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Long Shadows: A brand-new gripping supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 3)

Long Shadows: A brand-new gripping supernatural thriller (Elizabeth Cage, Book 3)

byJodi Taylor
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Ron Palmer
5.0 out of 5 starsJodi Taylor fan
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2023
I really wish that somebody else who loves these stories would make them into a TV series. The mix of relatively self-contained, episodic events and on going plotlines and mysteries would lend themselves nicely.

And I wish Jodi Taylor write some more Elizabeth Cage stories.
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Laura99654
3.0 out of 5 starsI'm Crying Foul (Revew Contains No Spoilers)
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2021
Don't get me wrong, this book nicely continues the Elizabeth Cage saga. I'm a fan of Jodi Taylor's. I've purchased and read almost everything she writes. I'll continue to be a fan.

So why the 3-star rating?

I'm a voracious reader. Often my purchase decisions are swayed by the length of a book, especially if it's an author I don't yet follow. To my way of thinking, a novel of less than 300 pages has either not had the plot and/or characters fully developed, or the story line is truncated to facilitate the production of an endless series, based predominantly on sales. If you're not yet a Jodi Taylor fan, then you need to know there's a little padding or false advertising in the book description!

It's not a 379-page novel. Try less than 300.

The prologue begins on page 13. The book ends on page 302. The remaining 77 pages (and that's a lot, Jodi...shame on you for letting this happen), are multi-page adverts for her other books.

I read once that before even getting Book One of her Harry Potter series published, the author knew it would flesh out into a 7-book series. And despite pressure from adoring fans and her publisher, she stuck to that. Now her series is iconic. Jodi, channel that in your future series, because I can tell you WILL be writing profusely as long as you draw breath. When a story comes alive and you just know it will be a series, let the PLOT decide the length of that series, nothing else. In the end you'll elevate your writing into a whole new level of proficiency, and that will attract more readers.

Thus, I'm not saying don't buy this book, especially if you've liked the series so far. Just be aware that it's not as long as you hoped, for whatever reason you decide fits.

And Jodi? Next time put a one-page listing of your series and stand-alones at the start of a book, a la Nora Roberts. Not a 77-page embarrassment.
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Laura99654
3.0 out of 5 stars I'm Crying Foul (Revew Contains No Spoilers)
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2021
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Don't get me wrong, this book nicely continues the Elizabeth Cage saga. I'm a fan of Jodi Taylor's. I've purchased and read almost everything she writes. I'll continue to be a fan.

So why the 3-star rating?

I'm a voracious reader. Often my purchase decisions are swayed by the length of a book, especially if it's an author I don't yet follow. To my way of thinking, a novel of less than 300 pages has either not had the plot and/or characters fully developed, or the story line is truncated to facilitate the production of an endless series, based predominantly on sales. If you're not yet a Jodi Taylor fan, then you need to know there's a little padding or false advertising in the book description!

It's not a 379-page novel. Try less than 300.

The prologue begins on page 13. The book ends on page 302. The remaining 77 pages (and that's a lot, Jodi...shame on you for letting this happen), are multi-page adverts for her other books.

I read once that before even getting Book One of her Harry Potter series published, the author knew it would flesh out into a 7-book series. And despite pressure from adoring fans and her publisher, she stuck to that. Now her series is iconic. Jodi, channel that in your future series, because I can tell you WILL be writing profusely as long as you draw breath. When a story comes alive and you just know it will be a series, let the PLOT decide the length of that series, nothing else. In the end you'll elevate your writing into a whole new level of proficiency, and that will attract more readers.

Thus, I'm not saying don't buy this book, especially if you've liked the series so far. Just be aware that it's not as long as you hoped, for whatever reason you decide fits.

And Jodi? Next time put a one-page listing of your series and stand-alones at the start of a book, a la Nora Roberts. Not a 77-page embarrassment.
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T. Roddam
3.0 out of 5 stars Hugely dissatisfied and disappointing from one of my most beloved storytellers
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 13, 2021
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I think I have read every single word Taylor has published, and have written multiple rave reviews about her stories. Not this one. This should have been where Elizabeth Cage finally found happiness and continued on solving supernatural weirdness with a loving partner. And that was happening. Taylor nailed it and all was right with the world. Then Taylor pulled the rug out from my happiness and Cage's as well. And for what? So she could keep producing more Cage sequels without Cage ever changing, always stuck with her unhappiness over her inadequate self and her debilitating loneliness? Not for me. I'm going to be suspicious of the next Cage sequel and for the first time I may not buy it. Keep Cage's weirdness and her endearing "Huh?" slow perception of things around her, but dogged determination until the case is solved. But add the relationship she craves and we crave for her. It was there then cruelly yanked away. Taylor knows how to write feel good, warm and fuzzy endings as she has done so many times. Would only enhance the Cage series, seriously. And as previously mentioned, fully a third of the book's 374 pages were shameless promotion of Taylor's other novels and pre-story fluff and post story fluff. Really?
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Greybear's mom
3.0 out of 5 stars So confusing
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2022
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A good read? I almost gave it a four, because it's so well written, but I'm utterly confused. It's almost two separate stories twisted together. Apart, each of them might make sense. As it is, I think perhaps it is unfinished? Too many unanswered questions.
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MM
3.0 out of 5 stars Cool story
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 9, 2022
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I love the story, it was different and very addictive, but after reading the St Mary's chronicles, my favorite series by the same author nothing can top that.
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geolophist
3.0 out of 5 stars Orchestral end.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 7, 2021
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Third and final volume. A decent enough ending, but seems to suffer from the “go big or go home” modern style which killed Dr Who on the telly. To my taste it wanders, trying to bridge the normal and the supernatural. A solid read, well written, but comedy and horror are always an uneasy combination.
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Foxy
3.0 out of 5 stars The first two were superb. This one falls down a bit..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 2, 2021
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Bit disappointing, especially considering this is from one of my favourite authors.
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