After Reading: the Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab

By: Meradeth Houston on 4:00 AM

So, this series has sucked me in lately and left me hanging on every last word. It's just *sigh* so good. The series (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, and A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab) is just amazing. It's one of those worlds where it feels like it's real enough to reach out and touch. Every little nuance and detail is there, bringing together the fantastical and deeply human emotion of the characters in a way that's heartwarming and gratifying. The characters are all so well drawn, so very real that they leap off the page, that I just want to hug some of them (and maybe book-slap a few others ;). I wrote about this on my instagram page on Sunday, but as I make my way through the last book, I'm reading slowly, savoring, just so the ending takes as long to come as possible. I will deeply miss this world, it's magic, and the perfect escape for a very dreary and stressful February it has provided.

Anyone else read these? Enjoyed them? I'd love to hear your thoughts!