Rating: ★★★★★
Audience: Adult Fantasy
Length: 648 pages
Author: V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date: September 26th, 2023
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BOOK SUMMARY:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and set in the world of A Darker Shade of Magic, V. E. Schwab opens a new door into perilous adventure and tangled schemes with The Fragile Threads of Power.

Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast, and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memory―Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk, of White London.

But barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years―and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London, taking the throne in Holland’s absence. The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood, including her own―but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown them instead.

And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.

Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds.

Her name is Tes, and she’s the only one who can bring them together―or unravel it all.

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE.

I had no idea what I was going to get when I started this and within an hour of starting the audiobook I was already obsessed. YESSSSS.

**A note: While I don’t think NECESSARY, I would recommend reading A Darker Shade of Magic series previously.**

I absolutely LOVED seeing all of my favorite characters again, I loved that this was multiple POV and seeing all of the London’s and the magic system and gahhhh every little thing. This book had incredible pacing. I never for not one second thought this was slow. The ups and downs with the soft and loud moments. All the things. I’m still in love with every aspect of this world. I loved seeing how the other London’s are fairing, who’s in charge, and what the rebellion is up too. This opened up a whole new series and I am intrigued by the new characters and what chaos they will cause too.

I’m really a flailing mess over how much I loved this one. ALL THE STARS.

Overall audience notes:

• Fantasy
• Language: some strong
• Romance: closed door
• Violence: high
• Trigger/Content Warnings: physical/magical altercations, loss of life, weapons violence

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