A Gathering of Shadows by V E Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)

by V.E. Schwab

Kell is one of the last magicians with the ability to travel between parallel universes, linked by the magical city of London. It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into his possession and he met Delilah Bard. Four months since the Dane twins of White London fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body back into Black London.Now Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. And as Red London prepares for the Element Games-an international competition of magic-a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life. The balance of magic is perilous, and for one city to flourish, another must fall...

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Holy shit a second book in a series that's better than the first. I didn't think that was possible.

10/5/19

I stand by the above review for sure. I still absolutely think this is a stronger book than the first one. The character development here is great, and I really enjoyed seeing glimpses of Rhy and Alucard's past. The competition was fun but wasn't my favorite part of the story. I get that it was pretty much to make sure all of characters were together for the meat of the story.

Still, absolutely love all my favs - Kell and Lila. Didn't love the King and Queen, but I understood where they were coming from, even if I didn't agree with it.

Just yes to all of this! I'm sure I'll be re-reading it again and again and again.

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