How can you possibly hate him after that? The scene in Black London when he first meets Osaron broke my heart. In AGoS, I was literally screeching “HOLLANDDDDD” when it was first revealed that he had survived Black London and was KING of White London.

And honestly, everything he did in ADSoM was because of the Danes. In ADSoM, I immediately felt for this poor Antari who was bound to a sadistic king and queen who forced him to commit self-harm for their own enjoyment. I know it sounds crazy when I put it like that, being that Kell and Lila are technically our protagonists here, but hear me out. And certainly not during A Conjuring of Light. Even during A Gathering of Shadows, when he tortured Kell and may or may not have accidentally unleashed a demonic force upon Red London. Even during A Darker Shade of Magic, when he attempted to bleed Kell out into the streets of Grey London and chased him and Lila through the four Londons. Never, ever, ever during the events of the Shades of Magic trilogy did I even remotely hate Holland. This is your chance to close the tab and go back to your everyday life, because from this point on, SPOILERS - major and minor - for the Shades of Magic series will abound. Depending on who you ask, he can be considered either a villain, antihero, or hero of the series. Holland Vosijk.įor those who have no earthly idea what I’m on about, Holland Vosijk is a character from the Shades of Magic trilogy by V. The thing about quarantine, it seems, is that it rekindles your love of habits and hobbies and obsessions that you’d thought you’d gotten over with a fierce and fiery vengeance.Īnd for me, that obsession is one Mr.

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