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A review by alexiab
Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
while I wasn't as excited about this book as I was with the first, I still loved August and Kate, and seeing how their characters grew after the events of book 1 was really interesting.
I expected more of August's personal journey to be about his shifting into his monster side and less about accepting the whole soul eating thing, but I suppose those somewhat go hand in hand. I also expected more "people who are sinners aren't necessarily evil" thing to be more of a prominent part of August's story, but whateva.
I'm also knocking off an entire star because I am just... so completely angry that Kate and Ilsa died. It didn't feel like character deaths that were inevitable, or that it was a peace that Kate or Ilsa would have wanted. I've seen Schwab do character deaths that, while devastating, make sense for the character's journey, but this felt like an abrupt stop to everything that Kate had been working for, and an abrupt cut off of everything Ilsa had endured. Overall just REALLY unsatisfying.
the more I think about this book the more irritated I am. I mean damn it's called Our Dark Duet WHERE'S THE DUET?! WHERE'S MY AUGUST AND KATE CONTENT.
I expected more of August's personal journey to be about his shifting into his monster side and less about accepting the whole soul eating thing, but I suppose those somewhat go hand in hand. I also expected more "people who are sinners aren't necessarily evil" thing to be more of a prominent part of August's story, but whateva.
I'm also knocking off an entire star because I am just... so completely angry that Kate and Ilsa died. It didn't feel like character deaths that were inevitable, or that it was a peace that Kate or Ilsa would have wanted. I've seen Schwab do character deaths that, while devastating, make sense for the character's journey, but this felt like an abrupt stop to everything that Kate had been working for, and an abrupt cut off of everything Ilsa had endured. Overall just REALLY unsatisfying.
the more I think about this book the more irritated I am. I mean damn it's called Our Dark Duet WHERE'S THE DUET?! WHERE'S MY AUGUST AND KATE CONTENT.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Death