A Darker Shade of Magic
by V. E. Schwab
Taste attributes: fantasyadventurehistoricalfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilunlikely connectionsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is stylish, sweeping and breezy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- V. E. Schwab
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 400
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