A Darker Shade of Magic
Author: V.E. Schwab
Published: February 24th 2015 by Tor Books
Date Read: Feb 4 2020 - Mar 5 2020
Pages: 400
Rating: 5/5
Published: February 24th 2015 by Tor Books
Date Read: Feb 4 2020 - Mar 5 2020
Pages: 400
Rating: 5/5
Quotes I Like
“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
“I'm not going to die," she said. "Not till I've seen it."
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
“I apologize for anything I might have done. I was not myself.”
“I apologize for shooting you in the leg.” said Lila. “I was myself entirely.”
“Sure I do,” countered Lila cheerfully. “There’s Dull London, Kell London, Creepy London, and Dead London,” she recited, ticking them off on her fingers. “See? I’m a fast learner.”
“Bad magic, Kell had called it.
No, thought Lila now. Clever magic.
And clever was more dangerous than bad any day of the week.”
“I'm not going to die," she said. "Not till I've seen it."
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
“I apologize for anything I might have done. I was not myself.”
“I apologize for shooting you in the leg.” said Lila. “I was myself entirely.”
“Sure I do,” countered Lila cheerfully. “There’s Dull London, Kell London, Creepy London, and Dead London,” she recited, ticking them off on her fingers. “See? I’m a fast learner.”
“Bad magic, Kell had called it.
No, thought Lila now. Clever magic.
And clever was more dangerous than bad any day of the week.”
Review
I'm really not sure what to write here, this book was epic... EPIC! It is so packed with adventure and excitement I'm not even sure where to begin with it!
I loved the characters, Kell, Rhy's, Lila are so well done and enjoyable to read about, Kell especially he is such a well written character. He is brave and kind as well as naive, he makes bad choices and good choices, he is not stagnant or boring he made this a really great read. Lila is a badass, honestly there's no better word for her, she is the kind of female character I love to read about. She has the perfect blend of badassery, smarts and sass to keep me turning the pages.
The worlds in this novel are excellent, well crafted and well thought out, I can't wait to explore them more in the next two books. (I'm hoping we get to see Black London as well lol).
I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to reading this, I want to read anything and everything by V.E. Schwab, she has quickly moved to the top of my favourite authors list.
I loved the characters, Kell, Rhy's, Lila are so well done and enjoyable to read about, Kell especially he is such a well written character. He is brave and kind as well as naive, he makes bad choices and good choices, he is not stagnant or boring he made this a really great read. Lila is a badass, honestly there's no better word for her, she is the kind of female character I love to read about. She has the perfect blend of badassery, smarts and sass to keep me turning the pages.
The worlds in this novel are excellent, well crafted and well thought out, I can't wait to explore them more in the next two books. (I'm hoping we get to see Black London as well lol).
I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to reading this, I want to read anything and everything by V.E. Schwab, she has quickly moved to the top of my favourite authors list.