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Favorite Openings: A Darker Shade of Magic

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Favorite Openings: A Darker Shade of Magic

DongWon
May 29, 2020
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Favorite Openings: A Darker Shade of Magic

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The last example I want to dig into is V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic. I wanted something very recent and a genre example but even without those constraints, this is one of my favorite first pages. From the first line I found myself mesmerized by this book. These days I rarely have time to read a whole trilogy but this one grabbed me by the collar and I inhaled all three in a row in a glorious sprint through a mad adventure.

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