Aura’s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he nee...
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Nov 02, 2011
Wendy Darling
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1.5 stars The first book in this series was really entertaining. I liked the concept of a world in which kids born after a certain time period could all see ghosts, as well as the idea of exploring how difficult that reality might be for both the ghosts and the ones they leave behind. Aura's boyfriend Logan made a stupid mistake and paid for it with his life, leaving her full of guilt and unresolved feelings. In both the previous book and in this one, she has to find a way to help him come to te
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Nov 02, 2011
~Tina~
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Okay, to be honest here, I do like this series, it has all the elements I look for in a good read; swoon-worthy characters, a complex plot and strong writing and I simply adore Logan. But! This book made me dizzy and it felt completely different from the first. With Logan it's- he's a shade, he's a ghost, he's alive?
With Aura, she's basically messed-up throughout this book and flip-flops between Logan, Zach and even had a moment w More...
What to say, what to say...
Okay, to be honest here, I do like this series, it has all the elements I look for in a good read; swoon-worthy characters, a complex plot and strong writing and I simply adore Logan. But! This book made me dizzy and it felt completely different from the first. With Logan it's- he's a shade, he's a ghost, he's alive?
With Aura, she's basically messed-up throughout this book and flip-flops between Logan, Zach and even had a moment w More...
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Nov 02, 2011
First of all, if you haven't read Shade, stop reading this review right now, and get on that! Not that this review is spoilery by any means, but Shade is awesome and you should definitely start there, since it's the beginning of the series and all.
I loved Shade, absolutely loved it, and even after reading several books, it still always stuck out there. The story and it's characters.... it was easy to fall into and hard to fall out! As much as I loved Shade, I have to say that Shift r More...
I loved Shade, absolutely loved it, and even after reading several books, it still always stuck out there. The story and it's characters.... it was easy to fall into and hard to fall out! As much as I loved Shade, I have to say that Shift r More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Nic
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Rating 2.5
Shift was just an okay read for me. The concept is unique and I love the paranormal element of the storyline. The writing was fast paced and full of suspense. However this time I felt that there was too much relationship drama and it annoyed me to the point I thought about giving it up. Just when you thought things would settle down with Aura and her love life and new problem would appear and completely overwhelm the story. Very disappointing :(
Shift was just an okay read for me. The concept is unique and I love the paranormal element of the storyline. The writing was fast paced and full of suspense. However this time I felt that there was too much relationship drama and it annoyed me to the point I thought about giving it up. Just when you thought things would settle down with Aura and her love life and new problem would appear and completely overwhelm the story. Very disappointing :(
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Nov 02, 2011
Aleeza
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*4.25 stars*
Book 1 in the series, Shade, ended on a bloody cliffhanger. Which meant I had to begin reading this one kind of right away. And duuuude, the first 100 pages or so were AMAZING. So good I could barely stop reading. In this book, (as we find out in Book 1) after Logan fails to pass on and has turned into a Shade, he comes back to Aura after three months, and somehow changes back into a ghost. And then, BAM!, he turns into a flesh-and-blood human for fifteen minutes, during More...
Book 1 in the series, Shade, ended on a bloody cliffhanger. Which meant I had to begin reading this one kind of right away. And duuuude, the first 100 pages or so were AMAZING. So good I could barely stop reading. In this book, (as we find out in Book 1) after Logan fails to pass on and has turned into a Shade, he comes back to Aura after three months, and somehow changes back into a ghost. And then, BAM!, he turns into a flesh-and-blood human for fifteen minutes, during More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Krys
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Last year I fell utterly and completely in love with Jeri Smith-Ready's Shade. It was my favourite book of 2010. Hands down. Naturally I was looking forward to Shift, the sequel that will be out this May... however, this kind of gleeful level of anticipation is a double edged sword... will the sequel be as good as the first one? Will I be disappointed? Will I lose faith in the author?
I've burned out on many sequels recently. I'm pleased to report that this was not the case with Shift More...
I've burned out on many sequels recently. I'm pleased to report that this was not the case with Shift More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Jaime (Two Chicks on Books)
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Let me start by saying this book was awesome and I hope I do it justice.
I loved Shade and the world Jeri created with the pre and post shifters so I couldn't wait to read Shift and I was not disappointed! Picking up Shift was like coming home. Shift picks up a couple of months after Shade ended and digs right back into the story. There are some amazing moments of steamy passion, mixed with action scenes that have you gripping the sides of your chair, as well as some utter More...
I loved Shade and the world Jeri created with the pre and post shifters so I couldn't wait to read Shift and I was not disappointed! Picking up Shift was like coming home. Shift picks up a couple of months after Shade ended and digs right back into the story. There are some amazing moments of steamy passion, mixed with action scenes that have you gripping the sides of your chair, as well as some utter More...
