Reviews

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

kosali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

ferdireads's review against another edition

5.0

this was my first time reading a V.E. Schwabb book and i enjoyed every single second of it. throughout reading it, i felt like i was watching a mix between the laika movies "coraline" and "paranorman", like a perfect mix of both. (the plot did take a while to unfold, though. it started off slowly, until it finally picked up pace during the third part of the book).

olivia was such an interesting character, and i think schwabb did a great job writing/portraying a mute character, especially one such as olivia. despite not being able to speak, she isn't silent, always trying to be as loud as possible and putting noise out into the world. she's stubborn and knows how to hold her ground, not taking "no" for an answer.

seeing her clash with her cousin, matthew, was kind of funny, and it was heartwarming seeing how the two eventually warm up to each other to the point of considering each other family despite everything that's happened before.

i really wish this book would've had a better ending, though. i was so upset by the last chapter, and the epilogue was just adding salt to the wound. i still loved it, but i didn't love crying by the end of the book

rynreads91's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

jessica_rodrigues's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

onearrow1274's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

92tamy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

maan_'s review against another edition

5.0

I feel empty without this book. I really enjoyed it and love the way she writes a story. In the beginning it seemed there was some kind of repetitive word building, as if to fill the pages if that makes sense.. fortunately it didn’t took long before that stopped. 4.75*

doja_withoutcat13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I love how atmospheric and erie it is. Having a mute main character is definitely intresting. BUT as i qas finshing it i kept thinking that's it?? It felt rushed towards the end wasting the build up in the beginning. It felt like it was trying to give Bly manor/hill house but speed up 

dannydipper's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

anjnovotny's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5