Series: A Darker Shade of Magic

Review: A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 19, 2016 | 5 Comments

I really enjoyed jumping back into this world! Victoria Schwab is very talented at creating unique and vivid stories, and this one is no exception. It didn’t quite have the magic that A Darker Shade of Magic held for me, but I still enjoyed it! What really dragged this one down was the pacing. The book is more than 500 pages long, and there’s a long span in the middle where almost nothing is happening. I found myself getting bored […]

A Darker Shade of Magic Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 27, 2015 | 6 Comments

Wow you guys, Victoria Schwab has such a wonderful talent for creating worlds like no other world written. Just like her other books, I’ve never read anything like it! What really made this book amazing was how unique the story was, that was definitely the selling point for me. It was deliciously dark and magical! I must confess that I was a little bit bored in the beginning – it had a very historical feel to it, and anything remotely close […]