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A review by aschers
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
3.5
This is my review for both Vicious and Vengeful:
This series started out as such an intriguing story of academic exploration gone too far. Victor and Eli were cold, ambitious men with a fervour for success and righteousness to rival many. They were perfectly staged to become rivals, even before the introduction of such power to their dynamics. This series was the definition of morally grey, though I do think by the end both Victor and Eli are leaning more on the side of villains. Neither Victor nor Eli were very loveable on their own, though a soft spot for Victor was formed through his attachments to Sydney, a young girl with an uncanny power. The first book was fabulous in its plot and execution. The second book starts out by adding a new perspective, Marcella. I loved the powerful energy of Marcella and her female rage. While she likely took it a bit far, I appreciated her characters ability to highlight the overlooking of women in stories of heroes, villains and power. The second book was a bit slower than the first and I would have loved to have had more time with our female characters perspectives. The turning of the tables in the second book was well done and the ending was very satisfying. I think the overall narrative of what power can do to people was well done. Overall a thrilling heroes versus villains story with all the morally grey parts to match.
This series started out as such an intriguing story of academic exploration gone too far. Victor and Eli were cold, ambitious men with a fervour for success and righteousness to rival many. They were perfectly staged to become rivals, even before the introduction of such power to their dynamics. This series was the definition of morally grey, though I do think by the end both Victor and Eli are leaning more on the side of villains. Neither Victor nor Eli were very loveable on their own, though a soft spot for Victor was formed through his attachments to Sydney, a young girl with an uncanny power. The first book was fabulous in its plot and execution. The second book starts out by adding a new perspective, Marcella. I loved the powerful energy of Marcella and her female rage. While she likely took it a bit far, I appreciated her characters ability to highlight the overlooking of women in stories of heroes, villains and power. The second book was a bit slower than the first and I would have loved to have had more time with our female characters perspectives. The turning of the tables in the second book was well done and the ending was very satisfying. I think the overall narrative of what power can do to people was well done. Overall a thrilling heroes versus villains story with all the morally grey parts to match.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Murder