V.E. Schwab Books

3 books on our shelf. Average spice 0.7/5, average darkness 3/5.

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The books

  1. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    V.E. Schwab · standalone

    Spice 2/5 Darkness 4/5

    Three women turned into vampires across five centuries: María in 1500s Spain, Charlotte in 1800s London, Alice in modern Boston. Their stories wind together slowly. Addie LaRue's structure with much more blood and some genuinely toxic sapphic relationships.

    • Vampires
    • Morally Gray
    • Forbidden Love
    Content warnings

    Murder, Gore, Physical or emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide or suicidal thoughts

  2. This Savage Song

    V.E. Schwab · Monsters of Verity #1 · complete series

    Spice 0/5 Darkness 3/5

    In Verity, violence literally breeds monsters. Kate wants to be as ruthless as her father, who runs half the city, and August is a monster who'd rather be human. No romance to speak of. YA and the best of Schwab's books for teens.

    • Demons
    • Found Family
    • Morally Gray
    Content warnings

    Murder, Suicide or suicidal thoughts, Graphic violence, Physical or emotional abuse

  3. A Darker Shade of Magic

    V.E. Schwab · Shades of Magic #1 · complete series

    Spice 0/5 Darkness 2/5

    Four Londons, one magician who can travel between them and a thief who wants to be a pirate. Lighter than most on this list but White London is properly nasty.

    • Found Family
    • Morally Gray
    • Assassins
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Torture