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A Gathering of Shadows

A Gathering of Shadows

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  • Create Date：2022-01-19 09:51:08
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：V.E. Schwab
  • ISBN：1250222060
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Summary

Continue V。 E。 Schwab's New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic series with A Gathering of Shadows， now in a beautiful collector's edition with exclusive features。 Open a door to the epic fantasy trilogy that took the world by storm--a classic in the making。 With a revamped cover and reading ribbon， this edition will also feature the following bonus material:

*End papers featuring stunning fan art
*An updated glossary of Arnesian and Antari terms
*Original （never before seen！） short story from within the Shades of Magic world

It has been four months since the mysterious stone fell into Kell's possession。 Four months since he crossed paths with Delilah Bard。 Now， while his own city is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of a cross-empire magical competition， a once-lost London is returning to life。 But the balance of magic is ever perilous， and for one city to flourish， another London must die。

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Reviews

Anatoly ，

Building on the events and characters from the first （albeit fairly complete） book in the trilogy， we are rewarded with a much better balance between character and world building， action， and story。 The first half of the book （or more） seems like a build up to the latter events， but never feels slow。 The events of the latter part， while mostly action driven， never felt too fast， still having enough time to attend to the characters。And then， there's that ending！！ Building on the events and characters from the first （albeit fairly complete） book in the trilogy， we are rewarded with a much better balance between character and world building， action， and story。 The first half of the book （or more） seems like a build up to the latter events， but never feels slow。 The events of the latter part， while mostly action driven， never felt too fast， still having enough time to attend to the characters。And then， there's that ending！！ 。。。more

Sabrina ，

4。5

Mariana ，

4。5/5 STARS

Skyelar ，

Ahhh。 Work kept me from reading this for a good week when I first started it， but I finally got the chance to pick it up over the long weekend and DEVOURED it！ I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the tournament since I'm not a fan of reading action scenes， but I should know by now that I shouldn't doubt V。E。 and me inevitably enjoying their writing。（view spoiler）[Rhy/Alucard （hide spoiler）] is probably my ultimate OTP since， even individually， they're my two favorite characters in the se Ahhh。 Work kept me from reading this for a good week when I first started it， but I finally got the chance to pick it up over the long weekend and DEVOURED it！ I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the tournament since I'm not a fan of reading action scenes， but I should know by now that I shouldn't doubt V。E。 and me inevitably enjoying their writing。（view spoiler）[Rhy/Alucard （hide spoiler）] is probably my ultimate OTP since， even individually， they're my two favorite characters in the series and I need more of them。 Lila still annoys me with her "not like other girls" persona， but she was more tolerable in this book。I'm looking forward to reading the last book in the trilogy！ 。。。more

Beth Jones ，

I’ve been reading this series as a buddy read with Alex which has been so much fun so far。 Once again， I partly listened to this one on audio and the audiobook for this one was so much better than the first book。 Instead of just having one narrator like in A Darker Shade of Magic， we have a male and a female narrator in this one and it really helped the story。 I found it a lot easier to focus on the audiobook with multiple narrators and I wasn’t distracted by the voices。We start the book on Lila I’ve been reading this series as a buddy read with Alex which has been so much fun so far。 Once again， I partly listened to this one on audio and the audiobook for this one was so much better than the first book。 Instead of just having one narrator like in A Darker Shade of Magic， we have a male and a female narrator in this one and it really helped the story。 I found it a lot easier to focus on the audiobook with multiple narrators and I wasn’t distracted by the voices。We start the book on Lila’s point of view which I loved。 Even though this book is in third person， there’s definitely a distinct separation between the characters that are being focused on and the narrator does change in the audiobook depending on it。 I definitely have found myself enjoying Lila’s points of view more。Kell would say it was impossible。 Something I found myself absolutely loving about this book and the series in general is the fact this book has a very separate plot line from the first book。 I often find second books in series can fall into being a bridge book between the first and third book， or just continue on and drag out the plot from the first。 Without spoiling this book as it is the second in the series， this book follows a game called the Element Games or the Essen Tasch， which was so much fun to read about。I found this one very fast paced again， which I’m glad about because the third and final book in this series is thick and I’m glad I’m not too daunted about going into it。 I really like the characters but as with the first book， I did want a little more tension between them and a little more interaction to keep me interested in their relationship。What a useless word， in a world with magic。Overall， this was such a good second book in a series and there’s so much to enjoy。 I’m very excited to finish off this series and see where A Conjuring of Light goes！★★★★4 out of 5 stars-BethMay your shelves forever overflow with books！ ☽ 。。。more

