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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. SchwabPublished: Oct. 6, 2020 (Tor)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars On the day of her wedding in 1714 Addie LaRue makes a deal with the devil (literally and figuratively). Addie wants to be free. She wants to grow out of the small French village in... 
Vengeful (Villains #2) V.E. Schwab Published: Sept. 25, 2018 (Tor) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: This is the second book in the series. While we strive to avoid spoilers, this review will assume you’ve read Vicious. If you haven’t, please check out that VBC review. I was incredibly excited for this book. It wasn’t... 
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) V.E. Schwab Published: Feb. 21, 2017 (Tor) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, A Darker Shade of Magic. A darkness has been growing from the... 
A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic #2) V.E. Schwab Published: Feb. 23, 2016 (Tor) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free it will reference the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, A Darker Shade of Magic. It has been four months... 
Vicious (Villains #1) V.E. Schwab Published: Sept. 24, 2013 (Tor Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars V.E. Schwab immediately caught my interest after reading A Darker Shade of Magic earlier this year. In that regard it was only a matter of time before I got around to reading Vicious. Upon finishing, I acknowledge that V.E. Schwab... 
A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1) V.E. Schwab Published: Feb. 24, 2015 (Tor) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Many, many years ago magic was a prevalent thing throughout the worlds. Those who carried magic within themselves could travel at will through the open doors... 
Welcome to Red London, and the start of V.E. Schwab’s tour for A Darker Shade of Magic. Before we get to the good stuff—a quick question with the author and an excellent giveaway—I want to say VBC is super excited about this book. It’s got magic and smuggling and underhanded deeds and a protagonist we love. We’ll have a review later on (the novel releases Feb. 24), but just add this one to your to-be-read...
