Reviews

Scholomance - Die Goldenen Enklaven: Das furiose Finale der Dark-Fantasy-Trilogie by Naomi Novik

mdstepp1998's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thebanhammer's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

chaebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

basimmons2020's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

emg25's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Really enjoyed this trilogy. The writing was a little dense at times, but the characters were captivating. 

fullybooked22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A great conclusion to this series. El is such a great protagonist, I think she was wonderfully candid and hilarious while also able to perfectly articulate the lasting effects of feeling like an outsider. 
I think the pacing was great and as always with Novik, the magic system was wonderful and only got better as it was more fully explored in this final instalment.
The friendships were really great, the further exploration of Liu and Aad were simply the best and Liesel was an unexpectedly great addition. As has been the case with the other books, I would have liked more on Orion because the reason i cared about him was because El did and less so in his own right. 
I was very nicely satisfied by the ending

the twist of the prophesy was great and I didn’t expect it at all, I thought the maw-mouth plot line was really great and very compelling

I love the seemingly consistent presence of nature and the folk inspiration that seems to run through all Novik’s work, it always gives her work a comforting softness that I really adore
Overall, I was sad to finish this series— I really enjoyed it and will officially read anything by Naomi Novik

patriciamania's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this trilogy but who ever thought that 30-50 pages per chapter is okay, like go to hell

jaypea23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

sophi3saur's review against another edition

3.0

This should have been a duology

hannah_dv's review against another edition

4.5

What a brilliant way to tie all the story together.
It’s indirectly a commentary on power, peace and the catch 22 of priviledge. Really well done.

I’ll be sad to leave this world and magic system behind.
El’s character is surely a bit too OP though and Orion’s storyline though interesting got tied up too quickly at the end…too conveniently.

All in all, very clever and hard to put down!