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...

Reviewed by ross91 on

5 of 5 stars

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This was so good! Even better than the first one! Dunno exactly why, but while I was reading this book it reminded me of Legend of Korra and Mistborn...Two of my favorite things! All the elements, the fighting, the dances... I was really pleased by the plot. And Lila and Kell relationship reminded me of Vin and Elend, my favorite OTP ever... So so happy for this book.
The new characters are on point and the old ones had a great development, just as I wished!
The only thing I didn't enjoy entirely was the ending: now I'm dying to read the next book, damn it!
Well done Victoria Schwab, you are on the right path of becoming one of my favorite authors!

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