I'm here typing this review with a broken soul...you did this Megan.

Haha I'm joking of course, I absolutely loved this story, the characters are very likable and relatable, the plot has plenty of unexpected twists and turns, and it beautifully combines ancient Ireland with 19th century New York City. I'm not a huge fan of teenage love triangles but in this story it's not laid on too thick to the point where I was sick of hearing about it. You could even compare it to the Twilight series,in this story I think not only is Grace a way better lead character, but the love story isn't in the way, its a factor, but it still isn't always in your face.

There a lot of great scenes in this book and it is so well paced that you get to each one of them fast but you feel ready for them because of the great character development in between. I found myself laughing out loud from the dialogue and I was reading through this so fast because I was so anxious to find out what happens. This might have been the fastest I've read a book this size. Without spoiling anything, the ending was spectacular, many surprises and was painted with great detail I wish this was made into a movie just so I can see it.

I had to give this book 5 stars I liked it so much, I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Even though I received this for free from GoodReads from a giveaway, I'm definitely going to buy this and the next books in hardcover for the collection. ( )
  Wushogun | Nov 30, 2016 |
It took a very long time (read MOST of the book) to unravel the kinks in the storyline, I didn't particularly like ANY of the characters, and the end was disappointing at best. The upside? It's the first of a trilogy, so maybe things will actually start happening in the next book. But I'm not sure I'll bother to read it. ( )
  benandhil | Sep 28, 2016 |
It took me several chapters to straighten out the various factions and the characters of Irish legend (this could present a challenge for teen readers) but once I figured out the who's who I was rewarded with a highly compelling read with intriguing characters and forbidden love attractions. By the end I was ready to pick up the sequel! Stick with it; it's worth the work up front. ( )
  Salsabrarian | Aug 7, 2016 |
Grace Knox's life has been turned upside down. Her father recently died, leaving their family with a failed business, lots of debt, lawsuits against them, and struggling to survive. Her family's only hope is for her to marry a rich man. Fortunately, Patrick Devlin, a wealthy childhood friend, expresses interest in her. He's nice, age appropriate, and seems to truly care for her. Enter Derry, or Diarmid of Irish legend. He and the Fianna, ancient Irish warriors, were called by Patrick in order to overthrow the English rule of Ireland. Derry infiltrates the Devlin house to see if Patrick is the one who called them and what his intentions are. Unfortunately, Patrick thought the spell didn't work and also calls up the Fomori, a rival band of ancient warriors known to be harbingers of chaos and enslavement. Will they put aside their difference to work to free Ireland or willy they destroy each other in an epic battle?

The Shadows immediately interested me because of the focus on Irish mythology and Victorian society. The book does explore Irish mythology that I wasn't famliar with before. The Fianna and the stories involving them were the most interesting part of the story for me. They were dead for thousands of years because their hubris turned them into selfish tyrants A spell was bestowed upon them to either find a cause worthy enough for a priestess to agree with them and sacrifice herself for it or they would simply fail and die. Their internal stories before this were also drama filled, with stolen loves, killer boars, jealous exes, and tragic deaths. The Fianna in the present posed as a street gang in order to blend in while they figure out their situation. Overall, I liked them, but I would have liked to get a better picture of all of them, instead of just the leader Finn and Derry. The Victorian society aspects were inconsistent and lacking. Sometimes Grace would freak out at impropriety and other times, she would embrace it. There were no concrete consequences for not following the expectations of her station and it made that part of the book fall flat.

Grace is honestly kind of boring. I feel for her and her situation, but her constant oscillating between Patrick and Derry is annoying. Plus her decision for this book will most certainly be changed at least once before the series is over. Her logic and thought process was odd and unnatural at times and I felt more annoyed by her than anything. It feels like nothing truly happens throughout the book. It takes a long time to even move forward with the characters finally becoming aware of each other. Nothing is resolved and nothing very exciting happens. It feels like a second book in a trilogy, which is typically all set up and no payoff which is saved for the last book.

The Shadows delivered on Irish mythology, but not much else. I felt as if nothing really happened except a lot of set up through the entire novel. I grew bored with the story as a result and I'm not sure I would even read the next book in the series. ( )
  titania86 | Jul 30, 2014 |
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Grace Knox is about to turn seventeen, and the world of Victorian New York society should be opening to her--a time of dances and parties and boys vying for her heart and her hand. Instead, Grace's world is closing in: the family business is gone; her brother is drinking and gambling away whatever is left; her widowed mother cannot cope; and her grandmother is slipping into madness. And now Grace is having disturbing dreams of ancient battles. Grace's only hope is to marry Patrick Devlin and let his fortune save them all. But she isn't sure she loves Patrick, and she doesn't share his passion to free Ireland from British rule. Why look to Ireland when there is so much poverty and despair here? Then Grace meets Diarmid, an Irish stableboy. Being with him means losing everything. But the secrets and mystery surrounding him are too compelling to ignore. Soon Grace is drawn into his world of legend and heroes, magic and prophecy--the world of her dreams--where her own choice between faith and fear holds the greatest power of all.

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