A Darker Shade of Magic 01

There isn't just one world. There are three. And London is where they all meet. Grey London where magic has died, Red London where magic thrieves, White London where it's the key to power. And once, there has been Black London, but it was consumed by magic. Meet Kell, a magician with the ability to travel between these Londons. And Lila, a thief who dreams of freedom and her own ship. When a smuggling goes entirely wrong, these two are forced to work together to safe their worlds - and their own skin. With "A Darker Shade of Magic" V. E. Schwab has created an enthralling and absolutely stunning world with vivid characters and a great, driving plot! The dynamics between the two main characters Kell and Lila are very well balanced - where Lila is bold and daring, Kell is thoughtful and reserved, where she is energetic, he is calm. And they both have a great sense of humour, Kell's being dryer and Lila's more sarcastic which lightens the overall, slightly dark mood. As the story progresses it picks up the pace a lot which makes it harder and harder to put the book down. For all fans of "Neverknight" (Jay Kristoff), "Six of Crows" (Leigh Bardugo) and "The Name of the Wind" (Patrick Rothfuss)!

Ich liebe, liebe, lieeebe diese Welt, die Victoria Schwab erschaffen hat. Und die Charaktere die alle Tiefe besitzen, besonders unsere Hauptprotagonisten Lila und Kell. Die beiden bilden ein fantastisches Duo, obwohl sie so viele Meinungsverschiedenheiten haben! Diese Welt ist einfach so interessant aufgeschaut. Es gibt vier Londons, obwohl seit Jahrhunderten nichts mehr vom "schwarzen" London etwas gehört wurde, da man es ausgesperrt hat. Die Magie selbst hat es sozusagen in ihren Bann gezogen. Aber es war einfach zu spannend zu lesen, dass etwas aus diesem verschollenen London aufgetaucht ist und unserem Kell direkt in die Hände gefallen ist. Ich muss sofort den zweiten Teil lesen, weil mir diese Charaktere so ans Herz gewachsen ist und Schwab's Bücher immer Actiongeladen sind und nie langweilig werden! Dieses Buch sollte man sich definitiv nicht entgehen lassen!

♥♥♥ Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT! ♥♥♥ Ich liebe Victoria Schwab! Ihre Ideen und dessen Umsetzungen sind einfach nur klasse! Ich meine, vier Londons! Magie! Piraten! Sonderbare Mäntel!! Auf zu Buch zwei!

I would recommend it. Nice flow and interesting characters. If you re into magic elements and mystery. Just started reading the 2nd one from the trilogy.

Four Londons parted from each other. Only few can travel through all of them. Kell is one of them. As the royal Magician of Red London he is loved and feared equally. Lila is a thief in Grey London, and doesn´t know about magic until she steals something much more dangerous than she ccould have ever imagined. Brilliant storytelling, meets a unique worldbuilding, and in depth characters. It´s a fast paced read that technically could stay alone, but makes fun for more. Funny, wonderful and addicting.