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A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

23 reviews

marine2907's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

asipofcozy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.5

Going into A Conjuring of Light I didn't have many expectations as I found the 2nd book to be slow and lacking in the plot department, man was I blown away by this book in the first 20 pages.

Schwab has a way of writing tense scenes, mixed with lighthearted banter, mixed with real emotions. You could feel the pain and frustration of the characters when it was needed but you could also feel those moments where they were trying to make a good/funny situation out of a bad one. The bantering was never misplaced.

I felt overall this has to be one of the best books I have read in a while with really great character development. I felt by the end that many of our characters had the closure they needed to move on from there pasts. Yet at the same time there was that pain still lingering, that everything while not great would be okay one day. Kell, Lila, Rhy, Alucard, and Holland have come such a long way since A Darker Shade of Magic. Each have grown into themselves and their power. 

I could definitely see myself picking up more books by V.E. Schwab. If not for her amazing plot and worldbuilding then for her ability to create loveable and rich characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, and War

imds's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

writteninthebooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

theslowreadernumber5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Suicide

bella_izzy_gabby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Vomit

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-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

4.0

Honestly, I kept thinking that I was getting close to the end, realizing I still had several hours left, then wondering what could possibly happen next. I loved all the characters, but this book cemented Rhy as my favorite.

The deaths in this book hurt. Most of them were noble sacrifices: Hastra (my love!!), the King, and Holland. Other were innocents: Calla and Anisa Emery. I was a bit surprised how many characters Schwab did decide to kill off, and I wish it had been fewer. I also didn’t like that so many of the citizens of London died trying to fight off the fog, while those who gave into it and were subsequently put to sleep were, for the most part, fine.

 

 

I was hoping for some sort of redemption for Holland, and I got it. I’m a sucker for self-sacrifice, so I loved that, ultimately, it came down to him to defeat the shadow king, sacrificing his magic (and then his life) in the process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

creepypiespice's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Outing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide

maryjames's review

adventurous dark hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, War, and Sexual content

myarae's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse