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A review by karenmsecrest
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A cliffhanger?!?!? I'm conflicted.
5 stars for the first two chapters, which might be the most exciting start to a book I've ever read.
0 stars for the cliffhanger ending. Am I being too harsh? Maybe in this genre the cliffhanger is a feature not a bug?
It’s the 2nd in a series, so this book reunites the characters and revisits the setting of A Darker Shade of Magic. I love the tough-as-nails Lila Bard and would read her adventures anywhere. However, the side plot is setting up the 3rd book and i wasn’t into it. (Admittedly, I'm probably bitter because I just finished this book 30-minutes ago and it ends with a f’ing cliffhanger.)
5 stars for the first two chapters, which might be the most exciting start to a book I've ever read.
0 stars for the cliffhanger ending. Am I being too harsh? Maybe in this genre the cliffhanger is a feature not a bug?
It’s the 2nd in a series, so this book reunites the characters and revisits the setting of A Darker Shade of Magic. I love the tough-as-nails Lila Bard and would read her adventures anywhere. However, the side plot is setting up the 3rd book and i wasn’t into it. (Admittedly, I'm probably bitter because I just finished this book 30-minutes ago and it ends with a f’ing cliffhanger.)
Content Warnings
Minor: Torture
There is torture in one of the final scenes involving a magical metal rack contraption.