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A review by aldoregan
Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab
5.0
second read: aug. 8, 2019
im a literal clown for thinking this book wouldnt hurt me as much as it did the first time around. at some point, i actually had to put down the book to get my shit together bc i couldnt stop sobbing. every line and paragraph in the elegy made me fucking cry like a baby. P A I N LIT RALLY PAIN. i hate this So Much im still crying bye
first read: nov. 23, 2017
“I know it hurts,” she said. “So make it worth the pain.”
I take back what I said. You can go wrong with a VE SCHWAB book. But not in the way that you’re thinking.
Why did I even think that this book wouldn’t hurt? Wouldn’t leave me in a crumpled state? Why did I even think that after reading this book, I’ll immediately be on the road to recovery? I’m stuck on a fucking detour. This is like The Hero of Ages all over again, but SADDER.
“Mourning was its own kind of music— the sound of so many hearts, of so many breaths, of so many standing together.”
Before I lose my shit, let me just talk about how beautiful this book is.
This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet are completely different from each other. It’s astonishing to know that they’re even in the same duology. It’s like flipping the coin and seeing an utterly different side to it. ODD is darker, more brutal, and more gruesome— both in the storyline aspect and the emotional toll that it takes on the readers. IT IS SO GOOD! I don’t even know how to start. There’s just too much to say. There were a lot of things that happened and it was fast-paced. There’s a creepier vibe to the book compared to TSS. The storyline was so gripping, I couldn’t stop reading. And when I did have to stop reading, I constantly thought about it. (I couldn’t concentrate in my classes because I kept thinking about going home and reading ODD). The writing was so good, and so engrossing. The characters, THE CHARACTERS, they were phenomenal!!!!! I just love each of their developments so much! And the fact that Victoria managed to do this in just a span of two books is amazing! Characterization was incredible in this book and it was everything I never knew I needed. I do understand that the story completely focuses on our two main characters, that’s why it was a bit difficult to feel attached to the other characters. But the development of August and Kate’s characters is something that I really really appreciate. It’s one of the best character developments that I’ve ever read about.
This was such a perfect conclusion to August and Kate’s story (eventhough it ended that way). But I do hope that Victoria is going to create a spin-off series or even just a book set in this world because I know there’s a lot more to it. We only got to see Verity and a little bit of Prosperity and the Wastes. That’s only the tip of the iceberg so I hope we’ll get to dive in deeper to some more.
That ending hurt, A LOT, but I can’t see it going any other way. Somehow, I knew it was going to happen one way or another. But that doesn’t make it any less sadder :(
“I didn't stop fighting," he said, the words so low he worried Kate wouldn't hear them, but she did. "I just got tired of losing. It's easier this way."
"Of course it's easier," said Kate. "that doesn't mean it's right.”
Now let me lose my shit.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!
He didn’t want it— didn’t want anything except to give it back, to hold her together the way she’d held him. But he couldn’t. He didn’t know how. He closed his eyes as the light of Kate’s soul flowed through him, strong and bright.
“I don’t know,” he whispered. “I don’t know if the souls stay with me. But I hope they do.”
There was no answer.
August opened his eyes. “Kate?”
But the room was dark and quiet, and she was gone.
— i’m crying as i’m typing this...
What the fuck. What the fuck. *nonstop sobbing*
After some time —> What a beautiful and perfect death scene. That’s such a weird thing to say but when it comes to main character deaths, sometimes it’s too messy or confusing, sometimes it doesn’t make sense, or sometimes it doesn’t give justice to what the character has done. My point is main character deaths can be shown or written poorly, but this one wasn’t.
This is the saddest book I’ve read this year, next to The Hero of Ages (but ODD is definitely sadder). Kate’s death killed me and I honestly don’t know how I’ll be able to move on. Every (sad) song that I’d listen to would remind me of August and Kate even though the lyrics don’t have any correlation to their story. I still get teary-eyed whenever I think about THAT scene. Send help, mates!!!!
I’m actually more scared to read A Conjuring of Light now that I know that Victoria is willing to end a story like that ajsdmsjdjsjsjss.
Our Dark Duet is such an impressive finale to a two-book series. It was so sad but it also left me with a sense of hope. The Monsters of Verity duology has definitely made it’s way easily to my top favorites list. I’m still crying, btw.
“I’m willing to walk in darkness if it keeps humans in the light.”
