A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab | Spoiler Free Review
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- All my spoiler free thoughts on A Darker Shade of Magic by the one and only V.E. Schwab!
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4:58 *"magical without being flowery"*
I haven't read A Darker Shade Of Magic but I did read Victoria Schwab's Verity duology (This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet) and I have to agree with this.
She really does know how to make something sound magical yet not flowery. 🖤
im currently reading this book and loving it but i'm afraid to finish it bc i don't have the next two books yet😂
I have the next two books but I don’t want to read them yet bc I don’t want to finish them
This is the most relatable comment I’ve ever read 😂😂😂
Always check for a book at your public library!
It happens, it happens😢
yessss!! this is one of my favorite series! i think once you hit page 100, everything takes off and it s AMAZING
I really love both ADSOM and AGOS and I'm really looking forward to ACOL. It's interesting you mention you really enjoyed her world building and magic system. I've watched multiple interviews with her where she talks about where she builds her worlds first and really emerges herself in them. She also says that she loves to make her magic systems as close to reality as possible because she loves to believe that magic is real and she just hasn't found it yet.
This is one of my favourite series ever! I love the worldbuilding, Red London is described so well that I feel like I've been there. It's just so magical. When I first read it, I was in the process moving out of my god-awful hometown and I think that really helped me connect to the story and to Lila. I can't wait to eat up the rest of V.E. Schwab's work.
I also read this book super fast and loved it so so much! I agree, her to the point and concise writing style helped me get every detail SO much faster and completely than other fantasy books I've read. I just started AGOS last night and I'm sooooo excited for ACOL!! I'm glad you loved this book too!
You totally nailed the spoiler free review. Pushing this up higher on my TBR list.
I JUST FINISHED THIS BOOK NOT TO LONG AGO
AND I FOUND A HC COPY OF AGOS ON BOOKOUTLET WAAAAAAAh--
honestly praise bless. great review!
i loved how Schwab dealt with the world building....four parallel worlds....FOUR.
i loved the pacing and i hate slow paced books. I thought there was enough elements in the book to keep it going! loved it and can't wait to talk more about it with you at the event XD !
I didn't really like this book at the beginning but as it went on I started to love it. I haven't read the others yet but I'm super excited to.
This was already on my TBR and now it is much higher on the list! I can't wait to read this book!
I just bought the third book and I'm sooooo in love with V.E Schwab since I started this serie, I can't stop buying her books. So in love with the plot, with the universe, with the characters (specially the characters holy moly they're soooo good) I think I never said the word "love" that much in a sentence but V.E Schwab deserves it haha
Ps : I just subscribe and I really love your channel, you're super cute
I just finished this book and I was so stressed and excited and invested and I'm so glad you recommended this book because oh my goodness it's in my top five books of all time.
I also have a thing going on in my head where A Darker Shade of Magic and The Night Circus occur in the same universe and that's fun to think about too
Yes! They both give off the same vibe
thank you so much for introducing me to this book.. I freaking love it soo much that I completed the two books in a week...I am excited for the third book
this series has been tempting me for a long time in the bookstore. i'm gonna get this.
The entire series is so good , probably one of my favourite book endings !
This sounds fantastic and I’m so excited to read it!
I just finished this trilogy and I absolutely loved it. I'm currently working on my review for this. I have so much to say!
I just got this book just in the mail today, and now I really can't wait to read it ^^ It sounds so interesting!
Loved this review!
personally, i wasn't a big fan of lila's character but everything else is amazing. i love the whole concept, the writing and just- everything. it's b e a u t i f u l.
Sierra Vacha I just started this on audio book and Lilas characters making the hard for me to enjoy myself. Her character gets me very frustrated. Aside from that I'm with you I really like the book.
Omg same, I seriously can’t take her. I usually read a book at a fast pace, but with Lila, I couldn’t get my self to power through it. I’m still in the middle of reading and I just can’t deal with her.
Really? I personally enjoyed her character
Yeah, Lila seems to despise other women and look down on them like a young Arya Stark
AH The thing you said about Nostalgia hits the mark so perfectly for me. I recently read this and I kept feeling like I was reading an heir of Alice in Wonderland or Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman), but not in a "this is so similar" way. It was like this book was pulling on those same strings, and I actually got super sentimental about it (I read it literally three days ago, so it was a bit odd). I've been trying to figure out a way to articulate how I felt about it, and you just saved me a lot of brain pain :P
Thanks, I just finished a book today and was trying to choose a new book to start, i narrowed it down to this book and another called Empire of Lies, and your review helped me choose this book to read first.
