Sarah O'Connor

Writer – Playwright – Cannot Save You From The Robot Apocalypse

“As far as she was concerned, family had nothing to do with proximity or blood. Family was a chosen thing. A label earned,” (Schwab). Seven years after the three Antari, magicians who can control all elements and move between realms, Kell Maresh, Lila Bard, and Holland Vosijk defeated Osaron and stopped the poisonous Black London magic …

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“Maybe it’s because everything is spookier at night. It’s why people are afraid of the dark. What you can’t see is always scarier than what you can” (Schwab 19). I don’t think there’s anything Victoria Schwab can’t do. Adult? Check. Young Adult? Check. Children’s Middle Grade? Double check because Schwab is keeping things ironically alive …

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If you’re a Schwabling then you know about The Near Witch and how exciting it’s re-release has been. This book alone is worth having just as a physical inspiration and Schwab’s introduction to the re-release of The Near Witch is a must-read for any aspiring authors. The history of how this novel came (and failed, and came again) to …

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If you’ve been following my book blog or bookstagram, then you’ll know I’ve been pretty excited for the release of V.E. Schwab’s newest novel Vengeful. It’s a sequel to her novel Vicious which was published five years ago, though I only read it this year. I really haven’t read Schwab for long, only since last year when I …

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Oh look, it’s two weeks into 2018 and I’m still blogging HOORAY! I did tell you I was serious about this whole blog thing though (also I paid for this domain, and that’s the real motivator, isn’t it?). I even have a sticky note on my phone with future blog ideas on it, so if …

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