Review: The shadows are alive
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2013
Oh I wish this was longer. I feel like it ended when the best part begun ... and yes, I am aware that being part of a series the book needed a cliffhanger, and what and unexpected ending was that.Anyway, I will need to let you know that if you are sometimes as paranoid as I am, alone in the house in the middle of the night, try not to let yourself sucked in the story because some of your neighbors might think that is a good idea to slam doors all of a sudden and you might have a minor heart attack.I liked the idea of the shadows, this was different from other creatures I've read about, but I still need to know more about them that is why I am telling you now that I will most definitely read the second book.Christine is the main character in case you still haven't figured it out from the blurb and I really like her. She is almost eighteen and she acts like her age. She doesn't make any harsh decision, she is somehow calculated and reacted to the entire situation like any of us would have reacted: she freaked out, tried to process the situation and then freaked a little more. I am glad that she did not accepted what was happening to her right away. The entire book follows her trying to fix things up, things that she initially thought she and her friends caused. I will need to rephrase something: she did one STUPID thing at the end of the book, one that might compensate for the entire novel, but she was desperate so I think I will forgive her.Another thing I appreciated at this book and I will need to congratulate the author for this: there was no instant love. Christine liked a boy from school, Aaron, which she knew for some time, and whom he seemed to like her back. I enjoyed the twist with Aaron, how he quickly became a mystery for the rest of the book and I think that now he scares me a little.As I said, I liked Christine, but I think I liked more Katy; I would have loved to have more of her in the story, but I hope for the best in the second installment, in which I so hope she finally gets [POSSIBLE SPOILER] her powers. [END OF THE POSSIBLE SPOILER] I also enjoyed Alexandra as a cheerful character and the best friend Christina could have. There are not that many friends that would react like she did when she found out about the shadows even though there weren't any visible proofs.So "Necessary Evil" had a unique idea, likable characters, a cliffhanger to die for and some occasionally references on books I've read and liked (Creatura by Nely Cab and Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling). Will wait for the second book, hopefully with more action and ... well the big bad was on its way so I definitely see some more action in the future.