Spoiler

"'There is nowhere you go,' said the Antari to her prince, 'that I cannot follow."

Don't mind me, I'll just be mourning over the fact that I don't live in Red London for the next four months.
A Darker Shade of Magic has been and probably always will be one of my favorite fantasy series, so I was super excited but also nervous when I found out that V.E. Schwab was releasing a spin-off series. The beautiful character art on her Instagram page did not help matters and I practically screamed when I found out my library had pre-ordered the book.
Am I satisfied? 110% yes.
The Fragile Threads of Power brings us back to Red London (and also White, Grey, and Black London, but they're not as fun) and throws us right into the adventures of our favorite characters from the last series.
And, no, my adoration of Kell did not go away.
The plot was well-paced and intriguing and I absolutely love the worldbuilding, but the highlight of this book - and the series as a whole - is the characters. I don't think any of you understand what I'd give to go on just one adventure with the Antari.
Tes is awesome, Kosika might be my new role model, Lila is as chaotic as ever, Alucard and Rhy are amazing, and I want to adopt Ren, and Kell... Kell is probably one of my favorite angsty characters of all time. (My annotations from the chapter when he showed up are just "KELL KELL KELL KELL KELL") The character designs are some of my favorites too.
Fragile Threads has already joined my all-time favorites shelf and I am so excited for the next book.

Spoiler

"She sighed in relief. 'You came.' Kell stepped into the room, the black ring's cord swinging from his fingers. 'You called.'"

Link to Libby Annotations