A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab -- Restarting December 11th 2023

[Sibil]

Berit wrote: "This is why I think this[spoilers removed]"

I never thought of that, too, but it seems possible!! :)

Berit wrote: "Through part XI[spoilers removed]"

I agree!!! :)

finished (view spoiler)[I loved the masquerade. I woul have liked to be there to see it :) And Lila and Kell are a good pair :) I didn't really fall in love with this one, but I enjoy the reading very much. The world building was intersting and the characters are all good. I don't like too much the final solution for the black stone. I think that also Holland don't like it too much and that in the next books he would come back, one way or another. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

Twila wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I agree about the romance part.. (view spoiler)[ I feel like I was waiting and waiting for the spark to ignite but it didn't at that's okay.. I think there's a possibility of Rhy & Lila falling in love in the next book. (hide spoiler)]

[Twila]

Rachael wrote: "Twila wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I agree about the romance part.. [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I think Rhy and Lila is going to be more likely than Lila and Kell. Definitely. (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

Twila wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Twila wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I agree about the romance part.. [spoilers removed]"

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Wow! My brain wasn't even going that way, but I like that!

[Kim at Divergent Gryffindor]

Page 54, Hardcover:
(view spoiler)[ Well, this is still confusing as heck. After 50 pages, I don't think I'm close to deciphering this world haha! (hide spoiler)]

[Kim at Divergent Gryffindor]

Part 2, in Red London:
(view spoiler)[It's weird how one of the most powerful people is bound by a forgetting spell. I'm really curious about Kell's past though.. (hide spoiler)]

Part 4, in White London
(view spoiler)[ I'm already 100 pages in and the world is starting to become clear to me. For someone who doesn't often read fantasy novels, I wanna say, yay me! :D (hide spoiler)]

[Kim at Divergent Gryffindor]

Part 5:
(view spoiler)[Ahh, this is starting to become really, really interesting. Where did that stone come from; who had set him up and why? (hide spoiler)]

Page 140
(view spoiler)[How the heck did Holland know that Kell is in possession of the stone? Good thing Lila came back for him! (hide spoiler)]

Page 214:
(view spoiler)[I'm curious about how Kell learned which places were the same throughout all the Londons. Did he travel the whole Londons and compare, or did he do it through maps? (hide spoiler)]

[Kim at Divergent Gryffindor]

Finished: (view spoiler)[Oh wow, the excitement towards the last part is so high that I just couldn't put the book down! I felt kinda sad when Kell and Lila said their goodbyes, but I'm sure that they would find their way back to each other in the future. I'm really curious about what the next book has in store for Kell and Rhy, and the repercussions of their seal to each other.

Also, what if Lila's hidden magic is that she's also an Antari or something? I know it's strange, but maybe that's how she was able to pass between the worlds in one piece with Kell. What made me wonder this is because towards the end, Lila reminisced about what the priest told her and she wondered what kind of magic she has. Whether it's like Kell's or another form of magic. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Kim at Divergent Gryffindor wrote: "Part 2, in Red London:
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I thought it was strange that he is bound by a forgetting spell too. I'm really curious who gave it to him. I know he thinks it was the royals, but what if he gave it to himself? I don't know if that's even possible, but what if there was something in his past that was so terrible he just wanted to forget. I'm very curious about his past too. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Kim at Divergent Gryffindor wrote: "Part 5:
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(view spoiler)[ I know! I got really interested at that point in the book too. I was so curious why he was given the stone and why. (hide spoiler)]

Page 140
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(view spoiler)[ I was so happy when Lila went back for Kell, it made me so proud of her! (hide spoiler)]

Page 214:
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(view spoiler)[I thought it was just through trial and error, but it'd be neat if there were maps. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Kim at Divergent Gryffindor wrote: "[spoilers removed]"
(view spoiler)[
I curious what, if any, repercussions there will be from Kell binding Rhy to him. I thought it was so sweet the love Kell showed by doing that. When he was explaining what happened to Rhy to the King and Queen, I loved what he said "I dd only what I had to do. If I could have given him my life, I would have. Instead, I could only share it." It showed how deeply he cares for his brother. I do wonder though if Rhy would've done the same. I don't feel like he would have.