11/23/2017
WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR AMSJAJSJSJSNSNSNNS
im a literal clown for thinking this book wouldnt hurt me as much as it did the first time around. at some point, i actually had to put down the book to get my shit together bc i couldnt stop sobbing. every line and paragraph in the elegy made me fucking cry like a baby. P A I N LIT RALLY PAIN. i hate this So Much im still crying bye
first read: nov. 23, 2017
“I know it hurts,” she said. “So make it worth the pain.”
I take back what I said. You can go wrong with a VE SCHWAB book. But not in the way that you’re thinking.
Why did I even think that this book wouldn’t hurt? Wouldn’t leave me in a crumpled state? Why did I even think that after reading this book, I’ll immediately be on the road to recovery? I’m stuck on a fucking detour. This is like The Hero of Ages all over again, but SADDER.
“Mourning was its own kind of music— the sound of so many hearts, of so many breaths, of so many standing together.”
Before I lose my shit, let me just talk about how beautiful this book is.
This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet are completely different from each other. It’s astonishing to know that they’re even in the same duology. It’s like flipping the coin and seeing an utterly different side to it. ODD is darker, more brutal, and more gruesome— both in the storyline aspect and the emotional toll that it takes on the readers. IT IS SO GOOD! I don’t even know how to start. There’s just too much to say. There were a lot of things that happened and it was fast-paced. There’s a creepier vibe to the book compared to TSS. The storyline was so gripping, I couldn’t stop reading. And when I did have to stop reading, I constantly thought about it. (I couldn’t concentrate in my classes because I kept thinking about going home and reading ODD). The writing was so good, and so engrossing. The characters, THE CHARACTERS, they were phenomenal!!!!! I just love each of their developments so much! And the fact that Victoria managed to do this in just a span of two books is amazing! Characterization was incredible in this book and it was everything I never knew I needed. I do understand that the story completely focuses on our two main characters, that’s why it was a bit difficult to feel attached to the other characters. But the development of August and Kate’s characters is something that I really really appreciate. It’s one of the best character developments that I’ve ever read about.
This was such a perfect conclusion to August and Kate’s story (eventhough it ended that way). But I do hope that Victoria is going to create a spin-off series or even just a book set in this world because I know there’s a lot more to it. We only got to see Verity and a little bit of Prosperity and the Wastes. That’s only the tip of the iceberg so I hope we’ll get to dive in deeper to some more.
That ending hurt, A LOT, but I can’t see it going any other way. Somehow, I knew it was going to happen one way or another. But that doesn’t make it any less sadder :(
“I didn't stop fighting," he said, the words so low he worried Kate wouldn't hear them, but she did. "I just got tired of losing. It's easier this way."
"Of course it's easier," said Kate. "that doesn't mean it's right.”
Now let me lose my shit.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!
He didn’t want it— didn’t want anything except to give it back, to hold her together the way she’d held him. But he couldn’t. He didn’t know how. He closed his eyes as the light of Kate’s soul flowed through him, strong and bright.
“I don’t know,” he whispered. “I don’t know if the souls stay with me. But I hope they do.”
There was no answer.
August opened his eyes. “Kate?”
But the room was dark and quiet, and she was gone.
— i’m crying as i’m typing this...
What the fuck. What the fuck. *nonstop sobbing*
After some time —> What a beautiful and perfect death scene. That’s such a weird thing to say but when it comes to main character deaths, sometimes it’s too messy or confusing, sometimes it doesn’t make sense, or sometimes it doesn’t give justice to what the character has done. My point is main character deaths can be shown or written poorly, but this one wasn’t.
This is the saddest book I’ve read this year, next to The Hero of Ages (but ODD is definitely sadder). Kate’s death killed me and I honestly don’t know how I’ll be able to move on. Every (sad) song that I’d listen to would remind me of August and Kate even though the lyrics don’t have any correlation to their story. I still get teary-eyed whenever I think about THAT scene. Send help, mates!!!!
I’m actually more scared to read A Conjuring of Light now that I know that Victoria is willing to end a story like that ajsdmsjdjsjsjss.
Our Dark Duet is such an impressive finale to a two-book series. It was so sad but it also left me with a sense of hope. The Monsters of Verity duology has definitely made it’s way easily to my top favorites list. I’m still crying, btw.
“I’m willing to walk in darkness if it keeps humans in the light.”
11/23/2017
WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR AMSJAJSJSJSNSNSNNS