Vicious by VE Schwab
What I drank prior: So the golden globes were a thing. I drank a bunch cause Ginny told me to. THANKS GINNY.
Spoiler-free Overview: hoooookay. So in this world there are mysterious ExtraOrdinaries or EOs, like x-men. We’ve got two nemesis, Victor and Eli. They are both EOs. They are…. nemesis, that feels a lot like they love each other and hate each other at the same time. They’re obsessed. The whole story is them trying to kill each other. They also have friends/children/sidekicks that help ’em out.
Spoiler-free Thoughts: I wish that I could show my face to show how much I love these books. Here’s my attempt at a gif.
Eh I’m drunk I’ll figure it out in the morning. (Editor’s note: Sober Sam even had trouble with that one… but seems like it works now.)
Characters: ok. Okokok. All of these characters are morally gray. It’s amazing. They’re all such shit people. Eli and Victor are both villains and they take everyone down with them. I fucking love it. I love that Victor knows he’s a bad guy. I know some people have an issue with Eli’s religious fervor but if that don’t make villains in this day and age idk what does. It seems relevant to me.
Plot: Super fast paced. It goes back and forth in timelines and I love it when books do that well. And this one did it well.
Writing Style: Schwab’s writing is always killer. And like others I feel like her writing has gotten worse not better over the years. Since this is in the beginning for her, it’s exceptional.
World Building: I cannot wait for more.
What to pair it with: tequila. It’s the only choice.
Rating: 5/5 shots
COMMENT DOWN BELOW: What did you guys think of this one? There was some debate among the bookclub about it.
Until next time, we remain forever drunkenly yours,
Sam
I’m reading this book now! Love your review.
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Thanks!!! Let me know what you think 🙂
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Loved Vicious! I’m reading Vengeful right now and it’s going pretty well so far. I probably won’t like it as much as Vicious though.
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I can’t wait to get to Vengeful!
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It’s pretty good. Kind of slow to start, but once you get about 100 pages or so it gets better. I hit that mark today and was like oh wow.
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Love this book so much! Morally gray characters are favorite. Glad you enjoyed it as well!
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I loved that they were morally gray. Looooooved
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Morally grey characters are my favorite and I loved this book. Great review!
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Thanks!!
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I need to get on this stat! Great review!
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Thanks! You definitely should. Great book
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