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Shades of London
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
Shades of London series.
Still reeling from Stephen's death, Rory is split between finding his ghost and discovering what it is about her powers that has a ghost cult attempting to kidnap her. Despite the narrative focus on Rory, it's the villains who steal the show in this third book. Tense emotions and a spooky ending keep the copious blocks of information from slowing down the plot.
Reviewer: Lauren Chambers
(2)
YA
Shades of London series.
Rory and her friends in the Shades return and regroup after defeating a spectral Jack the Ripper copycat killer at her boarding school in The Name of the Star. While not as taut and engaging as Name, this second installment in the series still offers promising developments, such as Rory's new supernatural power. Fans of the first book should be sufficiently intrigued.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2013
(2)
YA
Shades of London series.
Arriving in London for the school year, Rory is told that someone "pulled a Jack the Ripper." Soon after, Rory starts seeing people her classmates don't and falls in with a group investigating the murders. Smart, breezy, self-deprecating narration and textured boarding school atmosphere provide easy entrance to this increasingly eerie murder mystery.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
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