A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Mar 22, 2016 Caroline Donahue rated it really liked it

In fairness, 3.5 stars, but still quite fun and a good distraction. Great for sci-fi/ fantasy readers and excellent for a long plane ride or spring break entertainment. I'll be reading the sequel... ...more

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May 18, 2019 Cardi rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019

This was just okay for me. I was excited by the concept of the 3 parallel Londons but when the story played out as "we must take this magical object to a dangerous place in order to save the world as we know it" it left me cold. I felt the well drawn fantasy world depicted was wasted on this tired plot. On the positive side, I thought the writing was very good and I liked the three protagonists; Lila, Kell and Rhy. So I'm a little disappointed I didn't love it the way many others have. Perhaps I ...more

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Jan 04, 2016 Alya rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016, cool-females-in-fantasy

4.5
Started slow but picked up.

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Jan 18, 2018 Alvin rated it it was ok

I really, truly wanted to like this. I almost DNF'ed but was urged to carry on. It was interesting but didn't mesmerize me. I don't think I'm going to continue on the series. ...more

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Nov 22, 2020 fenchurch rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

3.5 stars — Hmm. This should have been a 4 or 5 star book for me. Schwab's prose is excellent and I love reading about magic and parallel worlds. I really wanted to like Delilah; she is a survivor, capable and scrappy, but I found it too easy for me to put this book down and too hard for me to make myself care about the characters and their fight. The world and magic system is fascinating enough that I'll see if book 2 can hold my interest. ...more

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