A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic #2): V. E. Schwab

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we get a new character in alucard, who - despite that stupid gothy name, is very likable. not so much to kell - there's some history there, but to me. and to lila. You're right," continued Rhy, "I should have just drawn a frowning face. But then everyone would know it's you."

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You asked, and @torbooks answered. The rest of the SHADES OF MAGIC books will get Collector's Editions :))) Here's your first look at GATHERING." Plus I put this on ”My July TBR” video and whenever I put something on my monthly TBR and capture my promise on video I need to keep that promise. As for the third plot line... gosh I was so anxious about what would happen. The knowledge that there was a new force at work in White London had me all kinds of worried and it felt like a looming presence above my head. Do you know the expression: “It hangs like a sword of Damocles above/over sth”? Well, I think that about nails the overall feeling of dread I experienced while reading the book. >_< This said I think I’ll head to my characters section now because I need to get rid of a lot of thoughts and they’ll be spoilery so consider yourself warned! ;-)

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Cora Taskon — A Veskan princess and guest in Red London for the tournament's duration. Cora has cast an eye at Kell.

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Besides the wonderful cast of characters (including one special individual who I’m not going to mention here for fear of spoiling anyone, but let me say that I am absolutely ecstatic to see things through his perspective on occasion, and terrified to see what he will do next), there’s also the fact that, once again, Victoria proves her writing prowess through incredible action scenes and magical world-building. There is a tournament featured in this installment that never grows stale or dull; despite its potential for repetition, as is frequent with “trials” in books, not once did I lose the feeling of gripping the edge of my seat. When Lila is hurt in a match, Kell goes to her. The king is furious that he left the castle and has him arrested. Kell is released, and he tells the king he will be leaving for good as soon as the tournament guests leave. How did A Gathering of Shadows end? Lila stared straight into the flare’s red light until it burned the image out. She had more pressing concerns right now. The water was rising. The flare was dying. Shadows were slithering against the boat.Each world is sealed though a special being(an Antari (ultra-rare, ultra-powerful magician) can travel between (like Kell, from Red London). Seriously. Why? What's the point of this book? The plot literally doesn't even begin until 65%. You may be wondering what happened before then. I don't even know. There were some really short magic lessons. Rhy continued to be an idiot. Over half of this book was pointless. One could even argue that there was no purpose to the magic tournament. The main conflict of this book was the same as it was in the last book. The villain resurrected. Wow. How creative. I'm so dazzled. In the end, they were in the exact same place they were at the beginning of the book. There was no net progress. No character development, no plot development.

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Kell is such an infinitely relatable bitter asshole of a character. He's a bit morally imperfect and he's so infinitely lovable. There you go, that’s what happened in A Gathering of Shadows! There’s your full A Gathering of Shadows summary! I should probably stop reading the samples released because invariably I get to the end and just want to read the rest. I don't really mean this of course because as soon as I saw the sample available I grabbed it as "mine" :) Kell. My greatest fear in life isn’t dying. It’s being the source of someone else’s suffering. I know you feel trapped. I know I’m your cage. And I can’t –“ His voice broke, and Kell could feel his brother’s pain, everything he tried to smother until dark and drown until morning. “You will do this,” said Rhy. “For me. For both of us.”Royals from other countries begin arriving for the magic tournament, and Kell is constantly being put on display. A foreign princess named Cora takes an interest in Kell. In Red London, Rhy is in devastating pain and is fading. Lila and Alucard find him and call for help. They realize that this must mean something terrible is happening to Kell. After an onlooker describes Ojka Lila knows he is likely in White London. there is no question in my mind as to why this series is as loved as it is, so let the binge reading continue! The foreshadowing was so stupid. It was supposed to be eerie or spooky or foreboding, but it was useless and it never went anywhere. There was a scene where Lila met this man who was selling mirrors and they had a talk. I felt like that was supposed to be foreshadowing, especially since the really cheesy, actually terrible line "she never told him her name" was used. Nobody uses that line unless they're about to do some horrible foreshadowing. But it didn't even count as foreshadowing because the entire scene was pointless. It went nowhere. Why would you tell him your name? You don't know each other. It's not like you need to be friends to buy a mirror. Holland Vosijk — The Antari King of Makt. Holland returned to White London after making a deal with Osaron.

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The plot of the second part, "Prince at Large," was originally going to be used for a short story before V. E. Schwab realised that it would be a good way to reintroduce Kell and Rhy Maresh. [2] A Darker Shade of Magic was on my "Best Of" list for 2015. So high hopes were involved for A Gathering of Shadows. Already from this sample I know it's going to be up to the standards of the first book. When the full length book is released hopefully we'll find that it exceeds its predecessor. The characters were hardly developed at all. They were empty shells. V.E. Schwab's strength is not in character building, but you would think that they would at least be more than shallow cliches. But no.

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Now that I finished the book, I understand why Victoria Schwab made this choice and the last 40%? Brilliant, exhilarating, and as far as I'm concerned, PERFECTION. There's something to say about a fantasy plot that stays unpredictable, because trust me, when you read a lot of fantasy, it becomes rarer and rarer. This is why I'm rounding up my rating. She’d always thought it was better than letting trouble find her, but floating in the ocean in a two-person skiff with no oars, no view of land, and no real resources save the ropes binding her wrists, she was beginning to reconsider. Rhy's character development is so awesome. In the first book, he was an okay character, but in this second book I loved him with every fiber of my heart. He's got some hidden depths and he's so interesting and funny. while all this is taking place in red london, we get some hints of what's been happening in white london since the events of the last book. trouble is a-brewing. this book ends on a corker of a cliffhanger, and i'm so glad i kept on with this series, because i am eager to see what happens in book three.