The Shadow Club

Brilliant! Couldn't stop reading until the end. I liked it even better than the first book.Even though this book was not as thought provoking as the first one, the intense mystery more than compensated for it. While reading it, I felt so many emotions surging inside me, and by the end my eyes were we......more

On the shortlist of all-time YA authors, Neal Shusterman deserves mention, if not inclusion near the top of that list with names such as Robert Louis Stevenson, John Steinbeck, William Golding, and Robert Cormier. The Shadow Club, published in 1988 by a young Shusterman, is one of the best books I’v......more

Still good, just too similar to the first one.......more

Normally I stay away from YA books. This one wasn't half bad, I was pretty interested in finishing it since the first book was so good. Some of it was a bit predictable, but I'm also an adult reading a book for younger kids. Though, I was surprised at how dark the book got. It surprised me, but it so......more

The Shadow Club Rising follows the events of the first book after the disbandment of Jared's club. In fact, I think I liked the sequel more because of the greater intensity of the mystery. That, though, doesn't change the fact that both are amazing and I greatly enjoyed reading them. Before starting......more