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Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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Holy moly, I absolutely loved this book! It has been a while since I have sped through a book in this way, completely engrossed in the story and not once felling bored or impatient for the plot to pick up.   But let’s start at the beginning. This book is a fantasy set in London in multiple universes. There’s Grey London, where magic doesn’t really exist, Red London where magic thrives, White London where magic is power and black London which succumbed to magic and is now closed off. These Londons used to be connected by doors, but they have now been sealed off and only very few people can travel between the worlds. Kell is one such person and he is the main protagonist of this book. He works for the King and Queen of Red London delivering messages to the rulers of the other two living Londons. He has a bad habit of collecting trinkets, which is strictly forbidden, and one day he accidentally brings something very dangerous from one world to another, and now he must fig...