A review by annierose
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As usual, V.E. Schwab gets me with the premise of her stories. Vicious sounded really good and like something I really wanted to get into: morally grey characters, 'superpowers', and former friends turned enemies — I was intrigued, I like angst, okay? But then the book seemed to be missing ... something. I did enjoy it and I found it interesting enough to keep reading, obviously. But somehow the story felt too short, too snappy, and I'm left feeling like there should've been a little more story in there, like it's a good book, but it could've been great if it had more meat. 
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