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

by V.E. Schwab

The people fed on the magic and the magic fed on them until it ate their bodies and their minds and then their souls.”

Lila Bard lived by a simple rule: if a thing was worth having, it was worth taking.

But the thing about people, Kell had discovered, is that they didn’t really want to know. They thought they did, but knowing only made them miserable.

A life worth having is a life worth taking.

“Death comes for everyone,” she said simply. “I’m not afraid of dying. But I am afraid of dying here.” She swept her hand over the room, the tavern, the city. “I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”