The Shadow Society

 
The Shadow Society
Marie Rutkoski
408 pages
 
Summary: Macmillan publishing website ( "The Shadow Society | Marie Rutkoski | Macmillan." Macmillan. Web. 5 Jan. 2015. <http://us.macmillan.com/theshadowsociety/marierutkoski>.)

Darcy Jones doesn’t remember anything before the day she was abandoned as a child outside a Chicago firehouse. She has never really belonged anywhere—but she couldn’t have guessed that she comes from an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire didn’t happen and deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population.
Memories begin to haunt Darcy when a new boy arrives at her high school, and he makes her feel both desire and desired in a way she hadn’t thought possible. But Conn’s interest in her is confusing. It doesn’t line up with the way he first looked at her.
As if she were his enemy.
When Conn betrays Darcy, she realizes that she can’t rely on anything—not herself, not the laws of nature, and certainly not him. Darcy decides to infiltrate the Shadow Society and uncover the Shades’ latest terrorist plot. What she finds out will change her world forever . . .

Opinion:
I  loved this book. The Shadow Society was so full of syfy, mystery, love, and tears.  It was hugely original and one of a kind.  The characters,, or at least the best friends were mildly refreshing as well. Darcy was cool too, but she had one flaw and that was Conn. Darcy suffered from typical predictable love interest syndrome. Sadly, there was no antidote. I liked the Shades most of all. The whole mystery surrounding them is interesting. Marie Rutkoski created this whole world parallel to ours and I loved it. She did a great job of crafting it. Only thing is I wished I understood the different type of energy she had that world using a little bit better. A must read. I definitely wasn't bored with this one. I would read it again.