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ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab

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jumiofdiamonds's review

adventurous fast-paced

3.5

I enjoyed it over all and would love to see more short stories, even outside of our main crew. The art style was ok, I don't feel it captured Victor and Eli properly however.

A good chunk is a retelling of Vicious (Book 1) and it was done in a very slap-chop kind of way. If I was a new reader that happened to pick this up without reading the books I guess it'd be ok, but I definitely would have preferred either it not to have been included (giving us more time with Charlotte and this new crew of characters) or to have more dedicated time to flesh out the main story. More fleshing out all around honestly. I would have liked to see more of Charlotte's powers, especially with other EOs, learning more about the women they broke out of EON, etc.

The two-year cut (behind the scenes Vengeful is taking place I assume) while it ended on a cliff hanger that makes me thirsty for Book 3, it also is a bit of a cop-out. What happened is those two years?! I want to knoooow.

lexyy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

luxxltyd's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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jessicamiller's review

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

hsilver's review

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3.0

3.5! Not bad but adds nothing super new or exciting to the villains universe.

Also, that is not what Victor looks like ok

mal214's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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evitaveda's review

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4.0

“That day, when the bus crashed, my life never flashed before my eyes. But every day since, I’ve seen my death. And it’s time to change it.”

ExtraOrdinary is a comic set in the world of Schwab’s Villains universe. It follows Charlotte Tills who survives a bus crash and wakes up with ExtraOrdinary powers. She can now see people’s deaths in reflective surfaces. When she witnesses her own death at the hands of Eli Cardale, she has to disappear and try to hunt him down before he gets to her.

ExtraOrdinary is a bit of a heist story with both new and familiar characters from the Villains universe. It was a quick and engaging read and it made me excited to jump back into this universe when Victorious is published in the future.