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Ophelia is a horribly developed big-bad which makes the climax of the story, well, anti-climactic. The previous two books spent ages hinting at the “one graduation year where a group of wizards killed everyone to escape” only to find out that that wasn’t the case and to have the reveal nearly entirely glossed over. It was just uninspiring for a plot point. Also… I would understand if El had hooked up with literally ANY other character in this series. The hookup scenes felt completely out of place and out of character.

baileybailz's review against another edition

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3.75

Alright Naomi. You had me with the first two, then you kinda lost me here; I came around by the end but I’ve left this series feeling tired rather than triumphant. Honestly I feel like this trilogy could have been a really tight duology.

You have the first two books each covering an entire year, and the third one covering what, like a few weeks? The pacing was just kind of off for me, bordering on chaotic. I felt as bewildered as a new Scholomance graduate trying to adjust back to the real world (which maybe was on purpose?)

There was simultaneously too much lore and not enough lore, repeating some concepts over and over (and over) while other concepts are only touched on briefly.

Orion’s mom Ophelia

ends up being more or less the big bad (besides the general big bad of wizard capitalism), but we get like, two scenes with them and a letter. I still barely understand their motivations and master plan.

Ironically, Orion remains pretty one-dimensional and ends up being more of a means for El to self-actualize than anything. Hmm… (he’s still babygirl tho)

The last thing I’ll say: the twist about the

maw-mouths

was pretty interesting, except I never found them as scary as I was supposed to. Like I was told—not shown—over and over—to be scared of them, but I never really felt it, so it didn’t have as much gravity for me.

tigerlillymelody's review against another edition

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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

4.5

Why is it over?! :(((((((

linzthebookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I enjoyed parts of the book, but I couldn't stay interested in it. It lacked a lot of the danger and excitement of the first two books.

booksbydann's review against another edition

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2.5

2.5⭐️

Me gusta todo lo que vemos sobre los enclaves, como se forman, el costo que tienen y la formación de los enclaves dorados. Me gustó el viaje que hace El de enclave a enclave, creo que es lo más entretenido del libro. Fuera de eso difícilmente reconoci a la Galadriel que tanto me gustó en el primer y segundo libro. Se comporta con una idiota durante el 80% del libro y dado que éste estaba narrado por ella no había ningún lugar para escapar cuando se ponía en plan insoportable.

Also, el final lo sentí muy pelicula Disney, medio a destono a lo que venía siendo esta trilogía.

joanie98's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

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