The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
I’m a bit of mixed fan of the Shades of Magic. I love the world that was developed with it, and I love the way it treats magic. I am also a fan of the way the author V.E. Schwab writes—for the most part. What I was not always a huge fan of was some of the characters, who who had a tendency to rub me the wrong way. I very much liked Kell from the original trilogy and I loved the main antagonist. But […]
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic I knew I would eventually want to pick up another V. E. Schwab book after finishing The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and I’m glad that I selected A Darker Shade of Magic to continue my Schwab reading journey because I really enjoyed it. It’s set in a 4 parallel worlds, all of which somehow have a London essentially in the same place in each of those worlds. Grey London (from the era of George III) has no magic. Red […]
The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1) by V.E. Schwab
I think I may have fallen out of love with V.E. Schwab. I actually DNFed my re-read of the last book in the original Shades of Magic trilogy (!) because I was so uninterested (it was my least favorite the first time through, too). I started this book back in jAnUaRy. JANUARY. And I have only now finished it. And it was fine! While I was reading it I was having a good time, but I never actually felt like picking it back up. I […]
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
CBR15 Bingo: Sex – V.E. Schwab does not include sex scenes in any of her books. They tend to be more ‘fade to black’ moments. However, I wish this book had more than just suggested sexy times! Several years ago when Schwab finished the original “Shades of Magic” trilogy, she left a door open to potentially revisit the series in the future. Apparently inspiration struck and we now have The Fragile Threads of Power to build upon the first trilogy. First off let me say that […]
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince vol. 3 - The Rebel Army by V.E. Schwab (author), Andrea Olimpieri (artist)
“The Steel Prince” graphic novels can be read standalone without having read the “The Shades of Magic” novels but I’m not certain how well that works as the graphic novels don’t spend time on the magic system, and magic is a vitally important part of this world setting. Though mileage may vary, my friend was introduced to Schwab through the individual comic issues of this series and enjoyed it without prior knowledge. The Rebel Army is the final volume in V.E. Schwab’s, “The Steel Prince” […]
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince vol. 2 - Night of Knives by V.E. Schwab (author), Budi Setiawan (artist)
This book was literally on its way to me when I read CoffeeShopReader’s review of Night of Knives. I debated reading the review but ultimately decided to find out their take. CoffeeShopReader’s review title is, ” Not enough panels to cover the possibilities”, and now having read the book, I agree with the sentiment. There is a lot of story that gets stuffed into Night of Knives. There is an interview with Schwab in the back and in it she talks about turning a few sentences about […]
