Our Dark Duet ~ Victoria Schwab (Monsters of Verity #2)
★★★★★
There was a strange place, between knowing and not knowing. A place where things could live in the back of your head without weighing down on your heart.
Why do you do this to me, Victoria Schwab?
The Writing and Worldbuilding
I loved that we got to see outside of Verity, and I hope that if we ever get more in this world—P L E A S E—that we'll get to see even more.
The plot was awesome, almost better than This Savage Song, and I was totally invested throughout. Unfortunately, the emotional parts just didn't hit me nearly as hard as they did in the first book, though not for lack of trying.
I absolutely loved the addition of the Chaos Eater. It really upped the stakes and expanded the world.
I also loved the little poetic interludes in the perspective of the Chaos Eater. Those were super cool and unique.
The Characters
August: It's no surprise that I love August and will always love August. I really appreciated how his character changed and grew in this, becoming more mature, but also more tortured in a non-angsty teen kind of way. Also, I guess he does have a sex drive *wiggles eyebrows up and down and bites lip*
Kate (and sort of Alice): Kate was great in this too, and I loved her arc and final stand with Alice, her Malchai doppelganger, who was an excellent addition.
Sloan: Good ole Sloan, being creepy and obsessive. Honestly, I didn't really care much for him last book, but he really stood out in this one.
Soro: I didn't really care much for them tbh though I appreciated that Sunai can be non-gender-specific.
Conclusion
I seriously loved this, and Schwab has once again cemented herself as my queen and goddess. If you haven't read this one yet, D O I T!
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