Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - A Darker Shade of Magic

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A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

194 reviews

liliuma's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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inkfingers's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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

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creepypiespice's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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storm_65's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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maryjames's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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danajoy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lunep's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of my favorite books of all time. I'm obsessed with Kell and Lila and it truly makes me sad the little ammount of fanfiction there's on their ao3 tag.
I didn't remember the book takes place in like,, 2 days, nor that the plot kind of sneaks up on you...in the way that you think nothing's happening until like the 50% mark, but it is, it's just that it's not all the action what is happening, but all the pieces getting to where they need to be for the action to happen.
This book might have flaws but I guess I'm blind babeyy, I adore it.

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readinglikesappho's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

I really liked this book, the world & magic systems were right up my alley and the aesthetic is everything I've ever wanted.
It took me a while to get through it but it was no fault of the book itself and rather my own reluctance to finish it in case it didn't live up to its hype.
Other than Lila being very "I'm not like other girls" at certain points (as well as her discrediting Kell's feelings about his home life simply because he didn't grow up poor) I liked all the characters and could very clearly see each one's personalities and motives. I don't even hate Lila at all, I think she's strong, independent and fearsome and if she gets over her "I'm not like other girls" thing as the series goes on she could become a fave character of mine.
I'm excited to continue on with the series and hopefully read more of Schwab's work in the future.

tw// blood, blood magic, depictions of dead bodies, murder, body horror, more blood (there is a lot of it), violence, sexual assault, mentions of attempted sexual assault of a minor

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