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.
Customer Review
VE has a shared first place with Louise O'Neill, I LOVE her writing and I haven't read a book by her that I didn't love just yet. I loved Vicious because it shows villains/anti-heroes in a new light. It has a new take on supernatural powers and what it means to be good vs evil.
Staff Choice: Natalia
This sci-fi/fantasy novel definitely had me hooked from the first page. Throughout the book I was reminded of characters such as Magneto vs. Charles Xavier who once were friends and now turned enemies. It's fast-paced and you can picture the characters' mannerisms and characteristics as you keep on reading. I'd probably "hate" Eli and Victor (the main characters) if I'd knew them in real life, but as characters I love 'em. It was the first book I picked up by Victoria "V.E." Schwab, and I'm happy that I did. I'm probably still on a "wow, this was amazing!!" high as I'm writing this.
Staff Choice: Damla
I can't believe V.E. Schwab is making me root for a murdering sociopath, yet here we are. That, of course, means that she has once again created a world where you can't help but get sucked into.
Dark. Twisted. Filled with morally grey, complex characters fueled with vengeance and ambition. An exciting plot filled with reluctant antiheroes and god complexes. What's not to love?