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Vengeful
(Villains #2)
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Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.
But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collec ...more
But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collec ...more
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Me, having absolutely no concept of liking things in moderation: I LOVE THIS BOOK WITH THE FIRE OF A THOUSAND SUNS.
I first read Vicious a couple years ago, and I completely inhaled it. I read it again last year and afterward, it stayed inside my heart, setting me alight from within like a candle flame. I was beyond excited for this sequel and I think my situation now is rather an object lesson in being careful what you wished for because that ending still presses hard into my ribs, making me fee ...more
I first read Vicious a couple years ago, and I completely inhaled it. I read it again last year and afterward, it stayed inside my heart, setting me alight from within like a candle flame. I was beyond excited for this sequel and I think my situation now is rather an object lesson in being careful what you wished for because that ending still presses hard into my ribs, making me fee ...more
His eyes met Victor’s, and for a second neither man moved.
Run, thought Victor, and he could see the response in Eli’s coiled frame.
Chase me.
Oh, how I loved this book! I've waited five long years for the sequel to Vicious and I was starting to think it would never happen... but Vengeful was so so good. Definitely worth the wait.
This duology (series??) is called "Villains" and yet the characters are so much more interesting than that. While I've enjoyed a number of Schwab's books, I feel like her ...more
One day I will be finished writing/rewriting this book.
ETA: HAH. I DEFEATED YOU, BOOK MONSTER.
ETA: Holy shit, VENGEFUL is up for a Goodreads Choice Award!! If you follow me at all online, you know what this book took from me in terms of blood, sweat, tears, and sanity, and how proud I am of the finished product. I'd be honored to have your vote! ...more
ETA: HAH. I DEFEATED YOU, BOOK MONSTER.
ETA: Holy shit, VENGEFUL is up for a Goodreads Choice Award!! If you follow me at all online, you know what this book took from me in terms of blood, sweat, tears, and sanity, and how proud I am of the finished product. I'd be honored to have your vote! ...more
I could not put this book down!!
Probably my favorite book by V E Schwab. Loved the story, loved the superpowers, loved the strong messed up female characters, loved that the story was told backward, loved the flashbacks.
Book 2 was even better than the first one. Can't recommend this enough!
Only thing is... gold nail polish? Really? ...more
Probably my favorite book by V E Schwab. Loved the story, loved the superpowers, loved the strong messed up female characters, loved that the story was told backward, loved the flashbacks.
Book 2 was even better than the first one. Can't recommend this enough!
Only thing is... gold nail polish? Really? ...more
“I don't want to survive. I want to thrive.”
Am I Victor Vale yet cause I can assure you that I died several times during the course of this book.
After wiping cold sweat off my forehead and 5 minutes of deep and thorough breathing exercises I am relieved and happy to tell you that I loved Vengeful. I had high hopes, but my fears were taller. Ever since Victoria had announced that she would write a sequel to Vicious, I wondered whether this was a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I loved the first bo ...more
Am I Victor Vale yet cause I can assure you that I died several times during the course of this book.
After wiping cold sweat off my forehead and 5 minutes of deep and thorough breathing exercises I am relieved and happy to tell you that I loved Vengeful. I had high hopes, but my fears were taller. Ever since Victoria had announced that she would write a sequel to Vicious, I wondered whether this was a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I loved the first bo ...more
May 19, 2018
booksNpenguins
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
psy-thriller-crime
Okay. I'm gonna be a big brave girl and say it.
This wasn't that great.
There, I said it.
Phew. That was a hard one to admit.
I mean
-yes, I liked it.
-yes, Victoria Schwab could write assembly instructions and I'd still read every word like it was prose.
-yes, it was great to be back into the Villains universe.
-yes, it was entertaining and made me lose my mind.
-and yes, I still think Mitch should adopt us all.
But I can't say I loved Vengeful as much as I loved Vicious because it'd be ...more
This wasn't that great.
There, I said it.
Phew. That was a hard one to admit.
I mean
-yes, I liked it.
-yes, Victoria Schwab could write assembly instructions and I'd still read every word like it was prose.
-yes, it was great to be back into the Villains universe.
