A review by clearskyzs
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

4.0

It was pretty good but it mostly felt like a lot of filler up until the last few chapters. A lot of it was very predictable like Lila and Kell having to fight in the tournament and Kell getting arrested. Also I don’t really like how they just dropped that Alucard and Rhy are basically cousins and they are messing around with each other :/ hope something explains all that in the next book. Also Lila’s inner dialogue is actually insufferable and if I have to read “I’m one of a kind” or “I am Delilah Bard” I might smash my head in. Overall I don’t really like Lila as a character. Her refusal to take anyone’s advice even when they are giving out of concern for her life is so infuriating and then she had the audacity to be shocked when something bad does happen. Ojka and Hollands chapters were really boring honestly. But it was still an enjoyable book and definitely not the worst book I’ve ever read