A review by murmurations_x
Gallant by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Gallant is my first dive into the worlds of V.E Schwab and it was enjoyable but not fantastic. This book is YA but does at times read more middle-grade, I do think it would be far to creepy at points for middle-grade but kids who enjoy Wednesday I feel will love Gallant.

I had an issue with the pacing, it took a while for everything to really swing into action and then when it did there wasn’t much of it, an ending that was less impactful as I don’t think we spent enough time beyond the wall for it to really matter to us or really feel the danger. Death, our villain was eerie, cool, interesting & underutilised in my opinion

If there is one thing I’ve learned about V.E Schwab from this book is her world building is fantastic. This really is a beautifully descriptive & rich piece of writing I could picture everything about Gallant. It is hauntingly atmospheric & if you are a mood reader October/November are the months for this book to be in your TBR. 

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