Que resenha maravilhosa
Great review Hannah! I finished this book last month and I really enjoyed it! Tbh I expected a bit more but it was still a great read :) The thing I actually had some trouble with were the characters, especially Lila Bard, who I found a bit annoying at times because of her recklessness. I often was like, girl, this shit is serious, why are you acting this way?!?! Haha anyway I can't wait to read the next book because I'm very curious to know how this story will continue!
I have just started reading this book and I love it ❤
I just bought this book, I'm so excited to read it!
I read this book because of you and I loved it! Kell is #goals. So now I have a ton of Schwab’s books on my tbr
Just this book, and loved it. Bought the collector's edition with the beautiful alternate cover. Cannot wait to read the next two books.
Thank you for this review ! I just ordered it on Amazon. I'm from Belgium and teach English. I'm always looking for great books to read in that language I love so much... Thanks again, I'll let you know if I enjoyed reading this ! xx
I picked this book up from the library today, i am about a third through so far and i love it!
Eeeep! I only wait for your review for this book, Haha I've been eyeing this book for so long now I think I might read this after the last book released ;)
To the stars And beyond Yes yes yes!! Marathoning these books would be great! I hope you enjoy them! 😊😊
I am almost done with this book, and its all due to the fact that I kept seeing the beautiful cover pop up in your videos! I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it, but as fast as I'm reading it, I know there are some things that I am definitely enjoying. Thanks for the recommendation!
Yep....this video pretty much sums up how I felt about this book...
I think the thing about Victoria's writing is kind of the way that vanilla ice cream exists in a sundae--it's simple if only to draw attention away from the language and toward the plot which I found absolutely refreshing as I usually tend to enjoy stuff that's on the more Valente-esque side of things too. Loved this entire series!
can you do a video on your favorite character driven books?
Ohhh I love this idea! Yes, absolutely!
@@AClockworkReader can you make a vedio on your 10 favourite fantasy books ?
Ahhh so exited to read this now!!!
I have been seeing this everywhere recently and I really want to pick it up!
This is one of my favorite series ❤️❤️
At first I was not able to finish it because, yes, at first it was slow-paced. When I went back to it, I could not put it down. The charater development is the asset of this book. V. E. Shwabb is totally "a master world builder" as you said. Thanks Hannah!
Except for Lila. Her character development is like one step forward and two steps backward. When you think she is becoming better, she suddenly becomes more insufferable.
I recently read this book and though it was kinda cliched sometimes, I was just drawn in and it was one of the best books I read so far this year. And I actually read the translated Version of this, but after I finished it I immediately ordered books two and three in english because I'm not able to wait until book two is translated in November. 😥
I really liked it but Vicious is still my favourite V.E Schwab book (as well as being my all time favourite) I'm halfway through the second one and I like second one a lot more than the first already.
I guess I have a very different idea to most people about what constitutes a fast-paced book. I thought this book was extremely fast-paced to the point of almost ignoring character development. Then book two decided to dial back the action to focus on the characters and how they were recovering from the events of book one. Then book three tied everything up with a healthy mix of both character development and action.
1:02. Pauses the video to add the books to my cart in amazon! 😄🤣❤️🙌🏽🙈
Oooh I really want to read this!
I hope you do and I hope you enjoy it! 😊
Next time I go to B&N I will see if I can find it (if I don't buy it from Amazon first)
I always do audio books and this narrator is probably knock it from my short-list. Which Schwab should I read instead?
That's it! Im reading it!
V. E. Schwab gives me feelings.
YOURE MAKING ME WANT TO DROP THE BOOK IM CURRENTLY READING BC OF THIS VIDEO HAHA BUT I DONT KNOW WHETHER TO START THE BONE SEASON OR A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC FIRST????
I so loved the series.
