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Shades of Shadows

V.E. Schwab

4.21 AVERAGE

adventurous funny mysterious 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
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I actually enjoyed this book a bit more than the first. It took me a long time to finish it because I was too deep in Expanse lol. I love Lila, usually characters like her who are stubborn and hot headed are not my favorite but Lila is someone I want to rally behind. Loved the addition of Allucard in this, my bisexual pirate i love you king.
The only thing meh for me was the plot, a lot of the main story revolved around the tournament which didnt really connect with the main story. The interesting stuff was in White London  but that also felt like a setup for the final book. I feel like Schwab went in thinking it was going in one direction but then lost her way through the middle.
adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good not great. I’ll finish the series.

3.5⭐
Legend è un seguito che soffre della sindrome del libro di mezzo: una prima parte molto lenta con un trama quasi inesistente e poco originale, tutto in preparazione del terzo e ultimo libro. Di contro, i personaggi vengono approfonditi maggiormente, grazie anche a nuovi punti di vista, e il worldbuilding viene ampliato, senza risultare eccessivo. Resta come sempre ottima la scrittura della Schwab, che alleggerisce spesso la lettura.
Recensione completa✨
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
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I LOVED learning more about Lila and reading about her escapades, but I feel like Kell was just extra moody in this book. And while I was reading the book it didn’t feel boring exactly, but it wasn’t exactly a page-turner. After I finished I realized that not much really happened and the stuff that did happened in the last 100 pages or so.