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The Archived
by V.E. Schwab
It's been a while since I've read a book that I could actually confidently say is a 5 out of 5 star in rating. Not including some graphic novels and rereads, so far I have a read about only 1 book this year in the YA genre that I consider a 5 star, that book is "Six of Crows" of course. But this book right here definitely deserved this 5 star rating.
This is the first book by Victorie/V.E. Schwab that I have read. I wanted to start with something that isn't to hyped right now because I always try to avoid hyped books, and wait till the excitement dies down in order to read and fully enjoy. Because let's face it, hype can DEFINITELY change an opinion on a book. "The Archived" I feel was a book not many are particularly talking about right now so I decided that this would be the first Schwab book I would read.
Let me tell you..... this book blew me away.
The story had be hooked and turning pages into the late night/early morning from the beginning to the end. It had so many twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, and it was so dark and creepy but in such a subtle and tasteful way. This is rare especially for YA now-a-days. The suspense was amazing in this book. The author utilized their talents to the fullest here with keeping the suspense up. So much so that I had no clue on what characters to trust and which to not trust. Even the small hit of romance, ever present in YA, was done so well and was executed so perfectly that I honestly had no problems with it, which is so rare for any genre these days. PLUS I was actually rooting for a couple which I honestly NEVER do. Schwab made me love all the characters she created in this novel, even the ones I hated were so well written that I loved them.
Mackenzie as a main character was incredible. Schwab definitely succeeded in writing a strong character that still was real, and showed flaws and was vulnerable. Mackenzie was raw and she was written so real, and honestly everything I didn't know I actually needed in my life. Plus Wesley was honestly.....just.... my actual favorite??? Which is surprising coming from me because I usually scrutinize YA love interest, but Wesley is so important and my actual son.
In addition the prose is amazingly stunning, and had such a captivating mixture of action and horror that I just honestly couldn't put it down.
This book is a great example of an amazingly developed and well written YA novel. I'm excited to read "The Unbound" which I'm going to start right away, and I'm excited to read more books by Victoria/V.E. Schwab in the near future. Schwab is definitely now added to my list of favorite authors, and i'm excited to see were she brings her talents further.
This is the first book by Victorie/V.E. Schwab that I have read. I wanted to start with something that isn't to hyped right now because I always try to avoid hyped books, and wait till the excitement dies down in order to read and fully enjoy. Because let's face it, hype can DEFINITELY change an opinion on a book. "The Archived" I feel was a book not many are particularly talking about right now so I decided that this would be the first Schwab book I would read.
Let me tell you..... this book blew me away.
The story had be hooked and turning pages into the late night/early morning from the beginning to the end. It had so many twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, and it was so dark and creepy but in such a subtle and tasteful way. This is rare especially for YA now-a-days. The suspense was amazing in this book. The author utilized their talents to the fullest here with keeping the suspense up. So much so that I had no clue on what characters to trust and which to not trust. Even the small hit of romance, ever present in YA, was done so well and was executed so perfectly that I honestly had no problems with it, which is so rare for any genre these days. PLUS I was actually rooting for a couple which I honestly NEVER do. Schwab made me love all the characters she created in this novel, even the ones I hated were so well written that I loved them.
Mackenzie as a main character was incredible. Schwab definitely succeeded in writing a strong character that still was real, and showed flaws and was vulnerable. Mackenzie was raw and she was written so real, and honestly everything I didn't know I actually needed in my life. Plus Wesley was honestly.....just.... my actual favorite??? Which is surprising coming from me because I usually scrutinize YA love interest, but Wesley is so important and my actual son.
In addition the prose is amazingly stunning, and had such a captivating mixture of action and horror that I just honestly couldn't put it down.
This book is a great example of an amazingly developed and well written YA novel. I'm excited to read "The Unbound" which I'm going to start right away, and I'm excited to read more books by Victoria/V.E. Schwab in the near future. Schwab is definitely now added to my list of favorite authors, and i'm excited to see were she brings her talents further.