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Nov 02, 2011
♡ K J Shadows ♡
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OK..Now before you think I'm a hater and go ballistic on me I'm going to explain WHY I gave this book a two star rating instead of three stars which was what I originally planned on giving it. I will have some spoilers but I will block those out for those of you who have not read it.
First off let me start out by saying I loved the first book of this series. Especially since it got review from PC Cast one of my fav authors, I was excited to get into this series. I'm definately pro
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Nov 02, 2011
Fictitious Delicious
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I'm going to start this review with a confession. I LOVE Jeri Smith-Ready. She is one of those authors that brings out the fan-girl-with-stalker-tendencies in me. (I am mostly kidding here.) Her writing is magical and touches the same part of me that made me drop everything and obsess over Edward Cullen. It's THAT good.
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I'm going to start this review with a confession. I LOVE Jeri Smith-Ready. She is one of those authors that brings out the fan-girl-with-stalker-tendencies in me. (I am mostly kidding here.) Her writing is magical and touches the same part of me that made me drop everything and obsess over Edward Cullen. It's THAT good.
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Nov 02, 2011
Paranormal
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Seventeen years ago the world shifted and every one born after that date is able to see and hear ghost. Some ghost get agitated and shift in to shade a type of hell for ghost . So when Auras boyfriend is unable to pass on and becomes a shade, she will stop at nothing to help him come back to her as a ghost and pass on. But Logan may have other plans once he becomes a ghost again he finds he's not willing to let Aura go and will do everything in his power to stay with her. This just complicates t
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Nov 02, 2011
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There is much more emotion in this book. My heart broke for Aura, especially, because of the ugly situation that she’s in. Love triangles are never easy, but Aura’s predicament takes the cake. She is truly stuck between holding on to her first love and desperately trying to move on at the same time. Logan will always remain in her heart, but she can’t deny the ache she feels when Zach is not near. Zach More...
There is much more emotion in this book. My heart broke for Aura, especially, because of the ugly situation that she’s in. Love triangles are never easy, but Aura’s predicament takes the cake. She is truly stuck between holding on to her first love and desperately trying to move on at the same time. Logan will always remain in her heart, but she can’t deny the ache she feels when Zach is not near. Zach More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Britta
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I thought Shade, the first book in the trilogy, was good, but Shift is at least ten times better. This installment had more secrets, more romance and way more action than the first. In a nutshell, it was awesome.
In Shift Aura finds herself in an even more difficult situation that before. She has started pulling away from Zachary out of worry and stress about the current shade state of her dead boyfriend Logan. Will all that is going on, even she can't figure out who it is that s More...
In Shift Aura finds herself in an even more difficult situation that before. She has started pulling away from Zachary out of worry and stress about the current shade state of her dead boyfriend Logan. Will all that is going on, even she can't figure out who it is that s More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Rachel
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Since Logan turned shade it was almost as if time stopped for Aura. Her life was on pause as she waited for him to come back to her. Calling out for him, hoping that somehow he could hear her call. That once again she would be enough to bring him back.
Logan had been her entire life, her past and her future. And even though she might have been ready to let him go, to let him move on so that she could finally learn how to live her life without him, she never wanted his existence to be in More...
Logan had been her entire life, her past and her future. And even though she might have been ready to let him go, to let him move on so that she could finally learn how to live her life without him, she never wanted his existence to be in More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Michele (CanadianTwiMom)
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Another favourite to add to my shelf!
I have been enjoying a really great roll of good books lately... and I have to confess I was a little worried about Shift because it is the second book in the Shade trilogy... and we all know how painful seconds books can be... but upon closing Shift, I can say that my roll with awesome books continues!
Sure there was LOTS of angst... and maybe I'm getting a thicker skin... but it just worked in this book. Aura is trying to move on More...
I have been enjoying a really great roll of good books lately... and I have to confess I was a little worried about Shift because it is the second book in the Shade trilogy... and we all know how painful seconds books can be... but upon closing Shift, I can say that my roll with awesome books continues!
Sure there was LOTS of angst... and maybe I'm getting a thicker skin... but it just worked in this book. Aura is trying to move on More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Princess Bookie
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My Thoughts: Wow, I did not think I could love Shift as much as I loved Shade. I ended up loving it even more. Shift was full of tears, happiness, anxiety, love, fear, romance, family.
In Shade we were introduced to the world of anyone under 18 can see ghosts. In Shift, we start to discover why the Shift happened. Aura and Zach are trying to find out why they are in the middle of it and how it effects them. Logan is also back and for 15 minutes every so often he becomes solid. A real More...
