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Netflix Book Tag

I figured it was about time I did something other than a review. Both to break up my feed and to get back into blogging again. As I’ve explained I have been quite busy lately and haven’t really devoted much time to my blog, but I am determined to get back into it and this tag sounded fun, so here goes! I first saw this video on Youtube at Lauren and the Books , so you can click here to see her video.  Recently Watched:The last book you finished reading. I finished “Delirium” just yesterday, as I am writing this (and wrote a review, like the good blogger I am (trying to be)). I didn’t really enjoy it that much, so I’ve decided to not continue the series, but you can read my review for more thoughts :)  2. Top Picks: A book/books that have been recommended to you based on a book you have previously read. This sounds a little bigheaded but I think I am the one in my circle of friends who reads the most, so I generally find my new books myself. I really can...

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...