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darkty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, and Murder
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- 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
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab is book 2 in the Villains duology. I loved this book just as much as the first one! Everyone is so delightfully awful, evil, and morally gray.
This book doesn't focus as much on Victor Vale's pov, but we do still get to see what he's up to, but we get a lot of other pov chapters from some of the other characters, including some randos every now and then. Mostly we get POVs from Victor, Eli, Stell, Sydney, June, and Marcella.
Since last book, Stell has created an organization called EON, ExtraOrdinary Neutralization, designed to hunt and contain EOs. Which brings us to the new EO introduced in this book, Marcella, a wife of a mob boss who has the ability to Ruin anything (metals rusts, wood decays, people shrivel into dust, etc.). She is deliciously wicked, gives no shits, and will not hide. Marcella wants power, and even though she is scary and a little bit (a lot a bit) of a sociopath, you can almost understand where she is coming from as a woman who has been only seen as a beautiful object with no say in anything.
We get a lot more of Eli's backstory in this one, and it becomes quite clear that even before his forced near death experience, he was a psychopath. We also get more Sydney chapters this book, so we see how her ability has affected her in terms of aging (or lack of aging). This book kept me wanting more, and was difficult to put down. I flew through the end, because it was so fast paced.
I loved these books! This definitely satisfies my TBR card prompt for Antagonist: a book your favorite villain would read. Since Victor is my favorite villain right now, I'd have to say he'd enjoy reading this, especially about Eli. I may have to look into borrowing the EO graphic novels now, since I'm not ready to let this world go.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
kt2e56's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
epsyphus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault
thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death
nyssbomb's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
meg_elyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
theroach's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual assault and Religious bigotry
quil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content