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Goodness I enjoyed this! I think I like it even better than Dark Lord of Derkholm, and that's saying quite a lot! The griffins are such great characters--actually, most of the characters are great--and I love all the magical university politics!

mikimeiko's review against another edition

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3.0

Avendolo trovato tra i libri per adulti, ed essendo un'edizione molto più seria degli altri libri di Diana Wynne Jones che ho, ero partita dal presupposto che fosse, appunto, per adulti.
Invece tanto per cambiare era decisamente un libro per ragazzi XD
Molto carino comunque, anche se il finale è un po' troppo sfacciatamente romantico per i miei gusti.

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4.0

I actually liked this one a lot more than its predecessor, The Dark Lord of Derkholm.

llamaguana's review against another edition

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1.0

I usually love Diana Wynne Jones' books, but I could not eyeroll hard enough while trying to get through this book. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I had read it when I was 12.

I struggled to figure out the purpose of this book. It sort of felt like fanfiction. All the main(?) characters conveniently became best friends immediately, seemed to talk in unison, all paired off, and the character development seemed halfassed. Each character was conveniently gifted with a particular talent so when they worked together they achieved everything. They all conveniently served a significant purpose for fixing the post-Chesney Tours world.

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