A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)

by V.E. Schwab

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A Darker Shade of Magic ★★★★☆
A Gathering of Shadows ★★★☆☆
A Conjuring of Light ★★★★☆

Obviously as this is the third book in the series I won't be doing a full review with spoilers, but I have a lot of feelings to write out.

As much as it looks like I am disappointed by this series based on my ratings I adore Schwab's writing and would genuinely read thousands of pages about these characters. My main complaint about this series is that I feel short changed by the lack of plot. This book I personally feel delivered the most plot and really kept me more engaged than the second. I wish the series had been a duology and the plot relevant parts of the second had been moved to the first book.

I was ready to give this book five stars for a long period, but I found the conclusion to be weak and rather "neatly tied". That isn't a fair opinion if I was to be considering it objectively, but the sacrifices made and difficulties felt like the minimal that could be done to prevent a neat ending that had no consequences. I'm possibly just bitter about how hyped this series was and how much I felt let down.