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The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab

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timelapse's review

adventurous 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

3.25

this books suffers from too much sameness to the previous ones: the structure w/ the parallel evolving povs was really similar to ADSOM but too much of it felt like exposition and/or rehashing old character themes from the first series. like how is holland the most interesting person in this series too??

dianafraser17's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy by @veschwab - it got me through the heyday of the pandemic. I was waiting for the right time to pick up Threads and the time finally came in late summer, and it was like reuniting with old friends.

The Fragile Threads of Power picks up 7 years after we left the characters, and 7 years after the author left the characters, too. The new characters are just as dynamic and curious as the old, the world building is clever and scaled, and V.E. Schwab always knows how to stick the landing on the last 100 pages. When does the next one come out?? I'm so excited!

I saw V.E. Schwab about this time last year on book tour for Threads and it was the best author event I've been to; highly recommend catching her speaking engagements the next time she's on tour 💗

hiweeboop's review

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5.0

I love love this series. its so freaking GOOD! So excited to see where it goes next :D

vidyasur's review

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slow-paced

3.0

ckmarvelous's review

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5.0

Holy cow. This might be Schwab’s best work—taking the foundations from shades of magic and expanding the world, adding fantastic new characters, and making 648 (!!!!!) pages fly by. One of the best books I’ve read this year, and one of my favorite books ever.

Side note: WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CUTE ROMANCES THAT MAKE ME FEEL SO ALONE

@ Schwab: if you take my asexual queen Nadiya and make her the villain of the series I will be extremely put out.

8/5/24

Ahhhhhh I flew through those pages yet again. Schwab gets better every time I read them. The first time I read this book I remember being so nervous about what would happen that I was flying. Knowing what would happen did not make this read any less enjoyable, it just allowed the nuance and the characters to shine all the brighter. The little moments between action continue to be my favorites, the moments where the walls come down and they just exist together.

I don’t know how I’m going to wait until this series is finished, but also I don’t want it to ever end.