The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik

 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik is the third book in The Scholomance.

Started: 10/16/2022
Completed: 10/19/2022
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Words for which I sought help:

numpty -- a stupid or ineffectual person

Review:

True to it's predecessors, this book was a quick read.  Novik takes you to another world, immerses you in characters who grow and change as the books develop, and unceremoniously dumps you at the end, hungry for more.  This book was a little more predictable then the previous ones, but that is fine, it is not a mystery.  I could swiftly drop back into this series if Novik decides to create another.

The Last Graduate, Naomi Novik

 

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik is the next in the Scholomance series.

Started: 11/26/2021
Completed: 11/29/2021
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

I really enjoyed this coming of age story.  The characters developed well and their odd adaptations to an odd reality was done very well.  The cliff hanger, however, is going to drive me crazy for a year.  ARRRGH!

A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik

 

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik is by Naomi Novik so I'm going to read it.  It is the first book of The Scholomance trilogy.

Started: 10/13/2020
Completed: 10/15/2020
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

I really like Naomi Novik and this book was no disappointment.  While this is a look, once more, at a wizard school, it is refreshing.  It is a well crafted story that is a story, not a mystery.  It is a look at characters...a look at people.  Of course, they are under terrible circumstances.  It is a story of life and death, but it is an interesting look at how individuals, both popular and unpopular, struggle in their own circumstances.  It is kind of a "Survivor" style of book.  Well worth the time.