I thought the same thing! My reasons were because she's missing an eye (which could be the one that would be the black one), she's able to travel between worlds, and the priest said she has magic. It just makes so much sense. I wonder, if she is, how she came to be in Grey London? Was she born there, and since magic isn't strong there her magic didn't develop as it would elsewhere? I'm really curious about this. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting May 26th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[Kelly]

I'm in!

[Eesh]

Starting the May 24th read.

[Eesh]

End of part 3
I really like both the protagonists but I wish the book will move past the introduction stage already.

[Eesh]

End of part 5
(view spoiler)[I take back what I said about liking the protagonists. I don't like the girl. I mean, what kind of person steals from someone who, from all she knew, was dying? (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

End of Part 8
(view spoiler)[I kinda hate Holland, even though he's under Athos's control, because I doubt Athos told him to kill Barron. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished part 9
Oh my goodness, the pace of this book is painful.

[Laura]

I started this book this morning and I'm now almost finishing Part 1 and I can't wait to read your comments @Quirks but I don't want to get spoiled since I'm only in the beginning.

(view spoiler)[Not much has happened yet, explanation about the different Londons and that's almost it. I still don't understand some things about this different worlds and the way they work but I hope to do so soon. (hide spoiler)]

I hope to read a lot more tonight.

[Eesh]

Laura wrote: "I started this book this morning and I'm now almost finishing Part 1 and I can't wait to read your comments @Quirks but I don't want to get spoiled since I'm only in the beginning.

[spoilers remov..."

Hey Laura, glad you joined the read!

And don't worry about the Londons. There's a lot of world building in the book so it'll be clearer soon.

[Eesh]

Finished part 11
(view spoiler)[Please don't let Rhy die. Please, please, please... (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished part 12
(view spoiler)[A bit upset about Holland. I wanted him saved, not killed. But maybe there's still hope. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

I just finished part 3

(view spoiler)[I'm sad because I'm not really liking the book so far and I had read so many good things about it. I hope it picks up for me soon and I can enjoy it as I thought I would. I don't really care about the Londons or Kell or anything yet and it feels like nothing is happening. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Laura wrote: "I just finished part 3

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The pace is very slow.

[Laura]

End of part 7

(view spoiler)[ I'm liking the book a little bit more now but it is still a 2-stars read for me at the moment. I also don't like the main characters and I find the sudden interest of Lila in magic very forced, I imagine she is the third Antari or something like that.

Is Booth the new villain? I liked that part and also the parts with Holland. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Laura wrote: "End of part 7

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(view spoiler)[The parts with Holland are interesting. And it would be interesting for Lila to be the third Antari. Wonder how that would be explained. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

I've just finished the book and I have to say that I didn't like it :(

(view spoiler)[ I didn't care about Holland's death, or I wouldn't have cared if Rhy or Kell or Lila died, I didn't connect with any of the characters. I liked the villains, though.

I still believe Lila is like Kell and Holland and that's why she is missing one eye (because it was black and someone took it off). (hide spoiler)]

I don't know if I'm going to read the second part, I don't really care about what happens to anyone.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting August 11th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[Trisha]

Keep me posted how it's going for you Danielle!!

[Danielle ♥]

Twila wrote: "VIII: An arrangement I [spoilers removed]
X: One white rook II [spoilers removed]
XI: Masquerade V [spoilers removed]"

Agree - Lila is super annoying especially in the part when (view spoiler)[Kell is hurt and in her room and she gets her hands on the stone for the first time and summons a replica of Kell & the knife. She seems more of a liability than a help ... but they're clearly going to end up working together. (hide spoiler)]

[Danielle ♥]

The Londons were confusing at first, but once Kell explains them to Lila, it makes more sense... In a nutshell there are four and you have to pass through them in order. You have to have a token (some material item) from the London you want to go to, and a little of your own blood to travel. The order of Londons (also the order of good to bad I think, starting with the bad) is Black, White, Red, Gray. Black is gone, turned to madness/greed and destroyed; white is Holland's world, which we don't know much of; Red is Kell & Rhy's world; and Gray is Lila's world.

