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 Review: I still remember that I bought A Darker Shade of Magic because of a friend. She liked the book so I also decided to get it since I love everything magic and fantasy. And I trust Schwab because of her other book, This Savage Song, that I loved so much. 
 A Darker Shade of Magic is a book that follows in a world that has different Londons. Black London, Grey London, Red London, and White London. In between these worlds, there are only two people who can travel from one London to another. Kell, one traveller, encounters a dark magical stone during his visit in White London and decides to return it back to its original birthplace. 
 What I like to see more from Schwab was her writing. I thought her writing in this book was great. Captivating. Lovely. I wasn't really into the book, though, about the first 100 pages. But I ended up enjoying it better than I expected in the first 100 pages. I loved her choice of words. She totally nailed it in This Savage Song and also this book. 
 Other than that, this book has incredible, phenomenal concept and setting. Multiple Londons? Yessss. I loved the setting mostly because it didn't confuse me, which also lead to plot holes. Multiple Londons, but there were different people living in it, so basically, Kell wasn't afraid of running into himself when he's in the other Londons. I won't forget to mention that there were amazing plots, really. Twists and turns and darkness surrounding the stone, something related to Black London. I would also love to see Black London. Duh, it's a fallen city with dark artifacts so you could scavenge around, why not? 
 First off, I loved Lila, she's badass. She's amazing and strong, she's always looking for adventure, she's brave to take some risks, and she felt love. She's such an enjoyable character to read about because she's always challenging Kell and held her ground. Kell was also such an enjoyable character to read about, especially with Lila. He's not my favorite character, but I love to read about him as he was cherishing Lila, but never admit it. Hero to save the world, huh? 
 Overall: I would recommend this book for anyone who loves fantasy. This book manages to give the expression of different worlds without confusing the readers. I loved that. I would continue to read the next book and continue what I left.