Review: Shadowshaper

Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I purchased this book at Kew & Willow. This was on the NYC Reads 365 Grade 9-10 reading list. I think I have a hard time judging what is age-appropriate because this felt like more of a middle school book than a high school book to me.

Maybe I should stop reading Grade 9-10 reading list books since I don't feel like I get all that much out of them, but the one thing I really liked about this book was the perspective it gives on gentrification. I just couldn't tell whether I was not enjoying the book because it is written for a younger audience or because it is just written poorly. I know teenagers posture and can be very awkward, but I don't feel the need to read about it.

That said, this was an entertaining and thought-provoking book, and now that I know Older has written an adult fantasy series, I'm slightly more inclined to check that out. Probably not, though, and I have no interest in continuing this series.

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