A review by joywilcox
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I was not sure what to expect when I started reading this book but I think that this author is going to be one of my new favorites. This is the second book of hers that I have read and I really like her character development. There's a lot of building there. Some places have World building but she has character building and it really sets the tone for what to expect or see in the rest of the book. There were some really funny parts in this book, if you enjoy that dark satire. I feel like this book could have been a standalone but at the same time I'm interested to see what the second book holds. I'm not really a person who does a series or a duology I like the single books, but this has me interested. I decided to dig into this one before I tried to read a Conjuring of magic and I think that it's a good Prelude to a certain style of writing that this author has. I highly recommend reading this book if you are a person who likes escapism, and a little bit of that big picture out of the box type of thinking.