In Shade we were introduced to the world of anyone under 18 can see ghosts. In Shift, we start to discover why the Shift happened. Aura and Zach are trying to find out why they are in the middle of it and how it effects them. Logan is also back and for 15 minutes every so often he becomes solid. A real More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Amanda
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I really enjoyed 'Shade' and was very excited for this book. Talk about a MAJOR disappointment. First off, WAY too much sex for a YA novel. It's hard to enjoy a book when the lead character is so slutty (why I stopped reading the House of Night series). To hell with a love triangle, this girl jumped any guy that walked by, which also made it hard to root for any potential couple. I was seriously hoping Zachary would end up being her brother since they have zero chemistry. Aura and the surprise!s
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Nov 02, 2011
Tara
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So this was another one of those 'pick-up-start-reading-can't-stop-reading-until-I-finish-book' stories! I have had Shade and Shift on my TBR list for awhile now and I am sorry that it took me this long to read them. I had been hearing a lot about a certain Scotsman named Zachary Moore and because I am quite partial to a bit of swoon...I decided to get on with it and read these books. Not at all what I was expecting but I am starting to understand that just because a book has a ghost in it, do
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Nov 02, 2011
Laura
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***Warning spoilers for the first book in this series, 'Shade' ***
Jeri Smith-Ready has created a clever and different world in this series. Just over sixteen years ago, the 'Shift' happened and every child that has been born since can see and talk to ghosts. This has changed the world and created a divide between pre and post shifters. Imagine being able to testify in your own murder trial. Our lead character Aura is a post-shifter and tragi More...
***Warning spoilers for the first book in this series, 'Shade' ***
Jeri Smith-Ready has created a clever and different world in this series. Just over sixteen years ago, the 'Shift' happened and every child that has been born since can see and talk to ghosts. This has changed the world and created a divide between pre and post shifters. Imagine being able to testify in your own murder trial. Our lead character Aura is a post-shifter and tragi More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Jess (Gone with the Words)
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Ok, so I picked up Shift right after finishing Shade. Good thing I had it ready to go (Thanks to Ginger of GReads!) because I was not through with these characters! Not by a long shot! I started the first 50 pages or so during my lunch break then proceeded to read straight through once I was home. I loved it!! But now I have to wait months for Shine!! *sobs*
Shift was focused on discovering more about Aura and More...
Ok, so I picked up Shift right after finishing Shade. Good thing I had it ready to go (Thanks to Ginger of GReads!) because I was not through with these characters! Not by a long shot! I started the first 50 pages or so during my lunch break then proceeded to read straight through once I was home. I loved it!! But now I have to wait months for Shine!! *sobs*
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Nov 02, 2011
Sophie
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*published on Mundie Moms on July 30, 2011*
In Shift, we find out more about the origins of The Shift and Aura’s and Zachary’s roles in it. Jeri’s well established world-building skills are showcased in the how she weaves her ghostly mythology in and out of key points in their lives. As a reader, I delighted in turning a page only to discover a key element that made everything before it make even more sense.
And Jeri brings us not only a Love Triangle but a Love Square (of More...
In Shift, we find out more about the origins of The Shift and Aura’s and Zachary’s roles in it. Jeri’s well established world-building skills are showcased in the how she weaves her ghostly mythology in and out of key points in their lives. As a reader, I delighted in turning a page only to discover a key element that made everything before it make even more sense.
And Jeri brings us not only a Love Triangle but a Love Square (of More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Jenny
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Review originally posted at: http://supernaturalsnark.blogspot.com/20...
This is a joint review with SHADE
MY THOUGHTS
Despite its paranormal element, the world of Shade and Shift is one that's easily believable, the existence of ghosts explained in such a matter-of-fact way we have no choice but to accept the parameters set for us and get immersed in a tale of love and loss, pain and joy, and life and death. Because we know Logan's passing is inevitable from the beginn More...
This is a joint review with SHADE
MY THOUGHTS
Despite its paranormal element, the world of Shade and Shift is one that's easily believable, the existence of ghosts explained in such a matter-of-fact way we have no choice but to accept the parameters set for us and get immersed in a tale of love and loss, pain and joy, and life and death. Because we know Logan's passing is inevitable from the beginn More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Kate
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Life for Aura is a little more than complicated. Her childhood sweetheart is a ghost. Her current crush situation is... just complicated. And all Aura wants right now is answers: What is the Shift? How does her mother fit into the equation? Logan or Zachary? All this and more await readers in the gut-wrenching sequel to Shade.
Gosh, where do I begin with Shift?
From the beginning, I was excited about Shift. I adored Shade. Its characters.. romance.. originality.. you name i More...
Gosh, where do I begin with Shift?
From the beginning, I was excited about Shift. I adored Shade. Its characters.. romance.. originality.. you name i More...
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Nov 02, 2011
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So after reading until 1AM I started Shift the next day (thank goodness I wasn't going to work). Logan is still a ghost in the second installment and for a few short minutes he mysteriously becomes solid and human like again which results in Aura very nearly having sex with him despite her feelings for Zach. Whilst Logan makes plans for what he will do the next time he becomes solid again Aura and Zach have to work together to figur More...
