Name: Vicious
Rating: 4.33855421686747 (1245 reviews)
ISBN: 9782371022034

V.E. Schwab

Vicious

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Overall:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Format: Audio &amp; Physical Characters:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot:⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atmosphere:⭐️⭐️⭐️ Writing:⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pacing:⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thoughts: This was an interesting read. Definitely different than her later books, but still enjoyable. I really enjoyed the ending. Quote: “Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.”

Marija

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Victor and Eli, due to a research project gone wrong, become ExtraOrdinaries with supernatural powers. Ten years later Victor escapes from prison,determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, while Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing other EOs. Driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge...

Vicious 

Honestly, at this point, V. E. Schwab needs to confess to being a book witch. It’s the only way I can explain how she can make you root for either a sociopath or religious zealot without batting an eye. Book one of her Villains series is a masterclass of storytelling that is hard to put down, and harder to leave at the end. Luckily, I can jump into book two right now. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cindy McKee

Honestly, at this point, V. E. Schwab needs to confess to being a book witch. It’s the only way I can explain how she can make you root for either a sociopath or religious zealot without batting an eye. Book one of her Villains series is a masterclass of storytelling that is hard to put down, and harder to leave at the end. Luckily, I can jump into book two right now. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Netgalley for the copy!

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same ambition in each other. A shared interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl with a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end? “Supremely plotted and incredibly well-written.” The Independent on Sunday “Vicious is the superhero novel I've been waiting for: fresh, merciless, and yes, vicious.” Mira Grant, New York Times bestselling author “Schwab writes with the fiendish ingenuity, sardonic wit, and twisted imagination of a true supervillian.” Greg Cox, New York Times “A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one... Highly recommended!” Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author “Schwab gathers all the superhero/supervillain tropes and turns them on their sundry heads... I could not put it down.” F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author

Villains #1

Truly dark and thrilling story with two timelines and extraordinary characters. It is great to see how the characters evolve during the story, and the suspense of finding out their powers! I cannot wait to read more books in the series and from the author!  

Olanda

I would probably declared this as my best read of 2025. I really would, cause it's been so long since I was this engrossed in a book I finished it in one day.

I do really like the premise of this book, the theme, the forth and back setting, the relationship between each character, the accidentally become not-so father figure, the hunt and being hunted, the promise from the past, the miss-you-cant-forget-you, the morally fraudulent character, the Victor freaking Vale.

Anyway, I swear Eli is sick in the head, pompous self-righteous, delusional person Ever, but God he's such a interesting character too.

This book also teasing me too much with someone almost dying (although they did at some point) from Dol, Mitch, and Sydney (I'm not talking about you, Victor, with your sick gambling insanity called plan) I'm literally holding my breath every time. 

"...he missed Eli, He wanted to see him, And he wanted to see him suffer, He wanted o see the look in Eli's eyes when he lit them up with pain, 

My only complain is this book feels too fast-paced that I feel there's still space to explore their relationship further especially Eli and Victor in the past and how by any mean they are bonded, and make them obsessed at each other as it is. 

All aside, I do like, scratch that, love this book very much everyone is so messed up and hell yeah that's what I love.

I would probably declared this as my best read of 2025. I really would, cause it's been so long since I was this engrossed in a book I finished it in one day.

I do really like the premise of this book, the theme, the forth and back setting, the relationship between each character, the accidentally become not-so father figure, the hunt and being hunted, the promise from the past, the miss-you-cant-forget-you, the morally fraudulent character, the Victor freaking Vale.

Anyway, I swear Eli is sick in the head, pompous self-righteous, delusional person Ever, but God he's such a interesting character too.

This book also teasing me too much with someone almost dying (although they did at some point) from Dol, Mitch, and Sydney (I'm not talking about you, Victor, with your sick gambling insanity called plan) I'm literally holding my breath every time. 

"...he missed Eli, He wanted to see him, And he wanted to see him suffer, He wanted o see the look in Eli's eyes when he lit them up with pain, He wanted his attention."

My only complain is this book feels too fast-paced that I feel there's still space to explore their relationship further especially Eli and Victor in the past and how by any mean they are bonded, and make them obsessed at each other as it is. 

All aside, I do like, scratch that, love this book very much everyone is so messed up and hell yeah that's what I love.

Anyway, "Victor Vale was not a fucking sidekick."

i was very surprised when they first mentioned the term extraordinary, because my sister recommended me the book and forgot to mention that it's science fiction, and i'm not the type of person to look up information about a book, i just start reading it. i thought i wasn't a fan of supernatural books, but vicious proved me wrong. it was amazing. i found myself in the middle of the night reading it and every time i finished a chapter i was like one more and then i go to bed. the characters were very interesting. i liked how mitch was portrayed. although he was a massive and strong guy, inside he was pure. he loved drinking hot chocolate and also watching classic movies. when in the end syd didn't want to leave until dominic brought dol from there (i love dogs) was heartbreaking. and also the fact that each eo had different abilities was interesting and i wanted to know what ability each person eli had killed had.

victor

I am addicted to anything V E Schwab writes. ❤️ One of my favorite authors of the modern age. This book was a bit darker than most of hers I’ve read - more scientific and brutal than her other more fantasy centered novels so it made it a bit hard to stomach at times, but I did love the ambiguity of characters - no one is all good or bad, leaving the ability to decide to the reader. A very good read, I devoured it in a matter of days. 

Liv Wukasch

shen

if it werent for the fact that there was a sequel i’d be pissed. lovely writing fun themes intriguing plot and world building

khush

Scanners meets Criminal Minds meets Jessica Jones? Didn’t quite land for me.

Amelia

that was so so good!! I was unsure in the first probably 10-15% but when the plot takes off the plot takes off and I really enjoyed it, and now I need vengeful immediately. I love how at first I wasn’t sure who was supposed to be good and who was bad but over the course of the book you get to know that there are only really two good people in the whole book and one is a dog. I love a devolution arc. I think eli and victor should just kiss each other as a little treat instead of fighting

fris🐝

Victor and Eli, due to a research project gone wrong, become ExtraOrdinaries with supernatural powers. Ten years later Victor escapes from prison, determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, while Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing other EOs.

Villians #1

Love love love this book. Was hooked from minute one and could not put it back down!

Thea Sophie

victor vale if you read this please give me one chance please read this victor vale give me one chance just one sir please victor vale i would like one chance

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