A Darker Shade of Magic

I can't believe this book is so good! It was sitting on my shelf, waiting patiently, for when I'd finally pick it up. I knew I was going to enjoy the book from the blurb and the thousands of fantastic reviews here on Goodreads, but I was nervous it would be more YA than I prefer.

What a daft worry now I've thought about it. I don't like YA books and while Victoria Schwab writes YA, V. E. Schwab decidedly does not. I think the book is well designed and fits together perfectly. Each of the characters feel like full, interesting people that I enjoyed reading from the perspective of.

There's not a single part of this book I'd change, as far as I'm considered its a perfect book.

Updated September 2018, as of re-reading:
While I agree with my previous comments regarding how much I enjoyed this book and in particular the character of Kell, my feelings about the book overall have changed a bit. I personally feel like the world could have comfortably been up to 200 pages longer to flesh out the world and the characters established relationships and give the world a more three dimensional feel.