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 After reading The Archived and Vicious, Victoria Schwab quickly became one of my all-time favorite authors. The Unbound contains all of Schwab's signature trademarks that readers have come to love: a beautiful, lyrical writing style, a plot filled with twists and turns, and extremely realistic dialogue. The Unbound's interesting mix of mystery and paranormal elements will enchant fans of the first book for sure. 
 The Unbound had a bit of a rough start and the beginning of the book was a bit slower paced than I expected. There was much more of a focus on Mackenzie's mundane life and Schwab really goes into depth about Mac's new school. I really had hoped that the beginning of this novel would immediately kick off with intense scenes where Mac and Wes would be rounding up Histories. Don't get me wrong, I loved the scenes outside The Archives, but I feel like there should have been more of a balance between the Archive scenes and the scenes at Hyde School. I loved watching Mac interact with the new students in her school and attempt to be an average teenager. Though there is another character besides Wes that's romantically interested in Mac, there wasn't a love triangle thankfully. 
 There became a point in The Unbound where I couldn't bear to stop reading because I was so addicted and enthralled by the plot. The Unbound takes everything readers loved about The Archived and makes everything so much more intense. The later segments were so epic and entertaining that my ambivalent feelings towards the beginning felt negligible. Throughout The Unbound, there is this lingering feeling that makes readers question what's real and what's a figment of Mackenzie's imagination. Schwab perfectly characterizes Mackenzie's anxiety and slightly unstable mental state in such a realistic manner. I really just wanted to jump into The Unbound and give Mackenzie a huge hug because I really empathized with her character. 
 The last quarter or so of The Unbound is absolutely brilliant and it is perfectly executed. The Unbound truly ends with a bang and it is epic that readers will want to reread it several times. I will definitely have to reread the conclusion of The Unbound several more times to mitigate the painful wait till I can get my hands on the next book. 
 The romance between Wes and Mac takes a bit of a backseat in The Unbound, but it's still evident nevertheless. The minimal romance ties into the plot extremely well and it was an interesting choice on Schwab's part. I really wish that readers would learn more about Wesley because he's such an enigma and he seems to be hiding so many secrets. There's so much left unanswered about Wesley and I really want to know what's going on in his life. I'm hoping that in the 3rd book, Schwab sheds some light on Wesley and his mysterious ways. 
 The Unbound by Victoria Schwab is incredible and I still don't know how I'll be able to wait so long for the 3rd Archived book! I have read all of Schwab's books except for The Near Witch, so I'll definitely be giving TNW a shot ASAP. Schwab never fails to impress me and I really believe that all of her books deserve so much more attention!