Vengeful by V E Schwab

Vengeful (The Villains, #2)

by V.E. Schwab

A super-powered battle of genius, cruelty, and the lengths one will go for vengeance-V. E. Schwab returns with the end to the Villains duology.


Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever.

Sydney Clarke once had Serena-beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she's alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol. And then there's Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn't know about his most recent act of vengeance.

Victor himself is under the radar these days-being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite...Read more

Reviewed by leahrosereads on

5 of 5 stars

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How often do sequels actually improve upon a story anymore? This one not only did Vicious justice, it bettered it! The villains are still super villain-y without many redeeming qualities (just how I like them to be), and we were introduced to a couple more really intricately created characters that expanded this world.

I hope in another 5 years, we'll get to see how they're all doing - of course, namely Victor, who's still one of my favorite characters ever!

Obviously, I could keep gushing about this book, but there are plenty of 5 star reviews that you can read instead to get a more eloquent critique.

But, should you read this duology? Yes, you fucking should!

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