So after reading until 1AM I started Shift the next day (thank goodness I wasn't going to work). Logan is still a ghost in the second installment and for a few short minutes he mysteriously becomes solid and human like again which results in Aura very nearly having sex with him despite her feelings for Zach. Whilst Logan makes plans for what he will do the next time he becomes solid again Aura and Zach have to work together to figur More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Mandi
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Note: Spoilers for book one, Shade.
Aura was born one minutes after the “Shift” occurred almost 18 years ago. The shift brought about the ability to see ghosts, if you were born after it. Otherwise, those born before the shift, like her love interest Zachary (who was born one minute before the shift) can not see ghosts. In book one, we watched as Aura’s rock n’ roll boyfriend Logan died of a drug overdose. But Logan became a ghost, refusing to pass on. Now, Aura is stuck between her l More...
Aura was born one minutes after the “Shift” occurred almost 18 years ago. The shift brought about the ability to see ghosts, if you were born after it. Otherwise, those born before the shift, like her love interest Zachary (who was born one minute before the shift) can not see ghosts. In book one, we watched as Aura’s rock n’ roll boyfriend Logan died of a drug overdose. But Logan became a ghost, refusing to pass on. Now, Aura is stuck between her l More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Isalys
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I'm not sure how to review this book because all I really want to do is gush about all its emotional awesomeness.
If I thought Shade was emotionally intense, then Shift left me stupefied. We're left with a pretty gnarly cliffhanger in the end of Shade and Shift picks up right where it left off. I don't want to spoil it for anyone so pardon my cryptic-ness *made up word* but something happens to Logan's ghost that flips Aura's world yet again and makes it even more difficult to choos More...
If I thought Shade was emotionally intense, then Shift left me stupefied. We're left with a pretty gnarly cliffhanger in the end of Shade and Shift picks up right where it left off. I don't want to spoil it for anyone so pardon my cryptic-ness *made up word* but something happens to Logan's ghost that flips Aura's world yet again and makes it even more difficult to choos More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Page (One Book At A Time)
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I was eager to read this book after finally reading Shade. This did not disappoint me at all. It's an excellent 2nd book in the series (something I don't get to say very often).
I was not surprised by the events that happen immediately after Logan reappears in Aura's life. As much as she would like to be fully over Logan, his death, and the events afterwards, she isn't. But, I was happy to see her realize that a life with Logan as a ghost really isn't a life. It's more like a con More...
I was not surprised by the events that happen immediately after Logan reappears in Aura's life. As much as she would like to be fully over Logan, his death, and the events afterwards, she isn't. But, I was happy to see her realize that a life with Logan as a ghost really isn't a life. It's more like a con More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Stephanie
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I picked this up before bed with the intention of only reading a few chapters, but I soon found myself fully immersed back in this world, staying up past 3AM to finish it. Better than Shade? I think so.
Shift picks up right where we left off in Shade and moves quickly from there with a new twist - one that gives Aura a moment of hope, filled with doubt and complete urgency. It completely threw me for a loop and made me curious to see how this new development would affect the story. I t More...
Shift picks up right where we left off in Shade and moves quickly from there with a new twist - one that gives Aura a moment of hope, filled with doubt and complete urgency. It completely threw me for a loop and made me curious to see how this new development would affect the story. I t More...
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Nov 02, 2011
Trisha
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Now, I don’t know if you guys know this, but Shade is my favorite book. Of. All. Time. Yup. Reading Shade for me was like taking a trip back in time to my teen years. Aura was as close to a character to myself as I’ve ever found. The only difference, instead of just having a boyfriend in a punk band, I actually played rhythm guitar in my boyfriend’s punk band ;) The music, language, cool rules… It's all spot on and it all followed right over to Shift. The love triangle in this trilogy is the bes
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Nov 02, 2011
Jessica
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I received this e-ARC from Simon & Schuster for review
When I saw this e-ARC up for grabs I decided to give it a go, since I only somewhat liked Shade, Jeri Smith-Ready's Shift kind of goes into that same category. It wasn't a horrible read, but I did find myself not thoroughly loving it at times.
First off, it's been months since I read Shade, so my memory is really fuzzy and took longer for me to get caught up then it usually does. And a lot of interesting things happen in Sh More...
When I saw this e-ARC up for grabs I decided to give it a go, since I only somewhat liked Shade, Jeri Smith-Ready's Shift kind of goes into that same category. It wasn't a horrible read, but I did find myself not thoroughly loving it at times.
First off, it's been months since I read Shade, so my memory is really fuzzy and took longer for me to get caught up then it usually does. And a lot of interesting things happen in Sh More...
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