-yes, it was entertaining and made me lose my mind.
-and yes, I still think Mitch should adopt us all.
But I can't say I loved Vengeful as much as I loved Vicious because it'd be ...more
“Men look at anyone with power and see only a threat, an obstacle in their path. They never have the sense to see power for what it really is. Potential.”
Vengeful was my second most anticipated book of this year, and it did not disappoint at all. It was absolutely a wild ride and I read it in, literally, two sittings within the same day. S0 let’s scream!
➽G O D, T H A T ’ S G O O D
I think Schwab’s writing style for Vicious is the best of every talent she has in the writing ...more
May 04, 2020
Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-fiction,
fiction
“Some people were matches, a bit of light and no heat. And some were furnaces, all heat but little light. And then, once in a blue moon, there was a bonfire, something so hot and bright you couldn't stand too near without burning.”
I loved this so much!! And I’m saying this not only because I’m Victor Vale trash - which I obviously am - but because V.E. Schwab knows how to tell a story! The way “Vengeful” was told is nothing but amazing. We have four weeks ago in the present, we have the past and ...more
I loved this so much!! And I’m saying this not only because I’m Victor Vale trash - which I obviously am - but because V.E. Schwab knows how to tell a story! The way “Vengeful” was told is nothing but amazing. We have four weeks ago in the present, we have the past and ...more
5/5 ⭐
Full review on my Blog: The Dacian She-Wolf 🐺
“You’re not blessed, or divine, or burdened. You’re a science experiment.”
When I didn’t think V.E. could become more mind-blowing, newsflash, she does.
With this.
I mean omg.
Vicious ? Fucking loved it. Vengeful ? Fucking masterpiece.
The story somehow manages to become even darker, the action even more precipitated, too much detail but still enough to make the story real. The plot is even more complicated because there are many new ...more
Full review on my Blog: The Dacian She-Wolf 🐺
“You’re not blessed, or divine, or burdened. You’re a science experiment.”
When I didn’t think V.E. could become more mind-blowing, newsflash, she does.
With this.
I mean omg.
Vicious ? Fucking loved it. Vengeful ? Fucking masterpiece.
The story somehow manages to become even darker, the action even more precipitated, too much detail but still enough to make the story real. The plot is even more complicated because there are many new ...more
theres nothing quite like reading about a bunch of sociopaths to make you feel good about your life. additionally, theres nothing like enjoying a book about sociopaths to make you feel the need to re-evaluate your life. lol.
this had everything i loved about vicious, and so much more! i dont even know where to begin. how lucky we are to even get a sequel? how much more world building was present in this? the fact that mitch was still so wholesome? the brilliance of schwabs storytelling? how much ...more
this had everything i loved about vicious, and so much more! i dont even know where to begin. how lucky we are to even get a sequel? how much more world building was present in this? the fact that mitch was still so wholesome? the brilliance of schwabs storytelling? how much ...more
I'm currently debating between a 4 or 5 stars, but needless to say that I had the best time reading this book.
I didn't get bored once. It was thrilling, the character analysis was stunning and the pacing was beautifully set.
The world of EO's got bigger and better, more fascinating and ludicrous. More morally grey characters were introduced, Victor and Eli got more despicable and lovable with each page. Mitch, Doll and Sydney constantly turned my heart into mush.
And don't even get me started on ...more
I didn't get bored once. It was thrilling, the character analysis was stunning and the pacing was beautifully set.
The world of EO's got bigger and better, more fascinating and ludicrous. More morally grey characters were introduced, Victor and Eli got more despicable and lovable with each page. Mitch, Doll and Sydney constantly turned my heart into mush.
And don't even get me started on ...more
Good grief I'm finally done with this.
I'm disappointed. I'm underwhelmed. I'm frankly a little pissed off. I went into this book with the excitement of a giddy child and came out a crone hardened by sheer boredom and anger (the worst kind). I was happy with the story, so very happy, but once Marcella (a new addition AKA the lady on the cover) mutinied and became the star of the show, around the 50% mark, I found myself dreading reading this.
