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The Golden Enclaves

Naomi Novik

4.14 AVERAGE

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

the payoff on the little details + plot points was delicious

I read the first two books much earlier this year but kept putting this one off for some reason. No matter how cheesy, I believe the universe waited for me to find this book in the exact moment I needed it most.

This book made me believe in anything again. Despite how unique and tertiary order ! and rare El’s journey is, it’s also anyone’s journey. None of us can be perfect. None of us can bargain our way to a perfect world. None of us will live a life that causes no harm whatsoever. But we do our best. We show up anyways and fumble through and speak the future into existence without Deepthi’s wisdom and we stay. I needed this reminder.

Oh and this is the neatest third book in a trilogy I’ve ever read.

Thank you Novik and thank you universe for the hope this story gives to one random person.

I dug it...

There were parts of this novel that were so well-written that I felt El's emotions. Although, much of the story was El's internal processing, I enjoyed it. The world-building continued to create a vivid picture in my mind and set scenes thoroughly. The characters were also easy to picture, although I wish we could have had more of them. We didn't get much of her friends and honestly, I think I would've liked the story more if it had been told from multiple perspectives, El's and Orion's particularly.

Recommending this series as a whole!
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes