Book #155 of 2022: The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance #3) Because of the way that this YA fantasy trilogy has been structured, the concluding volume is at a bit of a disadvantage right from the start. Book one introduced a magical boarding school in a pocket dimension where Lovecraftian monsters feed on …
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Book #322 of 2021: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance #2) An improvement on A Deadly Education, which I already enjoyed quite a lot. This sequel returns us to the Scholomance, that magic boarding school / honeypot in a pocket dimension of Lovecraftian space where the students are prey to all manner of …
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Book #250 of 2020: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance #1) This YA fantasy novel can be a tad exposition-heavy, especially at the beginning, but it offers such a fun setting and enjoyably prickly protagonist that it’s easy to let that slide. The Scholomance is a magic boarding school like none other, a …
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