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Vicious

V.E. Schwab

4.24 AVERAGE

fast-paced
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can't remember ever spending hours so disturbed by a book. Being inside these characters heads, watching their actions, hearing their justifications, disturbed me to my soul. I guess that shows how great the author is, that I felt all of it, but it was a lot. I went from not understanding the motivations as the backstory unfolded for 3.5 hours to being almost distraught for another 6. I genuinely don't know if I'm going to read the next one.

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Not my personal favorite, but very cool concept and a pretty killer ending!
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Absolutely love the main trio I think they’re so fun and balance each other perfectly. Eli and Serena were so annoying but I liked how it was set up the ending just felt a little weird
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lovely gowns. hate the voice actor.
adventurous dark 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 story is just so twisted and unrealistically realistic and haunting and unexplainable and horrible and I LOVED IT and hated it, in a completely good way, and hated Victor but loved him and...there are so many questions, but that's how it's supposed to be, because it keeps you hooked on it even when you are DONE. This book is unnerving. But amazing...somehow. I don't know. This book is insane. Very, very, very good, and insane. Once again, nice job, Victoria.
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flatliners meets Heroes meets the X-men! Wow. Now I want to rewatch the Heroes series! 4.5 stars ✨