I bought the box set bc I started a project of good male protagonist in YA (mostly but it blossoms to any genre) and I was recommended this series by the same person who recommended me to other books like ‘Lock In’ and ‘The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue’ and The Summoner trilogy and bc she gave me a lot of recommendation, I was like “why not?” I started this book about 3 weeks ago and it was one of the reasons why I didn’t liked this book at the beginning bc of it’s slow pace and plus I don’t have the time to read books like I use to bc I work and I’ll buy an audiobook. Now that i gave it more chance to develop, I actually love the book (as much as I read) and I kinda live the format of how it is and I love the rules, the characters that they were developing for the plot and it was just a book that I don’t mind reading it again if I wanted to bc I’m someone who’s into action adventure , mystery, thriller/suspense with sci-fi or fantasy...fast pace kind of books, and once it started , I got completely hooked on the book and so yea...ready for book 2
i loved V E Shwab addie larue....want to read her other books but scared as im not into really high fantasy....addie larue has the perfect level...are her others similar to addie
i have almost finished the second book of this, but in my contry they havent translated the third book :(
hi im planning on reading this and i just wanted to ask, is there any romance between the two main characters?
I don't have time to physically read the book so I chose to audio book it. I am really liking the story and the characters the whole world in this book. I'm just not liking Lila's character. She's really getting on my nerves and is making it hard for me to enjoy this book. Maybe is just and the narrator's choice of voice for this character. Part of me just wants to have the story without her character in it. Is it just me? I wonder if I should just stop and wait until I have time to physically read the book. Maybe I like her character better with my own voice then with the narrator's voice.
how could this not live up to someone's hype?? i agree that the pacing is perfect
(sidenote: i pronounce it an-tar-ee does anyone have confirmation on the correct pronunciation?)
the book, translated in my language, has it with an "ee" as well (kind of)
I only watched the beginning of this video because I have not read this book as yet. Is it anything like Vicious, Hannah? I'm asking because I really liked the first half of Vicious, but I found the second half very generic and unfortunately it was a big let down for me because everyone loves that book. We usually have the same taste in book series so I'm very much willing to give it a try. :)
The video is spoiler free so you'll be totally fine watching the whole thing! I talked a little bit about Vicious in it too, but I think the second half of this book picks up and is better than the first half. If we have similar tastes, I think you'll enjoy it 😊
Just completed it
Going to order this right away so I can read it ((((:
Yayy!! I hope you love it! 😄
I’m reading it now I’m like 70% done, where is the romance?? 😭😭 also - you like slow paced books??? Whattt 🤯
The Demon King is the book that threw me into reading which is surprising bc it is the definition of slow-paced! Well, at least the romance. They met ONCE in the first book.
do you guys think a darker shade of magic is better then the monsters of verity
Quite late to the game, I read this book a couple of weeks ago and, despite the fact that I did like it, I honestly think it isn't as flawless as "the hype" wants it to be.
Yes, the writing is cool, and the worldbuilding too, but the only interesting character in this book is Kell. Lila gets a bit of deepness in the second book, but honestly, in the first one it's like she's there just to have somebody who doesn't know magic and stuff in the play. As for other characters, they're not really depicted at all, so I can't see how you felt them being real, but ok :)
Actually my only real critique with this book is more of a question. In which way is this book not a YA?
Davidhook not sure either why this is adult instead of YA....there doesn't seem to anything very graphic or more violent then the Harry Potter books (and those are considered middle grade if I'm not mistaken). Maybe the publisher's wanted to be safe, but from what I'm not really sure.
I feel like the second one has more blood in it, in general... but still, nothing you should protect the teenagers from
"en-tah-rhy" ... I have always pronounced it "un-tah-ree"
Sarah 147 same! I’m a Spanish speaker so I also pronounced it “un-tah-ree”
@@franciscaojeda939 I also pronounce the r sharp as you would in any slovan language im from Slovakia - middle Europe
we have rather strict quarantine here we can't go outside without face masks school and most shops are closed there's less busses and trains etc. and that's mainly for the fear of Corona spreading as much as in Italy or Spain so I hope you stay healthy and safe buddy we all hope world can handle this your country especially is not doing well but remember we wish you luck
Sarah 147 Hello there, we are also doing quarantine, the country has implemented a curfew and schools and universities are closed, but the situation in my country is not that extreme yet. I think I gave the impression that I’m from Spain, but I’m actually from Chile. We still have less that a thousand cases but the situation is expected to escalate rapidly. I also hope the world can handle this and that the virus stops speeding soon. Please stay safe.