I don't want this to be a long review so I'm going to b ...more
I'm disappointed. I'm underwhelmed. I'm frankly a little pissed off. I went into this book with the excitement of a giddy child and came out a crone hardened by sheer boredom and anger (the worst kind). I was happy with the story, so very happy, but once Marcella (a new addition AKA the lady on the cover) mutinied and became the star of the show, around the 50% mark, I found myself dreading reading this.
I don't want this to be a long review so I'm going to b ...more
Oct 07, 2018
Silvia
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
release-2018,
rep-ace
I know Victor Vale is real because this book made me feel all kinds of pain
Guys, get ready...
You thought Vicious was good? Well jokes on you.
And that was entirely INTENSE. Also long so I feel like I was just flung down 57 flights of stairs and am now gasping at the end with my leGS brOKEn. Although I will admit I liked Vicious better and I'm a teeny bit disappointed because I expected a 5star read and (for me) it wasn't. But like it was still excellent.
I'm absolutely reeling with the cleverness of the timelines. I understand why Schwab was dying on twitter while writing this. I've written a teeny-tiny 2-timeline split book and that n ...more
I'm absolutely reeling with the cleverness of the timelines. I understand why Schwab was dying on twitter while writing this. I've written a teeny-tiny 2-timeline split book and that n ...more
One of top 5 worst reads of 2018.
This was a fiasco. An absolute clusterfuck.
What a joke.
This was a fiasco. An absolute clusterfuck.
What a joke.
Update: Verily, that the sequel to Vicious is titled Vengeful is a beautiful case of both alliteration and sinister phrasing. Then again, it is Victor Vale, so perhaps poetry and peril were par for the course.
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OH
MY
GOD
THIS F*CKING BOOK
Someone pls kill me as this book is making me suffer inside
And then bring me back to life bc I want superpowers
Anyways RTC.
MY
GOD
THIS F*CKING BOOK
Someone pls kill me as this book is making me suffer inside
And then bring me back to life bc I want superpowers
Anyways RTC.
3.75. I might bump this up to 4 because that’s what I thought I’d give it up until the very end. But this was very anti climactic for me and definitely did not compare to how perfect Vicious was for me.
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Actual Rating: 4.5 stars
Victoria Schwab liked my tweet
My life is complete!!
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Actual Rating: 4.5 stars
Victoria Schwab liked my tweet
My life is complete!!
...more
Ms Victoria Schwab really sat down, opened her laptop, and wrote THIS? Knowing full well people like ME would have to read it and cry and suffer?? 911 I’d like to report an attempted murder.
Sometimes a family is: your angst emo super power dad who’s doing his best, your sweet hot chocolate making uncle whos job is to tell the family not to do bad things and you, the adopted child who loves undead dogs and thinks it’s kinda cool ur dad kills people
Sometimes a family is: your angst emo super power dad who’s doing his best, your sweet hot chocolate making uncle whos job is to tell the family not to do bad things and you, the adopted child who loves undead dogs and thinks it’s kinda cool ur dad kills people
Oct 15, 2018
may ❀
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
400-pgs,
sci-fi,
fantasy,
buddy-read,
kickass-heroine,
perfection,
my-heart,
aaaaaaaaaa,
bye,
duology
i just have one question, what in the hell just happened?
that is all
Im simultaneously destroyed and yet so fulfilled and content at this ending
I cant believe this story is overfor the time being, I genuinely felt like I was living with them GOSH DAMMIT
- I cant even begin to describe what this book did to me
- Victor vale: a madman, book defiler, a soft dad, just wants to feel alive again and honestly relatable
- Mitch: a marshmallow that got stuck inside a rugby player’s body, the other soft dad, ...more
that is all
Im simultaneously destroyed and yet so fulfilled and content at this ending
I cant believe this story is over
- I cant even begin to describe what this book did to me
- Victor vale: a madman, book defiler, a soft dad, just wants to feel alive again and honestly relatable
- Mitch: a marshmallow that got stuck inside a rugby player’s body, the other soft dad, ...more
OMG! It took toooooooooooo long to finish this book and I wish the third book will come out sooner because I didn’t get my enough intake of Eli and Victor! They didn’t feature at this book as much as I expected. Dammit!
