Vicious
by V.E. Schwab
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This book was freaking amazing! I LOVED it!!! Tho it was waaaay darker than books I usually read.
I got a little nauseous reading the earlier parts of the book, tho that may have been because I was hungover and stuck on a hot plane going through turbulence.Β Β Its really a toss up!
Anyway, despite how dark the book is I loved it! The beginning of the book jumps around in time and I didn’t think I would like that, but it worked really well.Β It totally build the tension and kept you guessing.Β And it was cool how the time gaps eventually all narrowed down and came together for the climax of the story!
Usually I love romance in books and am disappointed when there are none, but that was not the case in this book.Β There was absolutely no romance needed and so there was none thrown in.Β And it was perfect.
The relationships in Vicious were so much better than your standard romances.Β Victor, Sydney, and Mitch were so much like a family.Β Even tho they hadn’t been together long their bond was incredibly strong.Β I can’t wait to start the next book!!
So glad you loved this!! Now you can jump in to Vengeful!
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Thanks π I bought it yesterday and am going to start today!!
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Fantastic review Brittanu! And like you I want romance but I encountered a few without romance but with so fantastic relationships that I was still very happy!
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Thanks π and I am glad I am not the only one!
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I really need to read this one!
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You should! I hope you love it if you do π
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Thanks!
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Great review! I can’t believe I still haven’t read this, anti-heroes are my faves!
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Thanks! π And if you love anti-heroes you will probably like this one!!!!
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Yeah! So happy you enjoyed it. This was one of my favorite reads of this year π I’d love to see book one become a movie or a series one day!
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That would be super cool! I think it would make a really great movie!
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Dark is probably a no for me, but you make it tempting. Wonderful review Brittany. So glad this was a winner for you.
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Usually dark is a no for me too, but I do read a lot of fantasy which tends toward the darker side, so I think that is why I was okay with it. Thanks π
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I really, really want to read it. Schwab is still unknown to me and I want to rectify that.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Iβm make a note to bump it up on my TBR list. π
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I read her “A Darker Shade of Magic” trilogy first and absolutely loved it! I kept seeing Vicious everywhere and because I loved her other books so much I had to give this one a try and I was glad I did!! I hope you love it too when you get to it!!
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Great review and I totally agree. This was one of my fave reads of the year… still need to read Vengeful tho!
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Thanks π I’m reading it right now! And I’m liking it so far but its different.
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Just imagine if there WAS romance – yuck.
This book was amazing, just the right amount of crazy and adorable.
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Haha they could have brought in a new character as a love interest. But it was crazy and adorable!
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