![]() ![]() On the surface level, it matches Vicious. The story ends in a very satisfying way, and it could easily have been a standalone. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cherry on the top of Vicious was the complex but perfectly suited interweaving timelines that brought the reader along for a winding journey with an explosive payoff. Schwab approaches the superpowers themselves in a way I haven’t seen before, and the warped relationships between her characters-particularly between the dual leads, Victor and Eli-are uniquely compelling. It’s a superhero story without any heroes, and it’s fascinating. It has a dark, cynical edge to it and is populated exclusively by characters who are anti-heroes at best. I’m at the point where I’ll only enjoy myself with superhero stuff if it does something totally different. I’ll still watch superhero movies (it’s one of the few genres that everyone in the family likes and can watch together), but I rarely seek it out these days. Schwab’s that I’ve ever read- A Darker Shade of Magic is my favorite, but The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is fantastic as well, and I also enjoyed Gallant-I put off reading the Villains duology for a while because, despite being a huge Marvel fan for a long time, I’ve burnt myself out on most superhero media. Schwab’s Vengeful is a compelling, propulsive novel, it is not necessarily an effective sequel to the superior Vicious.Įven though I love almost everything of V.E. ![]()
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