Well, I enjoyed the first one so much. It was one of darkest, bloody nightmares and I seriously fell in love with the writing. The second installment is also dark, vulgar, violent, bloodier, stunning and introducing us toughest villanelles which was the weakest point of the first ...more
Well, I enjoyed the first one so much. It was one of darkest, bloody nightmares and I seriously fell in love with the writing. The second installment is also dark, vulgar, violent, bloodier, stunning and introducing us toughest villanelles which was the weakest point of the first ...more
#hide yo kids hide yo wife schwab came for us all
^me meeting Victoria Schwab the day after I finished Vengeful and trying not to be freakishly starstruck. (she said she loved my "Victor Vale is my hero" shirt, which is peak fangirl try and top me. Also, I always thought that she must be the Devil & Co due to how her books screw me over, but she's so sweet and funny, she definitely has no Satanic origins.)
Anyway, after finishing Vengeful, I spent 10 mins searching GIF websites for variations of " ...more
^me meeting Victoria Schwab the day after I finished Vengeful and trying not to be freakishly starstruck. (she said she loved my "Victor Vale is my hero" shirt, which is peak fangirl try and top me. Also, I always thought that she must be the Devil & Co due to how her books screw me over, but she's so sweet and funny, she definitely has no Satanic origins.)
Anyway, after finishing Vengeful, I spent 10 mins searching GIF websites for variations of " ...more
this.......................... was everything i wanted, truly.
i don't know how schwab does it but somehow she just manages to wrap her series up so perfectly. i loved every single word in this book, i lived and breathed victor, syd, mitch and even eli, i clutched my heart so many times i lost count. I LOVE THIS BOOK WITH EVERY PART OF MY SOUL I JUST WANT TO SCREAM IT INTO THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm so filled with love and pain, i don't even know how to put any of it into words.
i feel like ...more
i don't know how schwab does it but somehow she just manages to wrap her series up so perfectly. i loved every single word in this book, i lived and breathed victor, syd, mitch and even eli, i clutched my heart so many times i lost count. I LOVE THIS BOOK WITH EVERY PART OF MY SOUL I JUST WANT TO SCREAM IT INTO THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm so filled with love and pain, i don't even know how to put any of it into words.
i feel like ...more
Oct 03, 2015
Chantal
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paranormal,
to-read-short-list
Still not sure how I feel about this one. It was good but not great. More thoughts to come.
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AM I DREAMING?? One of my all-time favourite books gets a sequel?!
This is too good to be true.
What I want to know is when? WHEN?
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AM I DREAMING?? One of my all-time favourite books gets a sequel?!
This is too good to be true.
What I want to know is when? WHEN?
All I can say is there better be a Villains #3 after this because I just want to know who the hell June is. C’monnnnnnnn
Nov 01, 2018
Chelsea Humphrey
rated it
really liked it
Recommended to Chelsea by:
Victoria Schwab
Shelves:
audiobooks
*Sigh* This was great. Such a satisfying end to a wholly enjoyable duology. Or is it? JK, but I'm always hopeful that authors will return to my favorite worlds to continue stories on, even if it be through supporting character's stories. Marcella and June were exciting additions to the cast, and my mind is blown by how intricately the timelines were weaved together to keep our attention grasped. Highly recommend these books to folks who enjoy deep character studies of characters that are beyond
...more
I finished this book over a week ago and have procrastinated this review because I AM STILL completely S H O O K.
It took a while to put my thoughts together. And I will now attempt to express my love for this book and all these kick-ass characters, who are all so dear to me.
SPOILERS BELOW
The five year time jump came as a surprise, though not an unwelcome one. Throughout the book there was plenty time jumping and changing of POV, but I managed to keep up and I didn't mind.
After the end of ...more
It took a while to put my thoughts together. And I will now attempt to express my love for this book and all these kick-ass characters, who are all so dear to me.
SPOILERS BELOW
The five year time jump came as a surprise, though not an unwelcome one. Throughout the book there was plenty time jumping and changing of POV, but I managed to keep up and I didn't mind.
After the end of ...more
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