The world building was also so descriptive and each time you followed Kell into a new London, it felt as though you too were travelling through a secret door. Schwab masterfully creates the four Londons, all situated in the same area in their worlds, but all so different and with different ways of using magic. Grey London lacks magic, Red London embraces magic, White London enslaves magic, and Black London was swallowed by magic. The only fault I found was in the pacing. Could be both slow and fast, things that maybe should have had more substance were rushed. Other moments that could have been shortened were drawn out. Also, in terms of rushing, there were characters introduced that I felt had a lot of potential, but then in the next moment were killed off without fulfilling that potential. King Athos and Queen Astrid were terrifying and White London was horrid, and Holland was such a well written nemesis to easy-going Kell. The two of them opposite sides of a coin. Kell wanting to believe they are like brothers, but Holland lives in White London and does what he has to do to survive. Where Kell is full of life, Holland is dull and fading. While White London is scary, it is also understandable how they feel towards Red London, having been shut away closest to Black London, their magic slowly seeping away. They view magic as a weapon, something to be used and bent to their will. Athos and Astrid want to rule their world, where their own kind feed on each other, and Red London, ripe with new victims to their cruelty. I am very excited to read the next in the series. To see where it goes, to learn more about these fascinating characters, to see how the worlds can be even further developed, reaching farther afield. Which characters will return, who will be introduced. Will Lila get her boat? So many unanswered questions.
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