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A review by kitvaria_sarene
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
4.0
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik is hard for me to rate.
I did enjoy it, but I didn't love it nearly as much as I did the two previous books.
I really enjoyed the darker bits, the way no one came out of the Scholomance unscarred. However El and her reactions to the enclaves felt a bit out of character.
The plot was also a bit disjointed, or at least felt that way to me. We jump around from place to place, and I didn't feel like there was as much resolution as I'd have liked plot wise.
Some things just felt a bit too convenient as well, so while I enjoyed the characters and the world, it was more the story itself that didn't work as well for me.
All in all a quick read, not bad at all, just not up to my expectations.
I did enjoy it, but I didn't love it nearly as much as I did the two previous books.
I really enjoyed the darker bits, the way no one came out of the Scholomance unscarred. However El and her reactions to the enclaves felt a bit out of character.
The plot was also a bit disjointed, or at least felt that way to me. We jump around from place to place, and I didn't feel like there was as much resolution as I'd have liked plot wise.
Some things just felt a bit too convenient as well, so while I enjoyed the characters and the world, it was more the story itself that didn't work as well for me.
All in all a quick read, not bad at all, just not up to my expectations.