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A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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sofiadanielle's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Definitely enjoyed A Darker Shade of Magic more, but I can’t say I didn’t like this book. Took me awhile to get through it, and I don’t love a cliffhanger ending *but* at least I’m driven to finish the last book of the series :)

As always, V.E. Schwab writes in a way that is easy and quick to read. I found the pacing to be a little bit odd (with the peak of action being at the end), but I suppose I’ll have all my answers and such about the peak in the next book.

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trintrin's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

THAT ENDING!!!! ;-;

Okay so plot-wise pretty much nothing significant happens other than the Essen Tasch and it was quite slow and mostly felt like a filler book but MY GOD did I enjoy this more than I thought I would. The writing is beautiful as expected from Schwab, the characters are so loveable and relatable and I love that their personalities were so much more explored in this one.

Lila is a badass and I'm totally in love with her. Rhy is still a sweetheart and I wanna protect him with my life. Kell, oh, Kell, I still wanna give you a hug, you poor boy. I can't make up my mind if Alucard has an ulterior motive or not. I like him nonetheless. Absolutely adore Rhy and Kell's dynamic.

I was so proud of Holland's come back but then he had to go ahead and ruin it ://

Terrified but also excited to start the next one after that cliff hanger of an ending.

Spoilers for the Grishaverse:

I was thinking just how much Alucard reminded me of Nikolai Lantsov -- aka the prince turned ~~pirate~~ privateer -- what with how those two are so annoyingly charming but also how Alina/Lila describe how they wear different faces for different occasions. I really should've known Alucard would also be royal with the way he was so fluent in High Royal, but somehow I totally wasn't expecting that lol

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noveltay's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This series is so good. I loved the new characters and storylines. I loved every aspect of how this story played out, and how it ends with such a cliffhanger that you HAVE to grab the third book.

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asipofcozy's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You know that book that everyone loves, and you want to love just as much but then end up don't because you have weird expectations in life...yah that's this book for me.

I wanted to love this book so much but, in the end, it came down to pacing for me. And while things did happen in this book that kept the pages turning, it didn't really contribute to the main plot line. In fact, I felt like the plot finally got center stage in the last 70 pages or so. There was a certain situation (climax) that, I felt, could have happened at any point in time in the book.

When Holland plans to kidnap Kell. This really could have happened at any time. The entire book he had been sitting on his throne contemplating what to do just to keep the pacing slow.

It was put towards the end for that dramatic flair of what happens next?!

However, that doesn't mean I didn't like this book. What really pushed me through was the characters. I love our main characters Rhy, Kell, and Lila. As well as a certain new character who is all flare and dramatics. I loved the character development in this book and how all the characters progressed. Kell is a cinnamon roll and deserves all the hugs.

I am definitely going to be picking up the final book in the trilogy. I really believe it's going to be a great ending!

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emablackburnreads's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

En primer lugar, lo disfruté (mayormente). Se que a mucha gente le pareció lento y que no pasaba mucho, lo cual es tecnicamente cierto, pero en mi opinion no es algo malo, porque para este tomo la autora decidó enfocarse más en los personajes, lo cual me pareció re bien.
Disfruté el punto de vista de Kell más que nada, porque es simplemente Kell, lo quiero y además pasaban cosas interesantes con todo lo de Kamerov. También me gusto ver el punto de vista de Rhy, aunque era basicamente él sintiendose culpable por cosas, pero qsy.
Lo que si me molestaba todo el tiempo es la perspectiva de Lila, no la quiero nada, me aburre, me molesta mucho, me cae mal. Se cree re piola y que puede con todo, y también me fastidia que cada vez que Tieren le dice que tiene un cierto poder, a la mina se le graba en el cerebro y hace todo tipo de pelotudeces y se respalda con eso... como la odio.
Tampoco se si quería más o menos del Londres Blanco, o sea, siempre me lo metían cuando quería leer otra perspectiva, pero supongo que es interesante (en realidad me interesaba el Londres Negro).
Aunque que me cortaran lo que estaba pasando y pongan otra cosa me hacia querer leer más para llegar a lo que me importaba.

Sobre los personajes... COMO ODIE A MAXIM POR DIOSSSSS que viejo más choto!!!!!!! no entiende en absoluto a Kell y lo culpa y lo castiga por todo, cuando, si nos ponemos a señalar culpables, Rhy también hizo cosas bastante boludas, pero no, no dice nada porque es su hijito. Y ALUCARD QUE IRRITANTE, despues de lo que le hizo a Rhy aún cree que tiene el derecho de ser posesivo con él (no por celoso) y actuar como si lo quisiera, y ademas lo trata mal a Kell y yo a Kell lo quiero.
Y Lila es molesta como un grano en el culo. Cada vez que aparecía su perspectiva me daban ganas de dejar de leer, lo que me motivaba a seguir era Kell. No se si esta bien escrita o no, no me importa, me cae mal. Cree que puede hacer todo por razones estupidas y no le importa lo que nadie le diga y es como NENA, SOS UNA TONTITA GRISMUNDISTA (del Londres Gris) Y NO SABES NADA SOBRE NADA Y MENOS DE MAGIA, BAJA UN CAMBIO
Pero nada, yo a Kell lo quiero mucho, no se explicar porque, me encanta su hermandad con Rhy 🫶🫶🫶. Y si en el próximo libro no me revelan todo sobre su pasado (del que hablaron en el primer libro y nunca se avanza en el tema) yo voy a demandar.
y quiero simplemente mencionar a Hastra y Ned porque son un amor 🫶🫶🫶
Y como punto final, quiero deicr, que no me parece un libro para nada feminista, casi no hay personajes protagonicos femeninos y la unica que hay, literalmente dijo la frase "yo no soy como la mayoría de las muchachas" y los demas son re superficiales, las critican (Sar, que es tipo alta y musculosa incluso se preguntan si siquiera es mujer (?????
y habría que ver pero creo que no pasa el Bechdel test.....

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