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Gallant by V.E. Schwab

83 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A darkly magical story, that you can lose yourself in, about family and home. A very cute YA read from V.E. Schwab.
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a_very_dyslexic_reader's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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pvbobrien's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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ridesthesun's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was beautifully written and I LOVE the concept and characters. Such a cool idea, and I want to wrap Olivia and Matthew in the coziest blankets. The parallel world concept is creepy af and really well done.

The only reason I rated this how I did it that for me is that it just doesn't feel... done. And that may be that I'm just too much of a Happy Ending person to really enjoy this one to its fullest. I don't mind bittersweet, and I don't mind some open endings. But so little felt resolved here, and it just broke my heart. 
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cyan_altaria's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This book is pretty good, but it had a few flaws.  First, why did no one tell Olivia anything? It would have solved so many problems.  Second, why did Olivia go near the spooky door? That thing clearly has bad vibes! Overall, I found the plot to be too simplistic for my taste.  The side characters weren't really fleshed out, which dampened my enjoyment.  However, this book did the suspense very well.  Schwab also did a great job of portraying Olivia thought's and feelings.  A solid 4 star, but I am exited to read some of V.E. Schwab's other work!
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karapillar's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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foreverinastory's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I constantly thought the narrator was actually Neil Gaiman and that is the highest order of compliment I can bestow to a male narrator.

Rep: white asexual(?) mute cis female MC, white side characters.

CWs: Death, death of parent, blood, grief, animal death, abandonment, bullying, ableism, child death, suicide, gore, self harm, suicidal thoughts, violence, kidnapping, murder. Moderate: injury/injury detail, mental illness, body horror. Minor: alcoholism. 
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tarynlannister's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I gobbled this book up. I can't remember the last time I found a book where all I wanted to do in my free moments, no matter how short, was get in a few pages, where in the tense parts my eyes were racing over the pages almost faster than I could understand the words. It's a lovely, reflective little book. It's dark, but more in a Gothic way than a depressing way. Death is a major theme, but the persistence of our spirits and our connection with those we love beyond death is too, and definitely mitigates that. I wish it had resolved a little differently in some ways, but otherwise I really loved it. 
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hanz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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