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passionatereader78's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
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
5.0
What an adventure! Orion stayed in the school after everyone got out. El refuses to accept that he's dead, but is distracted by the crazy turn of events currently going on. The Enclaves are being attacked by mamouths. Liesel has made it her mission to protect El from herself. As the friends come back together to save the Enclaves they learn a deadly secret that will cost El everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, War, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
bookswithbethx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Child death
chezler24's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It has been quite the journey with Galadriel "El" Higgins and I was fairly content with how Novik decided to conclude her story. I tried to predict how it would end based on my guesses with Orion's nature and being, and, while I was on the right track, Novik played with her magic system in ways I had not yet dared to consider (no spoilers of course). I appreciated getting to see Enclaves around the world and realizing that the worldly wizarding hierarchy isn't that different compared to how social hierarchy functioned within the Scholomance pre-graduation. Unfortunately, this global jumping around can sometimes come across as a bit disjointed while Novik attempts to spin out world-building at such a large scale. This along with a random sexual relationship with Liesel amidst her relationship with Orion left me wishing some threads had been edited more tightly for clarity. As a series, I really enjoyed the Scholomance trilogy, but this entry might be the least favorite of the three.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Sexual content, and Death
pobi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.25
Fab ending to the series. The twist really got me, but the end itself felt a little happy ever after-y. Fun philosophical questions throughout though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
A huge fan of El and all the other side characters, I really liked the linking of certain monsters to the world building, I am happy with how the series and ended, just wished the writing was a bit less descriptive at times
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
thequiltyreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.5
The book was OK. I felt it a really slow read, often feeling I was slogging through the story. I also found, like the other two books in the series, there was a lot of repetition which didn't add to the story but added to the slog to get through the book. This booked picked up exactly where the second one finished and as much as the second one ended on a bit of a cliff hanger I think it could have benefited from just finishing at that point. I did like the one big revelation but felt that could have been built into earlier books and didn't need a whole book dedicated to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Cannibalism
kaylaswhitmore's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.75
A beautiful end to The Scholomance trilogy with a good balance of adventure, drama, and tenderness. Did not expect the series to end this way when I first began it, but I am pleasantly surprised! I think the pacing could have been a bit slower/more time could have been spent with the conclusion, but overall it was a fun read. A huge highlight of this book and the entire series for me is the focus on female friendships! It was wonderfully executed in a way I found both heartwarming and believable. I think certain aspects of the character relationships could have been addressed a bit better (i.e. El not telling Orion about her and Liesel’s sexual relations ), but that didn’t take away too much from my general, positive experience! Would read again :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Confinement, and Torture
mythian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Body horror, and Death
kaitrates's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
Update 7/3/23:
Everything took SO long to get to and then the payoff was MEH. The emotional conclusion wasn't there. We were dragged all over the world for what?! To make it longer? UGH
One star because there were some bits of prose that took my damn breath away.
One star for El's character arc b/c that part was satisfying especially as it related to the prophecy. It was nice to see her step into her power and grow in the ways she did and end up surrounded by communmity.
1/2 star b/c I can imagine the reveals were HOLY SHIT moments if you weren't banging your head against the wall to *just* *be* *done* *already*.
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Original review 6/30/23:
Thank god it’s over how could something that was meant to be enjoyable be such a drag?!
Everything took SO long to get to and then the payoff was MEH. The emotional conclusion wasn't there. We were dragged all over the world for what?! To make it longer? UGH
One star because there were some bits of prose that took my damn breath away.
One star for El's character arc b/c that part was satisfying especially as it related to the prophecy. It was nice to see her step into her power and grow in the ways she did and end up surrounded by communmity.
1/2 star b/c I can imagine the reveals were HOLY SHIT moments if you weren't banging your head against the wall to *just* *be* *done* *already*.
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Original review 6/30/23:
Thank god it’s over how could something that was meant to be enjoyable be such a drag?!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Sexual content