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A review by immabehazzie
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
4.0
I enjoyed this book so much more than I thought I would. It was like Alice in Wonderland meets Starling House if it was all written by Neil Gaiman.
‘Gallant’ wastes no time in letting you know that this is a gothic fantasy. I found the way that the exposition was given to be unique and a rich way to add to the story. I didn’t know what I was getting into with this book, all I knew was that I adore V.E Schwab’s writing and trusted that this story would be good and it was. It wasn’t the most unique because as I said ‘Gallant’ is very much Alice in Wonderland by C.S Lewis meets Starling House by Alix E. Harrow and the writing itself reminded me of Neil Gaiman. The writing was rich and even if there weren’t random drawings in the book it was very easy to picture what was happening as it was happening7
I found Olivia to be an intriguing character. She’s fourteen and throughout all of the events that she goes through in the book, her frustration at not knowing where she comes from and her ache for a family is palpable and she handles it in, what I think, is a realistic way. Without spoiling the story, at its core ‘Gallant’ is about finding your people and learning what family means to you.
The twists and turns left my jaw dropping. My favorite type of plot twists are when it’s surprising but when you think back all of the clues were there the entire time.
Between the characters, the plot, and the way that it’s written, it’s hard to put this book down once you get into it. Admittedly I did feel like the ending was a tad bit rushed but other than that I enjoyed this book very much and V.E Schwab has yet to let me down.
‘Gallant’ wastes no time in letting you know that this is a gothic fantasy. I found the way that the exposition was given to be unique and a rich way to add to the story. I didn’t know what I was getting into with this book, all I knew was that I adore V.E Schwab’s writing and trusted that this story would be good and it was. It wasn’t the most unique because as I said ‘Gallant’ is very much Alice in Wonderland by C.S Lewis meets Starling House by Alix E. Harrow and the writing itself reminded me of Neil Gaiman. The writing was rich and even if there weren’t random drawings in the book it was very easy to picture what was happening as it was happening7
I found Olivia to be an intriguing character. She’s fourteen and throughout all of the events that she goes through in the book, her frustration at not knowing where she comes from and her ache for a family is palpable and she handles it in, what I think, is a realistic way. Without spoiling the story, at its core ‘Gallant’ is about finding your people and learning what family means to you.
The twists and turns left my jaw dropping. My favorite type of plot twists are when it’s surprising but when you think back all of the clues were there the entire time.
Between the characters, the plot, and the way that it’s written, it’s hard to put this book down once you get into it. Admittedly I did feel like the ending was a tad bit rushed but other than that I enjoyed this book very much and V.E Schwab has yet to let me down.