@@franciscaojeda939 Oh Chile okaaaay. Well that's interesting I didn't even know it got there. Sanct. We also have under a thousand cases so far so then I hope your country handles this you know what I just... I just wish the whole world luck tbh I just wish we can handle this as fast as possible ;)
What I don't like about this book is the foreshadowing that the main character is so powerful but the fights especially from the first ones doesn't really lived up to that.
lila’s personality confuses me because at times i dislike her but at times i like her. but i can’t deny that she’s very insufferable at the beginning of adsom. i start to like her towards the end of adsom and the beginning of agos. and subjectively, lila’s shadowed by inej in terms of being the badass girl character (because i read soc before i read this series). i don’t want to compare them because no one compares to inej my queen
Lila got nothing on Inej. Inej destroys her in all aspect.
I am reading the first book and I feel like I don't really like Kell and that affected my experience with this book. It feels crude though, I am not sure if that is because I usually don't like YA. I just feel like there is something missing, you know?
Is it easy to read for non english ppl
MAIASA BEAUTY مياسة بيوتي I am from Mexico, and yeah you can read it, but read it slowly if you are not that fluent
Should I read this trilogy first or the Six of Crows duology?
Nilima Roy ooh. I say read six of crows duology. But maybe that has to do with the fact that it’s currently what I’m reading. I haven’t read V.E. Schwab yet but I’ll get to it eventually.
I wanted more of Rhy
Do you mind if I link this in my book talk playlist? Loved it!
not at all! go ahead :D
What is the order of this series ?
Amber Neely darker shade -> gathering of shadows -> conjuring of light
Is this ok for a 14 year old?
Abby Grace yeah go ahead, some violence but I feel like it’s appropriate
HOW DARE YOU NOT MENTION HOLLAND MY BOIIIIII
Early 19th century. 1810s
This is the best book I've ever read it took me a long time to read it I enjoyed it slowly but surely and I loved every single character every place every situation every foreign language every tiny detail I loved every single thing in this book the writing style was fenominal I cannot tell you how perfect this is Kell is the best main character ever Astrid and Athos are the best antagonists ever and H O L L A N D OH MY GOD WHERE CAN I GET HIM PLEASE
DNF this book in Chapter 1. I was knocked out of immersion by such a glaring stupidity that it stunned me, for a minute and totally diverted me from any interest in this story. In chapter one, it is clearly stated that, 'In order to pass between these worlds, you must go through a door made with a symbol drawn in your own blood. The exact same symbol needs be on both sides of this door and both sides are essentially the exact same location in two parallel worlds.' So, in oder to go to World B from World A you have to already have been to world B and set up a door mark. ?!?!? So, HOW did this ever start??? How did anyone ever travel if you need to have been there in order to go there? >FACEPALM< If the author meant to say that the 'Best' way or the Easiest Way or the Preferred way... she didn't So my confidence in this author whom I had no prior experience with drops to Zero.
If you are the kind of person who doesn't notice such things or prefers to overlook them, enjoy! I just cant spend my time on such things.
Er, if you continue reading, this just happens to be one of the ways. The other way is that you travel within the same London in two places or you travel between two Londons in the same place. Example being The Thames (called by different names in all the Londons) flowing through the geography. Thames isn't used all that much, but yeah, it follows the similar idea. The magic is nuanced and you did mention you are particular about these minute things so yea, hope you find the book that suits your liking!
Romance? Where? lmao
First?!
Meike13910 yup!! 😉😄
I feel honored!
I am a Victorian Schwab fangirl after 3 books...but I really hope she puts people that aren't white and straight in her books....cuz I'm feelin' the guilt reading her.
Bettie Turner i only read A darker shade of magic by her so i can’t really say but i belive Rhy is poc AND bisexual and Lila is genderfluid (though it is not specifically said in the book)
cool beans, thank you. I have read The Archived, This Savage Song and Vicious and they are all so amazing and amongst my favorite books. I want to marathon this series as soon as my copy of the 3rd book gets here.
Personally I don't care about the sexuality or ethnicity of the characters. (Unless it's important to the story.) I just want to read a good story with likeable characters.
Bettie Turner Our Dark Duet has a nb character and a minor gay character
Ioa Zam really? I mean our dark duet has non binary and gay characters while a darker shade has two highly important characters that aren’t straight, and I believe Rhy and his family to be people of colour. But hey I wouldn’t complain to see more diversity. Although I really don’t want forced diversity either.
I really wanted to like this book but i just wanted lila to die. She is a horrible character, like seriously, Kell's interactions with her are so eyeroll worthy. 🙄🙄🙄
Seems like garbage to me. Oh well.