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Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

17 reviews

kt2e56's review against another edition

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

5.0

Vengeful is to Vicious what Part II was to the first Godfather. Just so phenomenal from start to finish. It brought back characters we were already glued to in the first book but also gave us some brand new ones that actually wind up stealing the show a bit, including Marcella Morgan who is a “Good for Her” baddie for the ages. This was a satisfying conclusion to Victor and Eli’s story but honestly, Schwab is so talented that I’d absolutely read more about this world and these characters if she were to bring them out again to play some more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Infidelity, and Drug use

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

nyssbomb's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Suicide

eve_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Overall Thoughts:
 
 ⁕ So much of Vicious focused on Victor's perspective, whereas Vengeful gives more focus to the origin stories of Eli and other characters. The addition of these details strengthened my understanding of character development and choices in the series overall.

⁕ I am SO HERE for the female super villian. I love the exploration of power and greed through her eyes. I love her glaring faults and ugly hopes. She is definitely one of my new favorite characters. 

⁕ I complained in my review of Vicious that the book was not as violent or gory as people claimed. This book definitely rectifies that. The stakes are RAISED.

 ⁕ Somehow, V.E. Schwab manages to write about violence and gore like poetry. Her style never ceases to amaze me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault

the_lovely_mrs_p's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

The sequel to Vicious, this book continues to set the reader right into the lives of our "heroes" five years after we left them. We are also introduced to Marcella, the worlds most bad-a woman. The book floats through time and perspective, drifting through the past five years and 8 characters to build the story. (There is also a small time travel to Eli's childhood that, while not absolutely necessary to the plot line, is so good). The continued theme of there are no true heroes in this story, we meet our first possibly true villain, someone that even Eli and Victor can come together to stand against. You will fall deeper in love with complicated characters and you will want to read faster the further you get in, but I encourage you to slow down and savor every word. The book really is beautifully written in its chaos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

theroach's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Religious bigotry and Sexual assault