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A Darker Shade of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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January 2, 2016
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January 31, 2016
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Keyona
Jan 18, 2018 rated it really liked it
I loved this fantasy adventure. This world was easy to follow and get into. We follow Kell and Lillah on their journey to return something to one of the Londons. I enjoyed Kell and Lillah's banter the entire way. The different Londons Kell visited were all so different from the languages to the way people dressed. I think the most I enjoyed about this novel was the character development. Lillah was a real badass and doesn't need anyone. Kell has people around him but still feels somewhat alone. ...more
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Andreea
Mar 07, 2016 rated it liked it
3.5 Stars! It has some amazing concepts (parallel worlds with each having their own version of London? Yes, please!), awesome characters (especially Delilah Bard - a cross-dressing thief that it reminded me of Rey from Star Wars a lot, Kell wasn't bad either; the secondary characters were really interesting and I wanted them to get more time) and a great history of the world and magic and all that.

But that being said... Although entertaining and enjoyable, the story was pretty simple and predict ...more
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Savi
Jul 11, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, fiction, favourites, read-in-2019, author-nb, lead-lgbtqia, lead-multi
This is a new favourite for me. I loved almost everything about it; the characters are well written, the plot pacing was amazing and the concept of multiple Londons grabbed me right from the start. My only regret is that I let it sit on my tbr for this long without reading it.
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Leslie King
Dec 25, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: to-suggest
Just finished the collector's edition. I feel like I got the "deleted scenes" version. And feel special and included with the editor/author conversation. The cultural references and feels about self spoke to my heart. ...more
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Jen
Jan 11, 2015 marked it as to-read
Denise
Jan 26, 2015 marked it as owned-unread  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, ya, own-ebook
Lucy Davidson
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Aug 01, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Jan 02, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, series
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Jan 19, 2016 marked it as to-read
Natalie
Dec 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites, fantasy, adult, audiobook
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