"Under the Shadow of Darkness" by James Cardona, my final thoughts

So I finished Under the Shadow of Darkness today. It was alright. Maybe this genre just isn't for me or maybe the book just wasn't that great for me. I rated the book 3/5 on goodreads because it did have an interesting plot and it had some good scenes, but I feel that it was too quick. There were spots that I felt could have been extended and some scenes could have used some more descriptions. The book also reminded me of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and a little bit of the TV show The Walking Dead. I think since it reminded me almost a little too much of those three that it kind of took away my enjoyment of the novel. But if readers like those kinds of things then  I would recommend it. Like I said, it wasn't a horrible book, but it was not one that stood out to me or had me at the edge of my set. A lot of the lines where kind of predictable, but the main character, Bel, was difficult to connect with as well. I wanted to be more inside of his mind. We get a little insight but after almost 200 pages I feel that I know little about Bel. I believe that I should know a lot more about a main character after 200 pages, even if the novel is in 3rd person.

But even though this book was not one of my favorites, I still would like to thank James Cardona for sending me an electronic version of the novel when I did not win the giveaway I had entered on goodreads.com.