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nikomikiri's review against another edition
1.0
The ideas are decent but the presentation is lacking. Feels like reading a book where the characters overacting like a soap opera but strangely without that same emotion.
i_am_judith's review against another edition
my review of the whole series, does contain spoilers :)
+ overall very grippling
+ I liked the magic school / university vibes and research core
+ vibes of many of the characters are cool :)
0 part 1 of the first book does read like a debut
0 I found the story sometimes a bit predictable, still fun though
+ liked the gay romance, but
- they didn't even get one on-screen kiss ??? :(
-- the main character Sonea doesn't have any actual friends (only guys where there's some kind of romantic involvement?? and even if that's properly resolved like with Cery, they don't feel like friends); I am a big fan of friendship stories so I'm sad about that
-- the second part of the third book would have been so much better if her and Akkarin would have just been friends and in allegiance !!! you could have made the exact same story but better (as I also did find their romance not super well developed and a bit weird)
-- this is YA, why tf did it need to have a pregnancy in the end :(((
+ I did like the magic system :)
+ overall very grippling
+ I liked the magic school / university vibes and research core
+ vibes of many of the characters are cool :)
0 part 1 of the first book does read like a debut
0 I found the story sometimes a bit predictable, still fun though
+ liked the gay romance, but
- they didn't even get one on-screen kiss ??? :(
-- the main character Sonea doesn't have any actual friends (only guys where there's some kind of romantic involvement?? and even if that's properly resolved like with Cery, they don't feel like friends); I am a big fan of friendship stories so I'm sad about that
-- the second part of the third book would have been so much better if her and Akkarin would have just been friends and in allegiance !!! you could have made the exact same story but better (as I also did find their romance not super well developed and a bit weird)
-- this is YA, why tf did it need to have a pregnancy in the end :(((
+ I did like the magic system :)
carolainam's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
Al igual que la primera vez que leí la saga, este me parece el mejor de los tres con diferencia. Tengo un lugar especial en mi corazón literario para Akkarin.
Al igual que la primera vez que leí la saga, este me parece el mejor de los tres con diferencia. Tengo un lugar especial en mi corazón literario para Akkarin.
celia25's review against another edition
Very satisfying if slightly sad end to the series
blodeuedd's review
3.0
How much can I say without spoiling it all? In this book we learn something big about Akkarin, Sonea's master. And something I did not see coming happened. I was all what?! Huh, ok I can deal with this. This is actually pretty good. Yes I went through some emotions here. And the end, that was the one part I did not like. It only made me sad.
Ok I am supposed to say anything? Something big happens...this is really hard. I can't say anything. Oh forget it all. I will try something else instead.
Characters: Sonea is good. I got surprised cos I started to like Akkarin.
Story. Like I said, big things are happening and there is quite the showdown.
Conclusion: I saw that there is another series about Sonea taking part like 20 years after this or something. I do want to read that one too. I'd like to see how Sonea fares :)
Ok I am supposed to say anything? Something big happens...this is really hard. I can't say anything. Oh forget it all. I will try something else instead.
Characters: Sonea is good. I got surprised cos I started to like Akkarin.
Story. Like I said, big things are happening and there is quite the showdown.
Conclusion: I saw that there is another series about Sonea taking part like 20 years after this or something. I do want to read that one too. I'd like to see how Sonea fares :)
dinbee's review against another edition
3.0
If I read this 10 years ago, I'd probably have enjoyed this a lot more. The plot and the characters are already too obtuse for me at this point. And seriously, does Sonea have to be romantically involved with every guy she spends some time with?
This trilogy had potential though, there are a lot of good elements to the story that could have been unraveled more skillfully and explored more deeply.
This trilogy had potential though, there are a lot of good elements to the story that could have been unraveled more skillfully and explored more deeply.
cameronkc's review against another edition
3.0
The final leg of this book was the best of the three so far, but at the end, I found myself not interested in the fates of anyone, nor the world in which they lived. The book was entertaining, but the dialogue and characters were not interesting enough to have an emotional connection. All the enemies are just bad guys without a great backstory. There is no POV so they just show up, fight and if they died, eh, who cares?