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acrea17's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
emohell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Drug use
Minor: Domestic abuse and Misogyny
lilymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal death
spearly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Every action had been his own design, every step his own making.
If there was a way out of this, he would find it.
If there wasn’t, he would make one himself.
Vengeful follows our ragtag trio - Victor, Mitch, and Sydney (and Dol) - in the events following Victor's temporary death in Vicious. Sydney brought him back, and now he's... not quote whole. His episodes are getting worse, his deaths are getting longer, and he needs to find a way to stop it.
Meanwhile, Eli Ever is in a heavily guarded cell at the newly minted EON (ExtraOrdinary Observation and Neutralization) facility.
And there's a new Villain in Merit.
This was a really fun read! I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed Vicious, which is saying something! The new characters were exciting, evil, powerful, and some real adversaries for our anti-heroes.
I've struggled with something about this series, and I think I just have to come around and accept it. I've never loved a character as much as I've hated them, but that's Victor. He's evil, man. Like, I'll murder you when you can't give me what I want, evil. But he's also so damn likeable sometimes. The way he is with Sydney and Mitch, the way he truly seems to care about their wellbeing, about keeping them safe... *chef's kiss*. Sure, they're safety comes at the expense of some perfectly innocent lives but... no-one perfect.
In book one I struggled with the blatant hypocrisy. Eli is some self-proclaimed messiah, murdering all the other EOs because they go against God's plan. Victor has a long-awaited vendetta against Eli, made worse by Eli's self-righteousness. The two come to a head, and out favourite villain is raised form the dead.
And then here, we have... Victor doing the exact same thing, albeit for different reasons. And it's suddenly okay because he's not
I think I will just have to be okay with the hypocrisy. In fact, that's the point. There are no good men in this game (okay, except for Mitch, though I'm sure he has blood on his hands, too). Honestly, Sydney might by the only good-to-her-core character. But what did I expect, reading a series called Villains?
Overall, an excellent duology. In fact, I could even go for a third book, if V.E. Schwab were so inclined. What happens to June? The formula? Victor and Mitch and Sydney?
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
ksbrennan's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Torture, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Animal death, Violence, and Stalking
davyjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Stalking
junefish'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Torture
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
dari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Violence, and Child abuse
kitausu's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug abuse