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Vengeful

By V. E. Schwab
Vengeful by V. E. Schwab digital book - Fable

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The second book in #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author V.E. Schwab's beloved Villains series- a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers.

A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions—V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Victor Vale and Eli Ever.

Great partnerships—now soured on the vine.

But Marcella Riggins needs no one.

Flush from her brush with death, she’s gained the control she always sought—and will use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, from taking over the mob to collecting her own sidekicks, and even leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

With Marcella's rise, new enmities create surprising opportunity—and the stage of Merit will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.

“In Vengeful, V.E. Schwab is at the top of her game, with twisty action, oddball family pairings and unexpected antiheroes you can’t help but root for.” —Washington Post

“Schwab's characters feel vital and real, never reduced to simple archetypes... In a genre that tends toward the flippant or pretentious, this is a rare superhero novel as epic and gripping as any classic comic. Schwab's tale of betrayal, self-hatred, and survival will resonate with superhero fans as well as readers who have never heard of Charles Xavier or Victor von Doom.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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“I could not put this book down. Schwab's writing has this propulsive quality to it that makes it impossible to stop at a reasonable hour; the chapters are short, the pacing is sharp and the whole thing just flows. What I loved most was how seamlessly she weaves in the new characters. June and Marcella don't feel like additions to an existing story, they feel like they were always supposed to be there. And their powers are so creative. One thing that never fully clicked for me was June's obsession with Sydney, her intent felt unclear throughout and I'm still not entirely sure what Schwab was going for there 🧐 That said, the ending left me a little frustrated. By the last stretch it started to feel repetitive in places and by the time it wrapped up everyone felt scattered with very little resolution. It's the kind of ending that makes more sense once you know a third book is coming, but reading it without that context just feels unsatisfying. Still very much hooked on this series though!!Victorious comes out October 2026 and I'll absolutely be picking it up. Hoping Schwab sticks the landing.”
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“Vengeful is another gripping tale from the Villains world, a story with no hereos- just from morally grey to downright corrupt. The world building is excellent, it opens the door to a much bigger world of EOs. There’s more timeline switching, action and intrigue in this book, it’s a great time. It does feel kinda like this was trying to be both a sequel and a standalone at the same time if that makes any sense. Victor and Eli are still very much in the story, along with Sydney and Mitch, but there’s a pretty separate story that takes a lot of the limelight with Marcella and her ambitions. We don’t get much backstory from her crew (June and Jonathan) either which is a shame. That being said I did really enjoy this and would read any future books in the Villains world!”

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