Now that this book is written and edited and out in 2 months, I guess it's time to finally mark it as read <3

I WILL NEVER RECOVER

Funny, she thought, that even monsters had fragile hearts. 10382950/5 stars RIP EMI, 1998-2017 I'm so dead.Victoria Schwab has killed me one too many times that I'm all out of lives. I just can't.The fact that this series is only two books and I'll never get to see my children again makes me so mad. I'm currently saving up for a lawyer so I can sue Victoria for emotional distress. Also sorry, this review is a complete mess, much like myself right now. I've been trying to write it for three

Same thing I said on the first book reread. And this one did break my heart. Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾I loved this book so much but it damn well broke my heart. I'm almost at a loss for words. =( The thing is, I had this documentary on low that I had watched before on Netflix and it has this really deep music on it. So, here I am reading through the book with this music and it's so perfect and the things that broke my heart with that music playing made it ten fold. I need something fluffy and goofy to read now.

2 Stars “There were two kinds of monsters, the kind that hunted the streets and the kind that lived in your head.” Look, no one is more disappointed by my rating than me. I adored the the first book! Everyone promised this was even better! I started reading as soon as my copy arrived, so excited! (Did I read the same book as everyone else???)Before you throw things at me, let me explain the problems I had.Starting with the abysmal inconsistent pacing. This book is over 500 pages, and somehow n...

fun fact: victoria schwab herself liked my pre-review, which looked somewhat like this:____________see you in hell, victoriahonestly i'm mainly mad at myself for not being prepared for the abysmal pain and endless suffering schwab's books tend to bring upon me, like @ past me why you always do this to yourself??? STAY WOKE BITCH[something about me crying into my pillow] satan is a woman and her name is victoria schwab ____________so basically the ONE TIME my favorite author notices me is when

iiiim baaack!! i loved my soft little monster, august, way too much to stay away. <3on a different note, i didnt think this was as good as the first book (only in the slightest). i still enjoyed it, but it felt a bit more dense than necessary. i definitely think this could have been shortened without compromising the story, but i didnt mind too much because of VSs writing. as with the first book, the writing was the highlight for me. malchai uprising? meh. new monster on the loose? its whatever....

EDIT: so I've been thinking I'm willing to put myself through this numbing agony again because I miss my sweet child, August, like crazy. Probably not wise though... *sigh*ORIGINAL REVIEWI am numb again. My soul is not okay. Schwab has a way of making me feel numb with the ending of her books. Ugh, I don't know how to review this. Fuck you, Schwab. You've left me completely devoid of feeling any emotion.One thing I will mention though is the interesting take on what killing human beings can do t...

Victoria Schwab and I just don’t get along.I’ve tried. I promise you I’ve tried. In fact, I’ve tried where it’s gone past the point of optimism (and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to label me “optimistic”) and boarded the express train straight to Illogical, on the border of Straight-Up Masochism. I read A Darker Shade of Magic and three-starred it. Still, I picked up A Gathering of Shadows and I ONE STARRED IT. Even in spite of all that I purchased - with real, actual dollars - a

5 stars!::UPDATE JULY 14, 2017::IM STILL NOT FUCKING OVER IT! OMG!KILL ME NOW I'M IN TOO MUCH PAIN!(view spoiler)[I am literally still bursting into spontaneous tears over this book ... like in public ... it's a problem (hide spoiler)]::JULY 10, 2017::IAMWRECKED

~ after 45.4 years, full review finally posted ~At least once in your life, you will get the opportunity to have your heart, soul, and essence smashed and ground into smithereens by some words on pieces of paper. :) Cherish this feeling :) It’s a wonderful, monumental moment of your life. :) No regrets. :)I want Victoria Schwab to wake up every morning knowing that I really really really DISLIKE her !!! hate is a strong word I TRUSTED her with my being and SHE FRICKEN PUNCHED ME IN THE THROAT ~m...

"It wasn't easy. The world was complicated. Life was hard. And so often, living hurt. So make it worth the pain." // I think I died a little inside. I loved it so much yet hate that it's all over now. 🙁

I'm almost certain Victoria Schwab has an alternate career as a magician.

"All monsters were not created equal."4.5 StarsThis was so good. Much better than the first book. If you've read my review of This Savage Song you might know that I only rated it three stars. I struggled with the characters - especially Kate - and the predictability. Overall it just wasn't as spectacular as Schwab's previous novels. This one, however, was a huge improvement.Where do I start? The plot was much more exciting and fast-paced. The characters felt more real and were more relatable, be...

6 out of 5 stars. All spoilers are marked.holyshitholyshitholyshitholyshitTHIS IS A FUCKING MASTERPIECEhow fucking dare you, miss victoria schwab. how fucking dare you play with my emotions like that.*sighs**cries**screams**wipes tear**gets self back together*okay, okay, I'm done ranting. Actually, I'll never be done. This book has skyrocketed its way into the second place my favorites list (let's be real, the first will always be Vicious) and I can't stop thinking about it. honestly, how can so...

You know when you want to absolutely devour a book, but it's the last book in a series you love, so you're torn between reading it in practically one sitting and savoring it for as long as you can? That's the way I felt about Victoria Schwab's Our Dark Duet, the second and apparently final book in Schwab's Monsters of Verity series. (The first book, This Savage Song, was pretty fantastic, too. See my original review.)"There were two kinds of monsters, the kind that hunted the streets and the ki