[Danielle ♥]

Berit wrote: "Twila wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Twila wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I agree about the romance part.. [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Wow! My brain wasn't even going that way, but I..."

I haven't finished yet, but can't wait to read these comments ☺

[Danielle ♥]

Trisha wrote: "Keep me posted how it's going for you Danielle!!"

Have you finished? What did you think? I'm halfway through and hoping (view spoiler)[ there's no romance between Kell and Lila, she's just annoying. (hide spoiler)] I'm at the part where Kell & Lila just (view spoiler)[ traveled to Red London together and lost track of each other. Lila is currently getting herself into trouble while the parade for Rhy's birthday is occurring. She's going to try to steal from an enchanted booth. (hide spoiler)]

[Danielle ♥]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "Courtney wrote: "53% [spoilers removed]"

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I was heartbroken!

[Danielle ♥]

Berit wrote: "This is why I think this[spoilers removed]"

What point in the book do you find out for the first time about her (view spoiler)[glass eye? (hide spoiler)] Do you remember? I'd like to go reread that part but I can't find where it's first mentioned. I don't think that it is (view spoiler)[black, I feel like Kell would have an instinct and feel it, if she had an magical inclinations. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Danielle ♥ wrote: "Berit wrote: "This is why I think this[spoilers removed]"

What point in the book do you find out for the first time about her [spoilers removed] Do you remember? I'd like to go reread that part bu..."

I kind of remember. It was when she was talking to the guy(view spoiler)[ they went to who was magical.
I don't remember his name - just that he was....telling their future? or telling them about magical items.....
he was the first to ask her if Kell knew....that was the first time I remember it being mentioned. It was pretty late in the book (hide spoiler)]

yes, I finished this a little while ago :)

[Danielle ♥]

Trisha wrote: "Danielle ♥ wrote: "Berit wrote: "This is why I think this[spoilers removed]"

What point in the book do you find out for the first time about her [spoilers removed] Do you remember? I'd like to go ..."

Yeah I found it just now - Chapter 46 - it was the guy that (view spoiler)[trained him when he was younger, Tieren Serense, while they're on their way to Black London. (hide spoiler)]

[Danielle ♥]

Just finished! It was a fun ride. I'm not jumping into book two anytime soon though.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting February 11th 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[Elaine]

starting now with the second part II: Red Royal. I hope I like it just as much as the first one :)

[dianis.]

I just started reading it by coincidence. But I would like to join you

[Elaine]

Diana wrote: "I just started reading it by coincidence. But I would like to join you"

that's fine with me :) if I understood correctly everyone is welcome to join

[Elaine]

the last few days were a bit slow for me, starting part III: Grey Thief now.

so far i find the world(s) fascinating, excited to learn more about the Londons.

[dianis.]

I'm a T the first part in the third chapter. But I'm loving the main character and the world's aspect

[dianis.]

I just finished the first part, it's interesting so far

[cors]

I'm going to start this one after I'm done with King's Cage (hopefully by tomorrow)

[dianis.]

Great!!
I just finished the 5th part:D

[cors]

Starting this one! Gonna binge read the trilogy

[cors]

Part Ⅰ

(view spoiler)[ I've only seen the grey london so far. Kell is so sassy! (hide spoiler)]

[dianis.]

(view spoiler)[Yes, he is! And wait to meet our female protagonist:D
And I found all the Londons interesting! (hide spoiler)]
I'm also going to binge read them, so it will be a pleasure to accompany you!