Book Description:
One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.
Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past. Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart.
Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…
Book Information:
Pages: 398
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Series: Shadow Falls #1
Book Review:
This book takes place in Texas. Kylie Galen is a 16-year old girl who has been sent off to Shadow Falls camp because her parents think she's "troubled". She later finds out that the campers are all supernaturals--including herself. She befriends Derek, who immediately falls for her. There's also the "bad" boy Lucas, whom Tessa recognizes as her mysterious neighbor from a few years back. Meanwhile, Tessa is seeing ghosts, and begins to question who her parents truly are. This story shows Kylie's life in Shadow Falls as she finds love and her true identity.
Before reading this book, I was checking out the reviews, and I saw one that compared it to the Percy Jackson series. I love the Percy Jackson series, so I immediately went out and bought this book. Unfortunately, I couldn't really find any similarities other than the fact that there's a camp for supernaturals in both.
When I first read this book, I was a bit thrown off by how... "goth" everyone is. Just because people are troubled or supernatural, doesn't mean they're goth like the book makes them seem. I never really connected to Kylie because her character was not especially relatable. She's actually pretty hypocritical because she badmouths a girl she knows for going out with her ex-boyfriend, but then goes and falls in love with basically every guy at the camp (okay, I'm exaggerating, but still). I also didn't really understand how Lucas could be a "bad boy" like Kylie claims because he doesn't really do anything that suggests that. He just stares at her from across the room until she feels uncomfortable. None of the characters really caught my attention, and there were also many gaps within the book that I didn't understand. The actual paranormal aspect of this book almost made up for these things--there are werewolves, vampires, ghost-whisperers, and fae all living together in a single camp. This idea has so much potential, but I'm not sure the author really used it in the best way. Overall, I was disappointed by this book because of my high expectations for it.
Rating: 2/5
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