A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic, 1)
A Darker Shade of Magic, the first book in V.E. Schwab's New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy, is now available in a special collector's edition.
With a revamped, metallic ink detailed cover and reading ribbon, this edition will also feature the following bonus material:
*End papers featuring fan art
*A glossary of Arnesian and Antari terms
*An interview between author and editor
*Original (never before seen!) tales from within the Shades of Magic world
1. A Darker Shade of Magic
2. A Gathering of Shadows
3. A Conjuring of Light
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Community Reviews
**4.5⭐️**
V.E. Schwab does such amazing world-building, as well as character-building. We get such a detailed account of the four Londons and the difference in magic between them.
I immediately loved the banter between Kell and Lila and can’t wait to see more. I already love these characters so much, I know it’s going to be a crazy ride.
2.75 stars. The concept and world building behind this was intriguing and original but I didn’t find the characters compelling. Flat, one dimensional villains and protagonists that were barely more than that. I feel like if Lila were a little more flushed out she could have carried the book more for me. I did like her but she felt incomplete. This actually seems like the kind of story that probably gets better after book 1 so I am still interested in reading book 2.
While the laws of magic, plot, and characters were all either entrancing or enjoyable, my overall impression of this book fell a bit flat. I don’t regret reading this tale, but I can’t quite put my finger on why I didn’t become more engrossed in it the more pages I turned. In summation: I liked it, but did not love it.
I just can’t get enough of V.E Schwab and she might be my favorite so, I may be biased - oh well! But, I really enjoyed this book! The magic, the characters, the story. I was left wanting MORE so I am happy there are two more books to follow! There were only small parts that i wasn’t the biggest fan of, but nothing to steer me away from loving it. 4.5 stars for me! (I put 5 since you can’t do halves, and it deserves more than less!)
This is a straightforward adventure tale with magic in it and I found the story and a few main character enjoyable. The only slight demerit is that the rules of magic are pretty arbitrary and ultimately these arbitrary magic rules determine the outcome so that's a little less than satisfying.
It also feels like the story was supposed to be harder to resolve, but the author got tired of writing. Of course, there are sequels to this book, which I will probably read, and they might resolve this feeling.
It also feels like the story was supposed to be harder to resolve, but the author got tired of writing. Of course, there are sequels to this book, which I will probably read, and they might resolve this feeling.
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