The Golden Enclaves
Ratings152
Average rating4.1
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Ratings152
Average rating4.1
The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But it’s all we dream about: the hideously slim chance we’ll survive to make it out the gates and improbably find ourselves with a life ahead of us, a life outside the Scholomance halls.
And now the impossible dream has come true. I’m out, we’re all out—and I didn’t even have to turn into a monstrous dark witch to make it happen. So much for my great-grandmother’s prophecy of doom and destruction. I didn’t kill enclavers, I saved them. Me and Orion and our allies. Our graduation plan worked to perfection: We saved everyone and made the world safe for all wizards and brought peace and harmony to all the enclaves everywhere.
Ha, only joking! Actually, it’s gone all wrong. Someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in my stead, and probably everyone we saved is about to get killed in the brewing enclave war. And the first thing I’ve got to do now, having miraculously gotten out of the Scholomance, is turn straight around and find a way back in.
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3 primary booksThe Scholomance is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Naomi Novik.
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I have to say I wasn't pulled in like the previous book. I figured out some major twists within the first few chapters so the rest of the book became a slog waiting for the narrative to catch up. Also there were really questionable relationship decisions that occurred?? Also also a lack of Orion screen time. I did like the ending and the atmosphere of the book so not a complete dud, but leaving the magic school left some of the magic out of the story too.
Overall, I found the series a highly enjoyable read, once I got used to El as a narrator. I listened to all 3 books back to back in a very short period of time, so they're fairly mashed together in my head and I never had any time to build much expectation of where the story might be going. The books are far from perfect, so my rating is not to say that these are truly 5 star excellent books, but I had fun with them and was thoroughly entertained.
An absolutely perfect conclusion to the series. The thoughtfulness that went into this book elevates my opinion on the first two. Can't wait for a re-read.
