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A review by mercey
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
4.0
Back at it again with the wickedly witty, flawlessly fast-paced, and viciously villainous excellence that is V.E. Schwab’s ‘Villains’ series. I loved ‘Vicious’ and ‘Vengeful’ brought everything I was excited for and more.
First off, the ✨WOMEN✨ in ‘Vengeful.’ Pwhoa. Everybody go home, Schwab is the only person I will trust to write a femme fatale ever again. I was obsessed with Serena in book one and now we get Marcella and June in book two and they’re SO COOL. Sydney is still my favourite character and I love seeing her get darker as she grows up. Girl is Victor Vale’s surrogate child through and through. I was expecting to see a little more interaction between Victor and Eli, but I suppose this book was intended to focus more on their vengeance simmering away following the boiling point of ‘Vicious’’s ending.
Onto more technical stuff. Non-linear stories aren’t for everyone and can get confusing at times, but I personally can’t get enough of all the puzzles in ‘Villains.’ Schwab, once again, adorns every facet of ‘Vengeful’ with mystery, and crafts the answers so cleverly so that you HAVE to keep turning the pages. I love the divergence from the stock-standard “hero’s journey” and the way these books operate in the grey area of morality. There are no “goodies” or “baddies;” no simplicity, and I think that’s what makes ‘Villains’ stand out.
Give these books a go if you’re a superhero buff, like found-family tropes, and don’t mind your values being thrown into question by loveable characters who could easily kill you. (Warning: self-harm, mentions of suicide, murder, violence, death).
Madi
First off, the ✨WOMEN✨ in ‘Vengeful.’ Pwhoa. Everybody go home, Schwab is the only person I will trust to write a femme fatale ever again. I was obsessed with Serena in book one and now we get Marcella and June in book two and they’re SO COOL. Sydney is still my favourite character and I love seeing her get darker as she grows up. Girl is Victor Vale’s surrogate child through and through. I was expecting to see a little more interaction between Victor and Eli, but I suppose this book was intended to focus more on their vengeance simmering away following the boiling point of ‘Vicious’’s ending.
Onto more technical stuff. Non-linear stories aren’t for everyone and can get confusing at times, but I personally can’t get enough of all the puzzles in ‘Villains.’ Schwab, once again, adorns every facet of ‘Vengeful’ with mystery, and crafts the answers so cleverly so that you HAVE to keep turning the pages. I love the divergence from the stock-standard “hero’s journey” and the way these books operate in the grey area of morality. There are no “goodies” or “baddies;” no simplicity, and I think that’s what makes ‘Villains’ stand out.
Give these books a go if you’re a superhero buff, like found-family tropes, and don’t mind your values being thrown into question by loveable characters who could easily kill you. (Warning: self-harm, mentions of suicide, murder, violence, death).
Madi