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Zgromadzenie cieni by V.E. Schwab

11 reviews

zoeelora's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5


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cowardlyteaman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

From a critical perspective, this book's plot wasn't really ... relevant to the progression of this series. The parts that were relevant were amazing, though, and to say that I didn't enjoy this book would've been a lie.

I am absolutely in love with this cast of characters, though?! Well, or Alucard, anyway. And Rhy as well, they're both amazing.

Although I think it was an interesting concept and helped exploring the cultures outside of Arnes, I just cannot see how the tournament was necessary at all. Neither Kell nor Lila really have a strong enough reason to compete. They're just competing to ... do something.
But then again, I did enjoy this book very much. I especially liked Kell and Alucard's dynamic. Kell doesn't seem to get along very well with anyone, really. Loving that for him.

I also enjoy Holland MUCH MORE as the villain ruler of White London than the Dane twins. I hated them, to be quite honest. Haha. They felt a bit too cliché evil™. Holland is more realistic, I think. He wants to restore his home to its former glory (and more), but has some questionable methods. I dunno, he's kinda like Hitler, but with less genocide and more sexy, if that's okay? I think we can agree that less genocide is a good thing.

To be honest, I can't remember all the warnings to put here.

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headinthepages's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0


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guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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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emablackburnreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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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imds's review against another edition

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

3.75


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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5


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theslowreadernumber5's review against another edition

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

4.0


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escapismforlife's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book. THIS BOOK.

 Can you hear me almost falling to grab the third off my shelf?

I haven't  felt like this since reading the Legend trilogy Marie Lu back in high school. Or even finishing  Ember in The Ashes Series just last year. I've got through  this series quicker than both. It's taken me a month. And I am eager to see what happens. Though I think its  already  been  told shown to me in this. <spoiler >Something  to do with a dark Lila shown to her. By a dark mirror in a illegal market.  


Anyways, I'm wrecked because  of the ending. Delilah Bard is the true antihero/thief/magician of London. And the fact she's  the strong one in the kind of relationship with Kell is the best thing ever. I love seeing an average woman  do extraordinary  and dangerous  things. And I'm ready to see things take a left turn for once.

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reddeddy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i am just *inhales*……Delilah Bard…..you are insane….but you’re also a fucking badass…..i had some issues with this book through the middle and towards the end, but that ending….i’m kinda shook…..that final line gave me literal chills.

overall a solid sequel, and im so looking forward to the last one, especially after that cliffhanger…i mainly had issues with some of the character development, especially Lila, because i feel like she doesn’t get the same kind of nuance as Kell or even Rhy, especially with everything going on, it feels like she doesn’t ever get the same emotional depth the others do, but hopefully in the next book she will!

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