Stolarz, Faria Laurie Shutter, 337 pages. Hyperion, 2016.
$17.99 Language: PG-13 (34 swears, 0 ‘f’) mature content: PG (light kissing)
Violence: PG-13 (Thematic violence and killing)
Day Connor has always lived in
a household where the main goal is to strive every day to make a difference in
the world. Feeling passionless has never stopped her from following in her
parents intrepid footsteps, but a chance encounter with escaped juvenile murder
suspect Julian changes her perspective on life. She suddenly feels the drive to
fight to find the truth in Julian’s peculiar case and whether or not he truly
is the murderer the authorities claim.
Shutter is a book that disappointed me in that
it takes a very inventive topic and makes it completely bland and unmemorable.
It’s a low key family drama hiding as a halfhearted murder mystery- but the
family drama falls short on all counts. The depth is just not evident in the
topics discussed nor in the characters themselves. I was even hard pressed to
remember the main character’s given name and had to check before writing this,
which reveals a lot. Overall, this book is clean and suitable for young readers
but lacking in that undefinable quality that makes a story stand out.
MS, HS –
OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Jewels, 12th grade
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