god, i love Vicious. i vividly remember going through a phase where i was absolutely obsessed with victor and eli 😭 everything literally could’ve been avoided if they just kissed and made up 🤪🤭✌🏻 this was also the first book i read with morally gray characters, so i loved it SO much. i think that’s part of why it stuck with me so hard, nobody in this story is fully good or fully evil, and somehow that made them feel even more human. victor and eli’s relationship was so fascinating to watch unravel, all the hatred; obsession, and rivalry. this book was the reason i fell in love with the shifting timelines, everything felt so intentionally crafted. i’d honestly love to reread it someday when i have more time because i just know there are so many details i probably missed the first time around. [read: 2021]