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This author is just way too wordy for me.
I know some Naomi Novik fans have said they didn't care for this book, but I enjoyed the heck out of it. It took me a while to get through it, what with reading it over the Christmas holidays.
I love the school! The few descriptions of the 'real world' outside make me think I wouldn't like it very much, but this school is cool! Mind you, I wouldn't want to live there and I probably wouldn't make it a week, but it was super interesting to read about.
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I love the school! The few descriptions of the 'real world' outside make me think I wouldn't like it very much, but this school is cool! Mind you, I wouldn't want to live there and I probably wouldn't make it a week, but it was super interesting to read about.
Novik doesn't spend a lot of time explaining th ...more
My kids and I loved this book. The story is clever and the protagonist is wonderful. She's bursting with power, but most of it pushing towards evil. She needs a spell for light and gets fire to burn down cities. I loved the conception of this dangerous wizarding world where those with magic are in constant danger from evil forces just waiting to eat them alive.
I can't wait for the next book in this series to be published. We'll definitely be getting that one as soon as it's available.
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I can't wait for the next book in this series to be published. We'll definitely be getting that one as soon as it's available.
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An interesting idea but a little too much new vocabulary. This book read like a dinner party of inside jokes - I didn’t understand half of what was being said most of the time until about 7/8ths through. But I loved the prickly main (female!) character and once I got over being frustrated with the made up words without explanation, the plot pulled be along. I will likely read the next one as well.
Popsugar 2021 challenge - a dark academia book
Popsugar 2021 challenge - a dark academia book
I gave the book eighty pages before giving up. I didn’t like any of the characters, and in fact got really annoyed with the protagonist, whom I thought was whiny and nasty for no reason. I’m disappointed - I’ve enjoyed other books by this author, and expected more here.
Such a unique twist on a traditional magical school archetype, love the main character's personality, is is so raw and engaging. Note has some language and mild sexuality references.
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