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The Archived
by V.E. Schwab
I think Victoria Schwab is a female version of Neil Gaiman for me - everyone seems to love them but I just don't know. I mean, I loved A Darker Shade of Magic but then... I didn't really like Vicious (yeah, I know, call me rebel!). So I was afraid to read The Archived. On the other hand I was kind of curious to see how she can deal with YA. And I wasn't disappointed.
The idea of the Archive where "the Histories" of people who had died are stored is quite unique and enjoyable I feel. First few chapters I had problem imagining how the Archived and the Narrows looked like but then I got into the story and it all started to make sense.
The Archived is fast paced, interesting and seriously action-packed! There are basically no calm passages and I like it a lot! You learn everything in action! The other thing I enjoyed very much was the mystery element. I tried to figure out what is happening and I feel I was quite succesfull - some thing were kind of clear and I guessed them pretty early but some I didn't guess at all and was quite shocked - it was a nice blend - I didn't feel stupid not knowing what's going on and still was surprised.
The idea of the Archive where "the Histories" of people who had died are stored is quite unique and enjoyable I feel. First few chapters I had problem imagining how the Archived and the Narrows looked like but then I got into the story and it all started to make sense.
The Archived is fast paced, interesting and seriously action-packed! There are basically no calm passages and I like it a lot! You learn everything in action! The other thing I enjoyed very much was the mystery element. I tried to figure out what is happening and I feel I was quite succesfull - some thing were kind of clear and I guessed them pretty early but some I didn't guess at all and was quite shocked - it was a nice blend - I didn't feel stupid not knowing what's going on and still was surprised.