Loved itI would choose Happy Place by Emily Henry and A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab. I love these books.
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A Darker Shade of Magic (2015)
Others: Mostly positive STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS. Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magic city. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king--George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered--and where Kell was raised alongside Rhy Maresh, the roguish heir to a flourishing empire. White London--a place where people fight to control magic and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. And once upon a time, there was Black London. But no one speaks of that now. Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, ambassador of the Maresh Empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cutpurse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive. This description comes from the publisher. A Darker Shade of Magic is the first book of the Shades of Magic trilogy.
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- 9781250891211
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- 430 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, young adult
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MixedI was mixing up A Darker Shade of Magic and Vicious. I've read both of them. I gave them both four stars. I found them a little bit forgettable, but I understand what other people see in them.
Not a fanBut I mostly hate the Darker Shade of Magic series, except for the final book in the first trilogy I really liked. but the first book I found kind of mid. The second book I hated, and the third book I really liked.
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Loved itThis is classic epic adventure fantasy. We follow a bunch of characters going on quests, joining magical tournaments, fighting dangerous old dark wizards. It has one of my favorite redemption arcs.
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MixedI did not love this book you guys I know this is a series a lot of people really like it
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Loved itnext we have a darker shade of Magic by V Schwab this series is a lot of fun it's about parallel London some of them have magic some of them don't it's very easy to read and I would recommend it
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Not a fanI picked this up for Indigothon, and I got about 80 pages in before I decided to put it down. And this is one of those things where this it just isn't the book for me. So, this is marketed as a young adult book, and the protagonist is around 17, but she reads like a 12 or 13-year-old.
MixedIt's a story that I don't remember, to be honest, and one that I want to give a second chance because I feel like the first time I read it, I was kind of like, okay, this is fine.
MixedIt's adult fantasy series and it's really fantastic and well done, but I just haven't felt like it was a five-star read with either two of the books that I've read from it.
Loved itI love a darker shade of magic I think it is one of the greatest series ever I love Victoria Schwab
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Loved itI read a darker shade of magic back when it came out then I reread it either towards the beginning of 2018 or at the very end of 2017 and I did enjoy it but it wasn't until book two that I completely fell in love with the characters and with the series as a whole
Loved itwhen I read this for the first time it was such a unique experience because I had never read a fantasy world like this before
Loved itwe have our first book a darker shade of magic which is probably my favorite in this series honestly
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Loved ita darker shade of magic was my number one absolute favorite book of 2016
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Not a fan"A Darker Shade of Magic" by V.E. Schwab; All of the books that I rated one or two stars in 2015 were young adult books except for "A Darker Shade of Magic," which is a young adult book parading as an adult book.
Loved itI still had so much fun reading this fantasy novel it has to do with parallel worlds I loved the magic system in this book
Loved itI absolutely loved this book I mean I've Loved all of Victoria Schwab's books so it's not a surprise but this one was just so good
Loved itthis book was just so interesting I love the idea of different alternate versions of London that was really interesting to me and I also just loved the characters they were each very unique
Loved itI read Vicious, The Archived, and A Darker Shade of Magic, so I have experienced 3 different, unique worlds that she writes in and I love her writing.