A review by megansmith
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is a totally different turn from the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, but I do enjoy how Schwab’s strengths as a writer (great story building, good twists, an interesting plot) carry over in this different style. This read a the golden era MCU movie - fast-paced, enticing - with the gore and rawness of the Boys, or Birds of Prey. I really enjoyed it overall, and Ill definitely be reading the next. My only main complaint might be some of the goriest bits early on with Victor and Eli. I had a hard time reading it, which maybe just means it was particularly well done, but even if I stuck to the page to read what was happening, I had a few moments it was hard to follow the physics of the exact sequence. That extreme of horror is maybe just not for me? But either way will still be reading #2 lol