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Who Draws The Line Between Villain and Hero

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

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I picked this one up after narfna’s rave review, and while I liked it, I didn’t love it as much as her, potentially because I had set my expectations a bit high. I also think this is the second book I’ve read in the past month where a character rushed to call another character a murderer for what was really more of an accidental death. I guess I am more technical than the characters, and in the accuser’s defense just because it was an accident doesn’t mean the other characters weren’t partially to blame. Anyway, as the novel starts, it […]

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5/22/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:85 |

I waited way too long to read this.

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

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Well, it’s no wonder this is the book that propelled her to the bestseller list. It feels like one of those books that just falls out of the author’s pen (or keyboard, or whatever), practically telling itself. (Of course, I know that doesn’t really happen. But sometimes a story finds the exact right author at the exact right time, and it feels inevitable and effortless, even if lots of work behind the scenes is actually making it look that way.) If you were to try and narrow it down, one might say that Vicious is what would happen if a book about […]

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3/4/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:31 |

“Crossing worlds, killing royals, saving cities. The marks of every good courtship.”

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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The Shades of Magic series continues to be a delight. A Gathering of Shadows picks up a few months after the end of A Darker Shade of Magic, with Lila maybe going down with a sinking lifeboat. “I am Delilah Bard, she thought, as the ropes cut into her skin. I am a thief and a pirate and a traveler. I have set foot in three different worlds, and lived. I have shed the blood of royals and held magic in my hands. A ship full of men cannot do what I can. I don’t need any of you. I […]

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2/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:7 |

Pirates, Magic, & Knife Wielding Bisexuals

A Gathering of Shadows (Book 2) by V.E. Schwab

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4.5 stars. In general, I’m not someone who rereads books. There are just SO many good books out there waiting to be read that I have a hard time going back. Even if it was a book I liked, there’s always the fear that I might not like it as much the second time. I want to keep my memory of that book pristine. The problem is, instead of remembering plots and characters, I tend to remember how I felt about a book and that is not great when you’re reading a series. I finally had to admit to myself […]

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1/24/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:12 |

Not the emotional wreckage I was told to expect

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

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I was good. I really was. I didn’t peek at any reviews or sneak a look at the last page or two. I really enjoyed the first two books of the series and I didn’t want to ruin this last one. I did see some comments on social media from people who had read the book before me, and all of them were pretty similar. Everyone I’ve seen who posted about A Conjuring of Light on Twitter, Goodreads, etc. said something along the lines of “This book turned me into an emotional wreck. I loved it!” My reaction: nice ending […]

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1/22/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:5 |

Who is the hero, who is the villain?

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

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In 2015 I was introduced to V.E. Schwab through her book A Darker Shade of Magic, which I devoured and then a year later was pleasantly surprised to find out it was the start of a trilogy.  Each time I chatted with the booksellers at my favorite bookstore and ADSoM came up they always asked if I had read Vicious.  I kept admitting that I hadn’t and they would always chime back about how good it is.  This year for our family holiday book exchange I put Vicious on my list of desired books and got it.  I’m happy to report that it […]

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1/3/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:1 |

A good sort of series ender.

A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) by V.E. Schwab

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I wish I would have written this review right after I finished the book. (I should get that printed on a t-shirt.) I finished it a couple of months ago now, and as always seems to happen to me when I do this, I put off writing the review in the (vain) hopes that time will make me smarter (or something?) and words will magically appear in the review space. This never happens. Instead, I am left trying to remember what happened in the book and why I liked (or didn’t like) it. Past Ashley is always making decisions that make […]

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12/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:103 |

This series continues to be fun but not perfect.

A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab

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Cliffhanger nooooooooo. Except I really can’t complain, because 1) I have the next book sitting on my nightstand and I can pick it up whenever I want (which will be after I finish the next two books on my TBR); and 2) It was a really well done cliffhanger! Just the right amount of “I need to find out what will happen next” and “I’m pretty sure I know what’s coming next and it’s going to be great.” I’ve seen several people note in their reviews that nothing really happens in this book, and I really can’t argue with that. […]

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11/29/2017 's CBR9 Review No:98 |


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