5/11/2023 0 Comments A darker magicIt was unfortunate timing for me personally, because I was working wardrobe for a show and had a quick change to do. A year after the final book in the series was published, I still think about how many times I stared off at nothing as I processed cliffhangers and plot twists that I hadn’t seen coming.Īt one point, in A Gathering Of Shadows (the second book in the series), I recall distinctly that I sat with my jaw dropped, screaming because of the sudden onslaught of feelings that I couldn’t contain. It felt like a natural progression as the world opened up page after page, saturating the reader and engulfing them in a sense of adventure with peril and consequences for every action taken. Schwab’s writing could bring such a visceral feeling as to the overall tone of a series without being overly descriptive. Thinking back on it, it amazes me that V.E. This is not, and never was, a lighthearted series that wouldn’t have a lasting effect on the reader.Īs I read, my mind played the series out in grayscale as if directed by Guy Ritchie, the pop of red appearing as Kell used his magic. This sets the tone of the series in and of itself. Together, although reluctantly at first, they try to return the stone to Black London before it completely takes over. Kell comes across Lila Bard, a thief with a mind of her own and ambitions to become a pirate, who finds a mysterious stone that bleeds magic from Black London, slowly infecting Grey London as it spreads.
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