My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book of MarcyKate Connolly is a fantasy fiction novel that tells about the story of Emmeline, one of the lucky people who was bestowed by the Cerelia Comet to possessed a magical power within them. She can mold shadows around her into anything she would like it to appear, thus she's called a shadow weaver; a certain shadow also always accompanies her and its name is Dar.
Emmeline was born and grew up with Dar who is always beside her; she treats it like as her only friend because her parents and the people within their estates avoid and fear her because of her power. Because of certain events, Emmeline and Dar decided to run away from home to avoid the soldiers who want to capture them. Along the way, they met Lucas, a boy who possessed the light magic, and his family; Emmeline was welcomed into their cottage and through her stay, she learned a lot on why they were being pursued by the soldiers and who is behind it.
This first book in the series is a little bit short so anyone could be able to finish reading this within a day or two. In spite of that, it has a riveting story that will make readers look forward to what will happen to Emmeline. I know that it will be quite a while before the second installment will be released, but I'm already excited about how will they defeat the villain.
