A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic #2): V. E. Schwab

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I'm sorry." He sounded so...earnest, which made Lila instantly suspicious. Alucard was many things, but genuine wasn't usually one of them. Rhy, who is in charge of the tournament is hoping that it will show him as a symbol of power. He talks Kell into competing in the tournament in disguise as Kamerov Loste. K.L. Like the initials on his knife…the only thing that is truly his from his past. He doesn’t even know what it really stands for.

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There's kind of a love square going on here, and it makes the book even better. I know that sentence sounds contradictory. But trust me, there's no annoying love triangle here. There are complex dynamics between characters, but it's not for drama.With A Gathering of Shadows, I didn’t feel like I was getting the same vibe I got with A Darker Shade of Magic, the first book. And that, in itself, was a good thing, but not always the best. Lila stared straight into the flare’s red light until it burned the image out. She had more pressing concerns right now. The water was rising. The flare was dying. Shadows were slithering against the boat. The thin man smiled, his mouth surprisingly full of teeth. “ Anesh,” he said, “but you are in better hands now.”

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When Lila is hurt in a match, Kell goes to her. The king is furious that he left the castle and has him arrested. Kell is released, and he tells the king he will be leaving for good as soon as the tournament guests leave. How did A Gathering of Shadows end? I waited as long as I could to read the sample because I knew it would make me want the whole book even faster. George IV — The King of the United Kingdom. After his father's passing, he has now ascended the British throne. Alucard and Rhy are romantic partners, and have quite a history together. Rhy fell for him when he was merely seventeen, and they seemed to have a period of courtship before Alucard was forced away from London- and his lover. Rhy was, according to Kell, devastated, and Alucard "broke his heart". lila aside, there are excellent developments in the rest of the world. that thing kell did in the last book for rhy has consequences both physical and psychological, and has caused a great deal of tension in his relationship with the king and queen. kell spends a lot of this book moping around in a daze of "why are 'mommy' and 'daddy' so mad at me and will i ever see lila again and woe woe woe," until rhy comes up with a wonderful diversion for him, to take his mind off of his emo crap and also relieve a lot of pent-up aggression. (and please tell me there is rhy/kell fanfic out there, because there needs to be, right?)

There was a new restlessness to his motions, a taut energy that mirrored Kell's. And yet, Rhy's was different. Manic. Dangerous. His moods were darker and their turn sharper, cutting the span of a second." AND RHY. SUCH A PRECIOUS PRINCE. SUCH A PRECIOUS BROTHER. PLEASE LET HIM BE HAPPY, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? MY SWEET BABY. It truly felt more like a companion book than an actual continuation of the series and I did not mind a bit. The Shades of Magic series is the gaslamp fantasy phenomenon from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab.