Name: A Gathering of Shadows
Author: V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Titan Books
Date published: February 2016
Genre: Fiction, young adult, fantasy, adventure, romance
Pages: 512
Rating: 5/5
Kell is one of the last magicians with the ability to travel between parallel universes, linked by the magical city of London. It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into his possession and he met Delilah Bard. Four months since the Dane twins of White London fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body back into Black London.
Now Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. And as Red London prepares for the Element Games--an international competition of magic - a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life. The balance of magic is perilous, and for one city to flourish, another must fall...
- From Goodreads.
A Gathering of Shadows had a wonderful sense of adventure that I really loved. The magic, the travelling, the new countries and characters that were introduced, they were all such enjoyable things to read about.
The plot was unpredictable, I had no idea what was going to happen in the story. There were plenty of twists and turns that I did not see coming, it was very exciting to read. The well-written action scenes added to the enjoyment, especially the magic battles. They were very thrilling and creative in the way they used magic.
I grew to love Kell and Lila even more, they both have such heart, they are such good people, with flaws that only make them more real and only make me feel for them more, and they try their best to do good in the end, even if they make a few mistakes along the way, and even when they have to make sacrifices to do good. I think they have definitely become favourite characters of mine. I would have liked more time and interaction between Kell and Lila in this book, but the tension between them because of the fact that they could not interact was fun to read and it was exciting to look forward to the point when they would meet again and recognise each other.
Overall, this was an incredible sequel to A Darker Shade of Magic that really set up for what should be an amazing third and final book in the trilogy, which I hope to read soon. I think it really developed the world and characters and deepened the story, and I am looking forward to seeing how that continues in A Conjuring of Light.
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