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Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
3.5

I really like the concept of the setting, but two books in, I'm not sure I love the execution. I enjoyed the experience of reading Vengeful - maybe even more than its predecessor- but didn't find myself thinking about it on the down time or necessarily excited to pick it back up. Its a book full of buts.

The heart of the story is the relationship between Victor and Eli. It was beautifully explored on the first book, and I loved that we finally got to see more of Eli's side of things. And it was sided: the two of them barely really interacted, save from fake conversations (the highlight of the story in my opinion), and it made me feel like watching a story just slightly to the left.

Too much of new characters I didn't care the least about, lack of progress to the known ones, and a big feeling of missed opportunities. But the pacing and plot were considerably more fun. Just a lot of buts.