Vicious (Paperback) by V E Schwab

from LouisVillains

This is a book about two enemy villains with super powers. Of course, one or both may at times argue that he is the good guy, but honestly, both main characters are very terrible people. That is probably what I found most interesting about the book. Throughout the novel, we learn the motivations ...

from marjorie.mallon

A fast paced gripping read. The chapters are short, and punchy throughout so you will not get bored. The characterisation in the novel is brilliant. It is not a flowery read. It certainly made me wince in parts, and don't expect much in the way of descriptive prose of settings, etc. It left me wi...

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College, extraordinary powers, and a slew of murders, oh my! Vicious by V.E. Schwab tracks former roommates Victor Vale and Eliott “Eli” Cardale over a period of ten years. When Eli chooses to write his final college thesis on EOs, people with ExtraOrdinary powers, an intrigued Victor finds a way...

from over.the.edge

Vicious (The Villains Series #1) By V.E.Schwab 2013 Tor Books College roommates Victor and Eli share a research project about near death experiences: under the right circumstances and conditions, a person could develop extraordinary(EO) abilities. Things don't go as planned. They go horribly wron...

from mooingzelda

Vicious is a comic book-style story that turns the traditional superhero narrative on its head by focusing on two very flawed characters intent on killing each other. Victor and Eli experiment with near-death experiences as college students in an attempt to develop special powers, then terrible e...