I have had a copy of Shade on my shelf since before it was published, and it was even SIGNED because I lugged it to BEA in 2010 to Books of Wonder and has Jeri Smith-Ready sign it. Finally, two years later, almost 100% thanks to Ginger at http://greadsbooks.com , I finally picked it up. She convinced me with the words "It reads like a contemporary, with paranormal elements." Talk about a personalized recommendation! (She also nearly daily says something about the trilogy so that has been subliminally in my head for months now too.) 
 Full Review: http://chickloveslit.com/2012/05/revi...