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

V.E. Schwab,

Victoria Schwab

Start date: June 4, 2017

Finish date: June 27, 2017

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Sep 03, 2019 Vicki rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, pages_301-400, magic, young-adult, historical-fiction, science-fiction

I typically don't do too well with parallel universe, but this one hooked me right away. The story takes place in the 1800's in London, or should I say in 4 different Londons? Red London, Grey London, White London, and Black (dead) London, each very different from the others.

Kell lives in the alternate Londons, traveling among them, using magic and striving to keep peace. So he has purpose. He is considered one of the "Travellers," ones who can travel into the different worlds/Londons, because ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Kalli rated it it was amazing

This book was AMAZING! I mean, where do I even start with this?! The writing was fantastic from start to finish, keeping me intrigued from the very beginning. VE Schwab is a fantasy-writing GENIUS; this is hands-down one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read. How is that she was able to perfectly weave stories together that seemed minor at first, but come to have such importance later on? The characters were SO well-developed, I enjoyed reading about each and every one of them! Even the ev ...more

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Jan 10, 2016 Kay Kay rated it liked it

Shelves: tower-iv, 2016

It was Ok. I would have given it a three, but it was pretty creative. I just didn't really enjoy it. ...more

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Apr 16, 2017 Tina rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

I liked the world building. This one got into my head, and I was dreaming of visiting other worlds.

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Dec 27, 2015 Brie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: t-squared, audiobooks

I really enjoyed this book, and I especially enjoyed Steven Crossley's narration. The premise of this book was interesting, with hints of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. It was a bit slow going at first, but became a fast, easy read toward the 40-50% mark. I love any story with a strong, badass female character who is neither heroine or villain, but more morally ambiguous...and Lila Bard is definitely that. It doesn't read too much like YA, which I'm glad about, as I find YA novels to focus ...more

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