As my second and final Saturday Pages entry I have a sampler review. I was lucky enough to be approved by Tor Books (THANK YOU!) via Netgalley and got to read the first 150 pages. I hadn't read any Victoria Schwab books before and although I've heard amazing things from some of my canaries about them, I felt like a sampler would show me if I wanted to get this book or not and boy it did!
Even if it's only a sampler and not a full size book it still counts towards my 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge and I'm hoping it'll help a bit with my NG ratio! ;)
SNEAK PEEK: A Darker Shade of Magic SAMPLE by V.E. Schwab
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Samplers can be both great and awful, and this one was a bit of both! Great because I fell in love with the world, the writing and the main character(s) and awful because it finished in a rather awful and cliffhanger-y way, so now I'm gonna go nuts waiting for the full book!
This is my first contact with Victoria Schwab's writing, and I think I might fill the wait for this one reading some of her previous books, because wow, the writing was fantastic!
In only 150 pages it managed to give broad strokes of the world building that was enough to make us get an idea of what's going on without info dumping, and leaving us wondering and wanting more! The different Londons were amazing and I cannot wait to find out more about what "really" happened with Black London!
We also get to know quite a few of the main players in the book and somehow I was rooting for Kell from very early on! I also came to like Lila a lot, even if she's a bit less easy to like sometimes. The Dane twin were damned creepy and scary and I get the feeling they're only gonna get worse!
I'm impressed and really looking forward to the book, the biggest downside of this... it doesn't come out till Feb 25th!!
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Even if it's only a sampler and not a full size book it still counts towards my 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge and I'm hoping it'll help a bit with my NG ratio! ;)
SNEAK PEEK: A Darker Shade of Magic SAMPLE by V.E. SchwabMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Samplers can be both great and awful, and this one was a bit of both! Great because I fell in love with the world, the writing and the main character(s) and awful because it finished in a rather awful and cliffhanger-y way, so now I'm gonna go nuts waiting for the full book!
This is my first contact with Victoria Schwab's writing, and I think I might fill the wait for this one reading some of her previous books, because wow, the writing was fantastic!
In only 150 pages it managed to give broad strokes of the world building that was enough to make us get an idea of what's going on without info dumping, and leaving us wondering and wanting more! The different Londons were amazing and I cannot wait to find out more about what "really" happened with Black London!
We also get to know quite a few of the main players in the book and somehow I was rooting for Kell from very early on! I also came to like Lila a lot, even if she's a bit less easy to like sometimes. The Dane twin were damned creepy and scary and I get the feeling they're only gonna get worse!
I'm impressed and really looking forward to the book, the biggest downside of this... it doesn't come out till Feb 25th!!
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I didn't try for the sample because it is torture to read and then have to wait *sobs* I'm so glad it was amazing though!
ReplyDeleteIt IS a bit torturous but it's also cool when you aren't sure if you'll like the book or not and you get a taste of it!
DeleteYES!! i love how we hit on almost all the same things.Great minds do think alike after all. Im glad we can gush more about Kell later on!! Its not too far not to far atll.
ReplyDeleteps i was trying forever to rember the niockname "canaries" I kept thinking robins? blue jays? I couldn't for the LIFE OF ME think of that word so thanks for saving my brain from being racked once more.
<3 Britt
Happy to help! ;)
DeleteAnd yeah, the wait is not that bad, Feb is waaay too close already!
Aw, yay :D I'm glad you loved this sampler Pili. <3 I hope you will love the rest of the book too, when you get to read it :D I'm so excited about this one as well. <3 I just cannot read samplers of anything :p not this long ones. It would annoy me so much, to have to quit reading. And then having to re-read it all once the whole book is out.. ack! But you are awesome for doing it :) Thank you for sharing sweetie. <3
ReplyDeleteI like samplers when I'm unsure about books cause I can gauge if I'd like the book or not... Thank you sweetie!
DeleteI don't like the samplers because I want to read it all at once! You're better than I am at waiting I guess. Also, I tagged you again, this time in the Gif tag, and you can see my post HERE.
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't mind being teased too much! And thanks for tagging me, I do hope I won't forget to do it this time!!
DeleteI didn't get the sampler, for the same reason as Kristen. Glad you enjoyed this one so much, Pili!
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Thank you! I guess I'm on the "something is better than nothing" group! ;)
DeleteI read the sampler too and I love the book so far! I understand why so many people love this author's books now. The world is so interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed Kaitlin! I loved the different Londons!
Deletei think... i really have to get to reading vicious!! that's everyone's favourite victoria schwab book so far? i LOVE the cover for a darker shade of magic, much better than the cover of vicious hehe, thank you so much for sharing this sampler! time to test the waters =)
ReplyDeletealicia @ noverly things
Same here Alicia! I've heard so many good things about Vicious and I'll help us with the wait for this one!
DeleteGlad to hear the sampler really grabbed your attention Pili! I can't wait to delve into a Victoria Schwab book because her ideas are so unique, and everyone seems to love them. The Dane twin sounds really interesting and creepy too! I can't wait to meet the characters.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I've read of her and if all the book continues like this, I understand why her books are so loved!
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