I flew through this book. It was hard to put down- it's dark, fast-paced, and thrilling.
The main character's fear was tangible which I credit to the author's writing, she has a way of sucking you in with her descriptions.
We got much more of the secondary character, which was my wish after reading the first book. I enjoyed the unreliable narrator, you're not sure if what the narrator is experiencing is real or if she's slowly losing her mind.
There's still some unanswered questions and things I want to read more about so I'm crossing my fingers for the 3rd book!

3.5
Algunas partes se han hecho lentas, pero en general ha sido divertido de leer.

Read for my 3-day Camping Trip reading marathon. This was my third book, following hot on the heels of The Archived reread. I loved it. I really loved the Unbound. While I can see where, if this had a third novel, it might seem a little weak next to The Archived, I still loved the Unbound. It was just as creative, just as creepy (actually I think it got a bit creepier) than the Archived. And it definitely had all that Schwab flavour to it that I loved.

I love Mac, she was great. I love the stress she went through in this book. Mean, I know. But it was good character building for her.

Agatha, the assessor, was a bit of a b****. But then again, it was her job to make sure everything worked, and to keep it that way.

Wesley is great. I love him. He was a bit strange to me in The Archived, but when I reread that, I total loved him the second time round. And in the Unbound, he becomes even more mysterious! I love the interactions between him and Mac, and also between him and his friends in a different environment compared to the one Mac first meets him in, looking unlike anything expected.

Owen - creepy as ever!

Roland. Roland, I really like that guy! And his red sneaks.

As for the plot. I liked it, but it has a bit of the stock standard associated with it. In that the disappearing and the History chase the main character thing, is pretty common to say....a ghost story? As the lore in this series is pretty similar to that, only with different description.

But in saying that, it was just as thrilling all the same. Mac is really thrown into a corner for this plot, and I love how she gets out of it!!

Sorry, this review seems half-hearted, but I really don't want to say too much. The Archived must be read to be understood! And when understood, the Unbound can be explored,omg, please give me more of VE Schwab's delicious world!

Please let there be another book? I just know that ending is not quite complete!

this story upsets me so much but there has to be more - book three - please please please

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I love everything about this book. Everything.

→ I love Roland.
→ I love Wesley Ayers.
→ I love Dallas.
→ I even like Cash, poor guy.
→ But above them all, I love Mackenzie Bishop.

You know why? Because as Roland would say, she makes things infinitely more interesting.

(Which reminds me, this was BR #2 with Joshua Templeman's biggest fan, who made things infinitely more interesting for me)

What always draws me to [a:Victoria Schwab|3099544|Victoria Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg]'s books is the uncertainty They're never, ever predictable. I never know what's wrong, or what's right. I never know what's going to happen the next chapter, or even whatever the hell is happening right now. And that makes all the difference. Sure, she has a quirky writing style that is enchanting from the first page, and characters that are mesmerizing and lovable, but her plots and ideas are unique. You could give me a piece of hers out of nowhere, and as soon as I laid eyes on it I would probably be able to say with confidence: hey, this is written by [a:Victoria Schwab|3099544|Victoria Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg]. And it's amazing. That's the kind of style she has.

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“Life is messy right now, Wes.”
“Life is always messy,” he says, meeting my gaze.
“It’s supposed to be.”

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I am not afraid of nightmares, because mine came true and I lived through them.

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To sum up: this book is everything.

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Apparently the sequel will come one day but I'm pretty satisfied with this ending, I could live without one (this is not to say that I wouldn't read the sequel, bcause I totally would).

It slapped. Really liked how we expanded on the first one and found the darker places of this world. Still found the characters to be a little bland but being one of Schwab’s earlier books, that adds up. Similar to the first one, there are hints of Schwab’s style beginning to emerge here, it’s really exciting to read this after reading all their other books.