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

adventurous lighthearted

2.5

I just felt like the stakes were so low during this book with the focus on the games (aside from what was going on in White London). I think I needed a better reason for the characters to want to participate and to focus so much on it, so I didn't feel as hooked as the prior book. In addition to that, there is this general setting in a non-mechanized world, and then modern phrases like "suck it up, brother" felt out of place.

However, I still like the characters and the world that has been created, so I'll stick with the series and see how the next one turned out.