The sequel to VICIOUS, V.E. Schwab’s first adult novel.
Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she is alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol, and then there’s Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn’t know about his most recent act of vengeance.
Victor himself is under the radar these days—being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite his own worries, his anger remains. And Eli Ever still has yet to pay for the evil he has done.
The time between the release of Vicious, book one in this series, and the followup spans five years – I admit, I forgot some things. But Vicious was a 5 star read for me, and I couldn’t wait to see what became of Eli and Victor. I’m just a little late finding out (so many books!).
Victoria Schwab is an auto buy author for me, and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her several times at book festivals and signings. Reading her novels, I know to expect wildly creative world-building, living, breathing characters (to me, anyway), and quotable lines that should be on t-shirts, jewelry, posters, etc. (and have been). Her Shades of Magic fantasy series will forever be among my favorites.
This series is just as addictive. I loved spending time with these characters again, as well as some new ones. Marcella is as compelling a character as Eli and Victor. She has some wonderful scenes and has no problem holding her own against both of them.
If you’re a fan of superheroes, especially X-Men, and morally ambiguous characters, you can’t go wrong with this series. I’m only sorry it took me this long to get to Vengeful.
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It sounds like the follow up was well worth the wait!
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Absolutely, Mae. I finished this one on the beach in September – perfect spot, perfect book.
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Did you know she has a short story/novella/novelette series? I just found it the other day. Have you read those?
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No – how did I miss that? Going to check it out now.
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Yeah, no. Sorry. It’s Veronica Roth who did that. My bad. Here it is, though:
Interesting (and profitable) concept heading multiple authors. And you know I love shorts so this is a must for me. *holiday gift* 📚❤️🎁
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What?! I had NO idea the link would do that in your comments! Just delete it. Sorry!
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No prob! I’d seen that she released some short stories, and I think there’s one included with Amazon Prime. Actually, several authors contributed to the Prime stories. Just need more time to read them!
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I hear ya.
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Glad you liked this continuation! I am behind too and haven’t read it yet. Guilty!
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I keep waiting for someone to offer me a vacation where I do nothing but read. A girl can dream!
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Lol me too, take me with you! Haha
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Deal!
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I’m waiting for that too, Teri! Thanks for the great review.
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Thanks, Jill – Jonny and I will be in touch when we get the dates set up!
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Excellent!
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Another fabulous sounding read, Teri. You are on quite a roll at the moment.
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After I feature Bad Moon for a month, I have book reviews scheduled out several weeks, Robbie. Don’t be fooled that I’m reading them this quickly, lol.
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Ah, that makes sense.
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I LOVE morally ambiguous characters Teri! And we met her at RARE London this summer! She was also in a discussion panel and shares some very interesting tidbits about writing!
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They’re some of my favorite characters, Sophie – so complex and interesting. So glad you were able to meet her! I always enjoy hearing her speak.
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