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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)

V.E. Schwab,

Victoria Schwab

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May 13, 2018 Sarah left GR rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, fiction

Despite being the first in a trilogy, this works very well as a standalone. Recommended for those who like their urban fantasy more bloody than faerie.

Might have been a five-star rating if the primary villains had been more interesting. (I prefer baddies with depth... these two were more "I am evil! Watch me do my evil!" and "I am evil and female! Watch me do my evil but also please notice this form-fitting yet practical and magically stain-resistant evil outfit.") ...more

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Oct 25, 2015 Christian rated it liked it

Shelves: great-britain, young-adult, fiction, fantasy

Kell is a magician, able to travel across parallel worlds, all of which have a city called London. A native of Red London, part of a world that is in balance with the forces of magic, he functions as a royal ambassador, sent on regular missions to realms he calls White London (a cold and colorless world struggling to retain an iron grip on magic) and Grey London (a world without magic with a mad King George III in the final years of his reign). In addition to his official duties, Kell indulges h ...more

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