Gael Arguiza ，

Ok。 We need to chat。I may or may not have just read the last 300 pages of this book in one sitting。 This was crazy。 I am FULLY HYPED for the next book。 This was so GOOD， oh my GODDDDD。 that cliffhanger tho :’D

Amy Boyd ，

So this book was waaay more character development driven than plot driven， so after finishing it part of me is left thinking "not much happened" BUT I still loved reading it and the pages melted away as I read so 5/5 stars。 So this book was waaay more character development driven than plot driven， so after finishing it part of me is left thinking "not much happened" BUT I still loved reading it and the pages melted away as I read so 5/5 stars。 。。。more

Emma ，

I feel like the majority of this book was just filler and pretty unnecessary but I really enjoyed the games and the ending was worth it

Chrissie ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this second book of the Shades of Magic series。 It’s rare to find fantasy specifically written for adults that isn’t full of gratuitous violence and sex。 A Gathering of Shadows challenges many things， including heteornomativity and religious bias。 One could argue it challenges Christianity， specifically， though it does so not out of malice or a need to disprove， but simply demonstrates the presumptuousness and absurdity of believing without a doubt that one religion is right I thoroughly enjoyed this second book of the Shades of Magic series。 It’s rare to find fantasy specifically written for adults that isn’t full of gratuitous violence and sex。 A Gathering of Shadows challenges many things， including heteornomativity and religious bias。 One could argue it challenges Christianity， specifically， though it does so not out of malice or a need to disprove， but simply demonstrates the presumptuousness and absurdity of believing without a doubt that one religion is right and all others therefore wrong。 So I guess if you’re hardcore religious， this isn’t the book for you…or perhaps it truly is…I enjoyed the first book of the series， but I’ll admit I was desperate to know how this one ended， and now even more desperate to get my hands on the final book in the series。 。。。more

Noah Appelbaum ，

Good， fun。 Definitely a "second book" in the trilogy， but keeps it all moving adequately。Audiobook: New narrators！ They're better than the previous old guy！ It's unfortunate that they're not mixed quite the same and I kept having to fiddle with volume chapter-to-chapter， but overall I think they're both quite good。 Good， fun。 Definitely a "second book" in the trilogy， but keeps it all moving adequately。Audiobook: New narrators！ They're better than the previous old guy！ It's unfortunate that they're not mixed quite the same and I kept having to fiddle with volume chapter-to-chapter， but overall I think they're both quite good。 。。。more

☾ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。25 first of all not kell and lila finally reuniting after like 400 pages i lost my mind they are so perfect… i loved rhy so much in this book， starting to get more page time and see more to his character which was everything。 i loved the relationships and dynamics between lila and alucard then the love both rhy and kell have for each other。 this was so messy especially towards the end and sometimes it dragged out but i had a lot of fun！—“He didn’t realize he was searching for Lila， not until h 4。25 first of all not kell and lila finally reuniting after like 400 pages i lost my mind they are so perfect… i loved rhy so much in this book， starting to get more page time and see more to his character which was everything。 i loved the relationships and dynamics between lila and alucard then the love both rhy and kell have for each other。 this was so messy especially towards the end and sometimes it dragged out but i had a lot of fun！—“He didn’t realize he was searching for Lila， not until he found her in the crowd。 It should have been impossible in such a massive space， but he could feel the shift of gravity， the pull of her presence， and his eyes found hers across the stadium。” 。。。more

Nat ，

You know the types of books where you can’t stop reading because you want to know what happens next？ Basically sums up this book！

cj ，

Rating: 4。5/5I've seen this series classed under 'escapism' and I totally get it。 The world V。E。 Schwab has created is fascinating and unique， while still using aspects from our real world。 Unfortunately， this book does not take advantage of this wonderfully created world， since most of it is set in Red London。 While this story seemed more of a filler， it did， however， produce some new characters and interesting character developments for the previous characters。 The cliffhanger at the end left Rating: 4。5/5I've seen this series classed under 'escapism' and I totally get it。 The world V。E。 Schwab has created is fascinating and unique， while still using aspects from our real world。 Unfortunately， this book does not take advantage of this wonderfully created world， since most of it is set in Red London。 While this story seemed more of a filler， it did， however， produce some new characters and interesting character developments for the previous characters。 The cliffhanger at the end left me wanting so much， so I can't wait to read the next book。 。。。more

