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A review by couldbestephen
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
3.5
The Scholomance Trilogy comes to a dazzling conclusion in The Golden Enclaves. This isn’t my favorite book in the series, but it still provided a (abet messy) end to the series.
In some ways, some parts of the book felt a little rushed, El’s powers just seemed to grow out of no where, or information was just dumped on us and you’d run with it. I’m torn between loving an OP character but also feeling a little annoyed by them because I can never feel like they’re in danger. Part of the draw of this series was danger and death lurked around every corner for the characters. You don’t really feel that way anymore, especially at the end.
There were some wonderful, really intriguing reveals that illuminate so much more of the story and character choices from the previous books.
All in all, while I may not enjoy all of the choices made in this final story, I’m still happy with how this trilogy turned out.
In some ways, some parts of the book felt a little rushed, El’s powers just seemed to grow out of no where, or information was just dumped on us and you’d run with it. I’m torn between loving an OP character but also feeling a little annoyed by them because I can never feel like they’re in danger. Part of the draw of this series was danger and death lurked around every corner for the characters. You don’t really feel that way anymore, especially at the end.
There were some wonderful, really intriguing reveals that illuminate so much more of the story and character choices from the previous books.
All in all, while I may not enjoy all of the choices made in this final story, I’m still happy with how this trilogy turned out.