Reviews

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

glund_01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Homophobia, and Child death

Minor: Suicide

anaodaniel's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sdlambert23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

novaturient_bibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh my God. Schwab has done it again. Here I thought I couldn’t be more invested in this plot or love these characters any more, and I was completely proven wrong. 
The stakes were higher than ever, with tender moments of character developments and relationships interspersed among near-constant tense action. This connection to the characters made the action even more heart-pounding, emotionally driven, and intense. 
Overall, the prose was magnificent as well, filled with recurring metaphors, motifs, and parallels that elevated the story and made each of the 600+ pages a masterpiece.
This book tugged on my heartstrings, worrying and devastating me (although I was not as devastated as I could have been). I’m glad the main four got happy (mostly) endings and that the swoon-worthy (because swoon I did) romances were endgame.
Also, I must report that Holland’s redemption arc has won me over as much as it did Lila and Alucard (perhaps a bit more).
This reminded me of the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo.

aralizca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

writermags's review against another edition

4.0

Great news! I'm crying.

nyxch07's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 Stars

seyahrue's review against another edition

5.0

I'm going to come back and write a proper review when I'm a little less overwhelmed by how wholeheartedly I adore this series, and how saddened I am that it's ending, but for now all I have to say is this:

Anoshe

cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

kourtneyzimmerman's review against another edition

5.0

Anything Schwab writes is gold. Great series, great ending.