Anexis Matos

Blind author, content creator, and freelancer

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Hi, everyone! I’m Anexis and my pronouns are they/them. Nice to meet you! I’m a blind college student majoring in english with a concentration in creative writing. I’m a content creator who began on YouTube with the channel Videl Blind-The Blind Reader. I now currently run the channel Anexis Matos and no longer post on my old one. I started blogging to share my writing. I’ve always enjoyed stories. I started writing when I was between the ages of 10 and 12. My stories started out as Dragon Ball fanfiction which will never see the light of day because I deleted them. Now, I write original stories that I hope to share at some point. My aim with this blog is simply to share my thoughts on whatever interests me. From reviews to blindness, you’ll see it here.

Gallant by V.E. Schwab: An Interesting World

Synopsis

Olivia Prior has spent years wondering about her family. When she receives a letter from her uncle, she goes to Gallant, her family home, only to discover that the house has secrets.

Before Reading

Due to the fact that I don’t review things from one specific genre or category, I’ll be providing some relevant information to hopefully guide potential readers. Note that this is information I’ve gathered based on my reading of the book and may not be fully accurate. While I’ll do my best to provide correct genre and category information, I recommend doing research on content warnings.

Genre: Fantasy
Category: Young adult
Explicit sex: No
Explicit violence: Toward the end of the book, but it’s not extremely graphic.
Content warnings: Suicide. If I remember correctly, the story is told, but there’s no explicit scene depicting it.

Review

Just like every V.E. Schwab book I’ve read, the prose is amazing. Accessible yet poetic, this prose is beautiful and exciting to read.

The pacing is great. Most of the book is slow, but it builds up to an awesome ending.

While world-building is great, I would have liked more of it. The world and magic are clear, but I feel like more could have been done to make the world more alive.

I love the magic. The author, in my experience, has always been able to make magic interesting in their worlds. Always balanced. This book is no different.

The themes are very well explored. My favorite is definitely the theme of family. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure this story follows the found family trope. I love it.

The characters are great. From their establishment to their arc, I loved following them and seeing their relationships develop. It’s so beautiful, but I expect nothing else from V.E. Schwab.

Conclusion

Overall, I loved this story. It’s amazing. I rated it four stars. The rest of the books I read by this author I’ve rated five stars, but I think more could have been done here when it comes to the world.

Author’s Note

Hey, everyone! Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed today’s review.

As you’ve undoubtedly noticed, I love V.E. Schwab’s work. It’s always a delight to read their stories. I look forward to any books they release in the future.

My review for this book will come out on YouTube in 2023. If you want to be the first to see it, subscribe to my channel. I usually release videos on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 5:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. That way, you’ll have something to watch when you wake up. To get you started, here’s my Blind Reviews series.

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