Reviews

Monsters of Verity - Tome 2 Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab

skylerreads28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Such a beautiful duology about monsters desperate to cling to their humanity and humans who can’t stop themselves from becoming monsters. The world building is so unique, think apocalypse, but with monsters instead of zombies. I know if I had read this during my dystopian era in middle school I would’ve been obsessed. August Flynn & Kate Harker are two characters I will be thinking about for a long time and that ending has me in shambles. 

suchita_r's review against another edition

3.0

This book dragged a little for me but did a great job exploring what comes after. I would have liked to read more about the gang in Prosperity but I understand it wasn't their story.

Spoiler

I had to read the ending a few times before I actually believed it. I know that it was unlikely that Kate survive the encounter with Alice, but still, she was a great character and I had imagined that somehow she would find her way back to Prosperity. I imagine Riley waiting, not knowing what happened.

The exploration of morality was a little light - I thought there was room for a bit more here.

The series was good enough for me to look out for more books by this author.

jus280's review against another edition

2.75

sigh could have been so much.
I felt absolutely nothing readinf aboit rhese characters, didnt connect with then at all and they fell so falt to me. At the middle mark kate dtarted to annoy the shit out of me so i had a hard time finishing it.

When she died i was like ?? ok?? no emotion at all

Compared to the rest of schwabs work this was just really flat and weak idk. 

nlam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

sh_imreading's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

wanderaerrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

shumeez_parker's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

sunsetsnbooks's review against another edition

4.0

“Do you ever wonder why music brings a soul to surface? What makes beauty work as well as pain?”

Me gustó el proceso de transformación de August y todo lo que vivió en este libro, creo que era necesario para él, aunque doliera leer ciertas cosas. También conocer a una Kate más humana, con miedos, no escondiéndose detrás de esa coraza que se ponía porque lo único que quería en la vida era estar a la altura para su padre. Me encantó que Ilsa no perdiera su voz interior, que no dejara de luchar por lo que era correcto. Los personajes nuevos, aunque vimos muy poquito de ellos y me quedé con ganas de más. Los reencuentros, el conocerse por primera vez, otra vez. Los nuevos monstruos, no solo los de carne y hueso sino los que se esconden en tu cabeza. Los viejos no tanto, porque qué mal me caía. Allegro, adoro a ese gato. Y August, ¿he dicho August? Todo lo que creció.

Sabía que iban a pasar cosas malas. Sabía que iba a sufrir. Lo que no sabía es que esa escena en concreto me iba a destrozar tanto. Y aunque no sean unos libros muy intensos, de estos que te dejan profundizar muchísimo en los personajes, si considero que son lo suficientemente emocionantes como para que les recuerdes un poquito y para que algunos se queden contigo. Me ha faltado más, pero me han gustado mucho.

“Everyone was made of sounds, and August had learned hers the first day they met.”

bhaggu's review against another edition

4.0

This book destroyed me . The pacing was a little slow at the beginning so I had a bit difficulty while getting into it bt his just killed me this book.

bel_saturnreads's review against another edition

4.0

"It wasn't easy. The world was complicated. Life was hard. And so often, living hurt.
So make it worth the pain."

My feelings. My heart. August Flynn. Ilsa Flynn. Kate Harker. My bbs.

Voy a echar mucho de menos el mundo que ha creado en estos libros Victoria porque ha sido tan maravilloso, tan interesante que me llamó la atención desde el primer momernto me ha dado tantos feelings sobre todo August mi niño ♥ constantemente lo queria abrazar y que no sufriera Living hurts pero no queria que le pasara nada no queria que sufriera por nada pero al fin y al cabo es sentirse vivo seas monstruo o humano

“Because it haunts you.” He tapped August’s chest, right over the heart. “Because you care.”