A review by jenche
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

the way the narrative focus shifts between different story arcs and timelines really did not work for me and made the story feel fragmented—for the first 3/4 or so you just lose track of main characters for a hundred pages at a time until they all come together at the end. and i think bc of this there’s a lot of character/relationship development that gets lost (i.e. sydney and june, june’s backstory and her list of names, why jonathan stays with marcella, what marcella is actually like…doing…in the mob). i liked sydney’s journey of exploring her powers

and ultimately deciding not to bring serena back

, more of that!!