Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab

"A direct continuation of Vicious, Schwab leads the reader on a fast-paced, violent adventure that follows three separate storylines that eventually all come together. Like the threads of a spiderweb, everyone's tangled up and as Mitch says, "There's no good guys in this game." Great series overall."

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Pros: Schwab has made the entire cast of characters both likable and terribly flawed/Victor really is one of the most morally gray characters I've come across. I love him/Great ending.

Cons: I had trouble with the time jumps but knew in the end they'd come together; I was just frustrated in getting there/The part with Dr. Haverty seemed rushed and terribly convenient.

Full Review: ***Disclaimer - If you've not read Vicious (Villians #1) by Schwab, please do so and then come back and read this at your leisure. That way you'll know what I'm talking about.***

Picking up right where Vicious left off, well, I feel like I can't really give a real review because that would give everything away. But suffice it to say the cast of characters from the first book aren't the only EOs out there; Eli and Victor's hypothesis is true and happening more often than they thought.

It's a tangled web of a story that eventually unwinds but then of course, frays and offers more threads to be tied up in the third book, Victorious (Villains #3). I think this book was definitely better on a second read-through, so the time jumps weren't so jarring. This time, I thought the ending, though terribly convenient, was great and, again, cements the fact that there are no good players in this game.

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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

“The tale of Andy Dufresne and how he served his time at Shawshank prison, as told through the eyes of his friend and fellow inmate, Red. Dark and disturbing but also compulsively readbale. I finished it in 2 days. Also enjoyable is Frank Darabont's 1994 film adaptation, "The Shawshank Redemption." ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pros : Red has a soothing, drawl, making the reading easy and flowing/Since I saw the film first, I couldn't help but compare the book though I was pleased to find that the two were very similar. Cons : Things got a bit rambling a bit at the beginning/Since I saw the film first I couldn't help but compare the book but this ended up not being a con. Full Review: The state of Maine has a prison. Shawshank Redemption. And Red is the guy that can get you things. He also happens to be the only guilty man in Shawshank but that's netiher here nor there. He meets Andy Dufresne for business purposes at first and he finds him to be a calm, cool man and Red likes him i...

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