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Book Review: Vicious by V.E. Schwab

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Books are a huge part of my identity. As such, I decided to start sharing my thoughts about my adventures in fiction here, in addition to my account on Goodreads. Enjoy! Criminal Minds  meets  X-Men , and it's as Vicious as promised. All I knew about this book when I picked it up were two things: 1, I loved  A Darker Shade of Magic  and its sequels beyond belief, so I was willing to give just about anything else by V.E. Schwab a good chance; 2, I remembered hearing a rumor that this particular book was about villains (I hadn't seen the series title, yet). Having failed so far in my reading adventures to find a decent book from a villain's point of view, I was stoked to find out Schwab had given it a shot. I was  not  disappointed. Vicious  is like  Criminal Minds  meets  X-Men . Psychosis and superpowers, intertwined and inseparable... or are they? In this aspect, Schwab's world reminds me of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, especially his...