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The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

42 reviews

relin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A satisfying ending to the books prior. Getting to see all of the characters you love and care about figure out the final parts of what to do next is incredibly rewarding. This book is a lot of how even if you are the most powerful, the ties and work of the community are what really makes things possible. Would happily reread. Even though it made me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Gore, Abandonment, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Slavery, Child death, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Classism, Pregnancy, and Trafficking

fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this advanced review copy.

When I tell you I gasped and had to close my kindle 60% through....

I very much enjoyed this final installment of the Scholomance trilogy. I was concerned the final book wouldn't live up to the others as it's not set in the Scholomance, but it was a fun adventure! The Golden Enclaves was quite different than the prior two, and the world-building wasn't quite as precise, but that didn't distract from my enjoyment of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, War, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Bullying