The Shadow Society was awesome! Marie Rutkoski took something so simple as the shadow of a person, and created a story that is unlike anything I’ve read. I was taken by surprise by so many parts of the book and found myself so fascinated by it all I just couldn’t stop reading.At first, I was a little worried when I started reading it because it had an opening that was very similar to many Young Adult titles out today. Girl meets boy, boy shows interest in girl, boy is mysterious, and girl gets curious… you get my drift. I decided to keep on reading and once I got a couple of chapters in, the story took off in a total different direction from the way it started. I didn't know who the good guy was, or who the bad guy was. Everyone in the story had some kind of agenda, or some sort of secret. The main love interest, Conn, went from being really sweet to Darcy, to being her enemy as fast as a light switch. Rutkoski does a good job pulling you in, making you think one thing, and then twisting it to the point that you’re screaming and talking to yourself out loud. I know because that is exactly what I was doing. My husband actually looked at me like I was crazy. I was talking to the book like I was in there experiencing it all. I enjoyed it that much!It’s been weeks since I read it and I still remember everything so vividly. It was one heck of a ride! I cannot wait to see what else Rutkoski has in store for us next. If it’s anything like The Shadow Society, she will be on auto-buy list for life.The one thing I wish were different were Darcy’s friends. They are funny and likable, but I felt for such an intense story they were a bit immature. And certain events that took place with them towards the end were a little hard for me to believe as a parent. In my opinion it just didn’t fit with everything that happened in the story. It felt a bit like Rutkoski just needed to fill some pages. But, in the end, it is fiction so I am sure some readers won’t have this same issue.My rating for The Shadow Society is 4.5 out of 5 Stars!
