A review by librarystan
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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

4.0

This book felt like a D&D campaign or video game plot in all the best ways. Two plucky, powerful characters are unwittingly thrust into a larger plot and team up to defeat evil and save the worlds. Fun world building and magic system, masterfully plotted. But, it also felt like the characters were always rolling nat 20s to prevail in their encounters and were only defeated if the person they were up against was much stronger. I’ll read the next ones in the series but enjoyed Addie La Rue much more for more complex characters. 
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