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Dark by V.E. Schwab

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meheehee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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capsandclauses's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“Love and loss,” he said, “are like a ship and the sea. They rise together. The more we love, the more we have to lose. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid love. And what a sad world that would be.”

I truly don't understand why this book has so many bad reviews. A Conjuring of Light is the last book in the Shades of Magic series by Victoria Schwab. A menace has taken over Red London, and it is up to our band of misfits to fix what has been broken and restore peace. Rhy Maresh, our loveable prince, must learn to bear the crown. Kell Maresh, our moody magician, must finally leave the confines he has been bound to. Alucard Emery, the noble pirate, must restore his reputation. Holland Vosijk, the fallen prisoner, must redeem himself. And Lila Bard, our crafty thief, must finally stop running.

I love all of the characters in this series. I love that Victoria Schwab is not afraid to show the blood and gore that this setting necessitates. I love that she is not afraid to let our characters suffer and die. I do think that Lila had quite a bit of plot armour, but others weren't immune. I love the concept of this world and really hope that we eventually get more.

“Scars are not shameful, not unless you let them be. If you do not wear them, they will wear you.”

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yilliun's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a perfect ending to the series. For as much as the second book dragged, this one truly made up for it. I loved having insight into more characters’ perspectives and I think it

made the deaths of certain characters even more poignant

. I cried my way through the last 20%.

V. E. Schwab is truly such a talented fantasy writer. I am so glad I picked up this series.

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hagwife's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Definitely my favourite out of the trilogy!

I'm very appreciative of how Schwab keeps track of consequences from past books and follows through on them. Wounds, especially emotional ones, don't heal overnight and play an important role in character reactions and decisions.

I thought the plotting for this book was excellent and I loved getting to see so many players from all three worlds. I also think the ways each character arc ends is quite good; I don't have any gripes about it. In fact, I really like that the end acknowledges that distance does not break certain bonds.

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