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A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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amhud1030's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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av0universe's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This surprised in a good way. I was expecting to like it but it altered my brain chemistry in a sense. I felt like throwing up with some parts, but I'll like to continue with the series.
I've read some reviews here that say that they don't like Lila but I genuinely understand her and even like her. And Kell was a hell of a main character. I enjoyed reading about them a lot.

On the other hand, a friend that read it before me said that it could have been a standalone and I do agree, but let's see what happens on the second book.

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ssyrs's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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cskye's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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sunfl0wermax's review against another edition

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i was almost 100 pages in and i felt like nothing was happening? also too many graphic descriptions of self harm for my taste.

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theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-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

5.0

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readabilitea's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was my second time reading ADSOM and I think I enjoyed it even more than the first time around. It was such easy reading; I had forgotten how quickly you become swept up in this world of different Londons, dark magic, and a man with a very peculiar coat. Given what I vaguely remember/know about the plot of the rest of the trilogy, I think this is a really good example of the way to get the first book in a fantasy series right: no giant cliffhangers, but a few threads left loose in order to be explored further in later books. The plot of book 1 is pretty much self-contained and the desire to read on doesn't come from wanting to know what happens next for the sake of resolution, but wanting to continue existing in this exciting world with these funny, charming, brilliantly vivid characters. I can't wait to continue my reread of the series and spend some more time with Kell, Lila, and Rhy.

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