Reviews

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

aoifelottie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

The first half of the book was quite slow but I LOVED the elements games and all the questions surrounding it! Will deffo be reading the next after that cliffhanger 🤭 - Loving the Kila developments!

tana_tomp's review

5.0

I was literally kicking my feet and screaming like a fool when Lila and kell saw each other again like you don’t get it they are everything to me

shelbypmclean's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

strategineer's review against another edition

4.0

An absolute page turner if I've ever read one (I couldn't put this book down). Each time I sat down to read, it only took a few sentences to transport me completely into this world that V.E. Schwab has so carefully built.

A Gathering of Shadows develops the characters introduced in the previous book (along with some fresh faces), portrays the evolution of their relationships with one another and sets everything up for what I'm confident is going to be a riveting conclusion to the trilogy.

Book 1: A Darker Shade Of Magic ★★★★
Book 2: A Gathering Of Shadows* ★★★★
Book 3: A Conjuring Of Light** ★★★

Reading through A Darker Shade of Magic, I became a fan of V.E. Schwab's work. Reading through the sequel I've been left slack jawed in awe.

I've read a lot of books in my life and I can count on one hand the number of times I've felt this blown away by words on a page.

Just stop whatever you're doing and read these books. Thank you.

r0wanmyb0at's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

katiereuter3's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

lily_loos's review

4.0

I really liked this book but just a little bit less then the first one. I think it is between a 4 and a 4.5. It was very entertaining and I enjoyed how Lyla and Kel reuniting.

bekrecka's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

midnight_mirth's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ashtillier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0