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Title: Vicious
Author: V.E. Schwab
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal
First published: September 24th 2013
Publisher: Tor Books
Finished reading: August 22nd 2016
Pages: 340
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“When no one understands, that’s usually a good sign that you’re wrong.”

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Ever since I read both Shade Of Magic books earlier this year I’ve been an instant V.E. Schwab fan. I have debating which of her books to read next, and most people seem to think it would be best to pick up one of her earlier books Vicious first. And who am I to doubt that? I already knew I was probably going to like this book since I loved her writing style in the past, and I was right. While the Shades Of Magic books are still my absolute favorite, I thoroughly enjoyed Vicious. It wasn’t perfect and I would have liked to see some things differently, but in general the story more than made up for it. This book has a superfast pace and the prose is brilliant, just as I already expected. Vicious also has superpowers and a revenge plot… What’s not to like? I do admit it could have done without the romance, religious angle and some of the melodrama, but overall I can definitely recommend this book. Fingers crossed she will end up publishing a sequel some time soon! Vicious doesn’t end up with a cliffhanger and was originally ment as a stand-alone, but I wouldn’t say no to more superpowers, awesome prose and another great plot.

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Victor and Eli started out as college roommates: two brilliant, arrogant and lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. During their senior year they want to research a similar theme for their thesis, and they decide to work together. What they are working on? Adrenaline, near-death experiences and the possibility that those can give you extraordinary abilities under the right conditions. But when their thesis strays from the academic path and turns into an experiment, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison and is determined to stop his old friend: Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person on the planet. Both sides have terrible powers and have set course for revenge, but who will survive?

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Like I said before, Vicious is without doubt an excellent read even though I had minor problems with a few things like the romance, melodrama and religious angle. There is no doubt that the prose is brilliant and I loved the revenge plot and superpower angle. It just works perfectly together and any science fiction fan would probably love this book. More than recommended!