Reviews

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

enerinaz's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
I have a weird feeling with this book, I liked the characters, I liked the world building, I liked the pace and I can't wait to read the second book but somehow I can't give it more that 3.5 stars... maybe it is because I believe the spanish translation was horrendous

shvf's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars just because I know the other books are going to be 100x more amazing.

literarygaby's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

paigejs09's review against another edition

3.5

A pretty good fantasy story. I liked the idea of parallel Londons connected by magic. Lila wasn’t my favourite, but overall it was a decent read. 

alexandrabrooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mlynn2004's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

iuliia_yuyu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

"He threw her a silver and said for your loss"  "you'll have to go through me, please go through me" are the sentences that killed me. This book is dark, adventurous, very slow at the beginning and a bit depressing, but the ending was worth it. I hope the other two books will be a bit more upbeat since he now has Lila...

michelleleao10's review against another edition

5.0

This was a fun quick read. I appreciated the pace of world building while the story developed! The characters captured my attention and before I was even halfway through I requested the sequel!

ultreaux's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

faroreness's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0