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Gallant by V.E. Schwab

enna_fo's review against another edition

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

4.0

isabelisalright's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

magali_torres's review against another edition

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

4.0

A 'cozy' and eerie fantasy about a girl and death. V.E. Schwab's writing as always is beautiful in this story and the illustrations and parallels in the black pages to the white are amazingly well done, however for pacing i knocked it down a bit because some areas slowed down a lot.  

louise1608's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved Addie Larue, it was one of my favourite books last year so I was keen to read this when it came out but somehow I am a bit behind on reading this one.

I didn't like this one quite as much as I expected to and would rate it 3.5 stars overall. It was only a short book but it took me longer to get through it than a 300 page book normally would because I just found it a bit boring really. I don't know why but I didn't really connect with any of the characters and felt like the plot moved too slowly but then too quickly and the pacing was a bit all over the place. I would have liked to have spent more time in Merliance school and exploring Gallant as a whole because I feel like a bit more world building would have made the book feel more solid.

I did still like the book and thought the writing was great and easy to follow. I would have liked it to be more spooky.

lourdes_chapters_we_love's review against another edition

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dark

4.0

kmurashk's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was okay, I have not read any other of v e Schwabs books but this read like it was written by a new author which I wasn’t the biggest fan of 

katiee_0326's review against another edition

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

3.25

relativemax's review against another edition

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

5.0

Extremely solid stand alone the end made me so sad :( I loved this book.

rubeusbeaky's review against another edition

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5.0

Spellbinding, the kind of read that grabbed me from the first page and wouldn't let me sleep or breathe until I had finished the whole book in one sitting. (It's a reeeeally good read for when you're alone, up late at night! <3) A perfect Gothic fairytale, I was put in mind of Coraline, Labyrinth, and The Secret Garden, but it is still so so unique, so much its own dance, it's wonderful!!! The Master is a really cool creation, and I would loooove to see him reappear, either as a cameo or a crossover, in one of V.E.Schwab's other works. Or a grown Olivia, for that matter! The literary world beeeegs for a crossover between Olivia, Sydney, and Cassidy!!! I could easily eat another scoop of this book. It's brilliant as a stand-alone....it would be genius as a prologue to the VES extended universe! XD XD XD

A must-read and a must-have for paranormal fans.

savvylail's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5