Victor Vale was not a fucking sidekick

A vicious tale indeed. After falling in love with Schwab's writing style when I read her Shades of Magic series, I couldn't wait to get stuck into Vicious.

A twisted tale of ambition, desire and super powers - I absolutely loved this book. There are no heroes, just the lesser evil of two villains hellbent on destroying each other after a ten year hiatus; Victor Vale plays his part very well, I also loved the addition of his band of strays.

The flashbacks were a very welcome addition to the story, both from Victor and Eli's points of view - you can really see how warped Eli's version of events is; and how he tries to give himself permission for the atrocities that he carries out.

I can't wait to see how the story continues forward with Vengeful.