Christopher Arrigali ，

Love it。 Can’t stop reading this series。 And this one ends in a cliffhanger！ Onto book 3！

Sylvana Siddique ，

*4。5 stars*

Cassandra ，

This book （and the series in general） are just amazing！ The ending had me gasping in horror and anticipation。 I cannot wait to finish the next book in the series！

Leona Henriksen ，

4。5/5 the beginning was slow but V。E Schwabs writing was addicting and gorgeous！ This book was amazing！

A ，

iT ENDED ON A CLIFDHANGERIT TOOK SO LONF FOR THEM TO MEET AGAIN BUT I LOVE HOW SINILAR RHEY ARE LIKE THEYRE BOTH DYING FOR A FIGHTRHY AND ALUCARD I LOVEHOLLAND UVE HAD A ROUGH LIFW MY GODve schwav clearly hates goddefo more enjoyable than first one

Nova ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The last 150 pages were really good。 Also Lila murdered a competitor and his crew， but I guess no one noticed or cared？ I really thought that was gonna be somewhat important。

Literalmenteviva ，

4，75

_book_face ，

2。75 po pierwszym tomie spodziewałam się większej akcji。。。 zanudziłam się i zawiodłam ;（（

aurora ，

this was quite slow :/ but then that ending was amazing + I love Kell so much cries

Lara ，

Sigo en shock de lo que acabo de leer， el principio es un poco lento pero no aburrido， todo lo del Essen Tasch se me hizo muy original y entretenido， Kell es perfecto y me dolía cada vez que algo malo le pasaba。 Lila es muuuy impulsiva y eso si me llegó a frustrar， pero fuera de eso me gusta bastante su personaje y como lo siguen desarrollando en este libro， y ver su definición de libertad y de vivir también deja ver porque actúa como lo hace。 En fin， ambos libros han sido muy buenos hasta ahora Sigo en shock de lo que acabo de leer， el principio es un poco lento pero no aburrido， todo lo del Essen Tasch se me hizo muy original y entretenido， Kell es perfecto y me dolía cada vez que algo malo le pasaba。 Lila es muuuy impulsiva y eso si me llegó a frustrar， pero fuera de eso me gusta bastante su personaje y como lo siguen desarrollando en este libro， y ver su definición de libertad y de vivir también deja ver porque actúa como lo hace。 En fin， ambos libros han sido muy buenos hasta ahora y el tercero parece que va a tener mucha más acción y romance （tampoco me encantó esperar tantas páginas para el reencuentro de Kell y Lila， pero me gusto ver como pensaban en el otro siempre）。 PD: nunca me voy a cansar de decir que Kell es perfecto <3 。。。more

Lance Adams ，

I'm going to read the next one because it's set up well， but this one felt like not a complete story。 Was hyping for more。 I'm going to read the next one because it's set up well， but this one felt like not a complete story。 Was hyping for more。 。。。more

Synaca Witherington ，

One hell of a cliffhanger。

Spencer Bui ，

Great world building。 Will read the last book in the series。 A bit annoyed that a strong female lead also needs to be a love interest

Alex Hall ，

suffered from middle book syndrome but otherwise v good :）

Lyndsey McBean ，

3。5/5I loved sections of this book， particularly the last 200 pages but it could have been shorter。 There was a bit too much filler in the first 300 pages which didn't add much to the story。 3。5/5I loved sections of this book， particularly the last 200 pages but it could have been shorter。 There was a bit too much filler in the first 300 pages which didn't add much to the story。 。。。more

Patekita ，

8，5/10⭐️ La verdad que esta segunda parte supera con creces a la primera。 Veamos que depara la tercera parte。

Tory ，

4。5 starsIt is bloody brilliant。 At first， it felt like a bridge book between the first and the finale of the series with introduction to new characters and the villain。 But then， the games have started and all the slow pace and introductory feeling of the first part had vanished。 It was tense at times， funny at times and definitely made my heart race and forget that reality existed。 The charters are a chief's kiss， starting from the tow main ones and their alter egos going to the secondary ones 4。5 starsIt is bloody brilliant。 At first， it felt like a bridge book between the first and the finale of the series with introduction to new characters and the villain。 But then， the games have started and all the slow pace and introductory feeling of the first part had vanished。 It was tense at times， funny at times and definitely made my heart race and forget that reality existed。 The charters are a chief's kiss， starting from the tow main ones and their alter egos going to the secondary ones and the villain， they are all well built， layered and all pursing something。 。。。more

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