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The Golden Enclaves

The Golden Enclaves

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  • Author：Naomi Novik
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Summary

14 hours， 49 minutes

Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate。

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 of the world。

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 on the horizon。 And the first thing I've got to do now， having miraculously got out of the Scholomance， is turn straight around and find a way back in。

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Reviews

Becca （Horners_book_corner） ，

Holy mother of malificaria。 This。 Was。 Brilliant。 So worth the wait。 Unputdownable from the off， with twists and turns and magical loops to jump through before culminating in a supremely awesome ending that was just *chef's kiss*。 I hope all the other Scholomance fans out there love this as much as I do。 And I hope that the super shiny golden cover attracts new fans who are yet to experience this sarcastic， fast paced， brilliantly。。。 dark-but-not-too-dark-maybe-there-is-light-oh-no-thats-a-mal。。 Holy mother of malificaria。 This。 Was。 Brilliant。 So worth the wait。 Unputdownable from the off， with twists and turns and magical loops to jump through before culminating in a supremely awesome ending that was just *chef's kiss*。 I hope all the other Scholomance fans out there love this as much as I do。 And I hope that the super shiny golden cover attracts new fans who are yet to experience this sarcastic， fast paced， brilliantly。。。 dark-but-not-too-dark-maybe-there-is-light-oh-no-thats-a-mal。。。 series！ 。。。more

Art Hyrst ，

C - 10A - 9W - 9P - 10I - 9L - 9E - 9Rating: 9。29 / 5 stars

Annie ，

Showstopping。 Stellar。 Unputdownable。 A finale for the ages。 Naomi Novik you are a genius and I’m going to go reread the entire series now， k bye！

Heather ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cheating is just a big no for me。 Really was looking forward to this one but I would rather have no romance at all then cheating。 Reference from [The Literary Invertebrate] review。

Narumi Prescott ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My true rating would be 4。5 but I scaled it up to a 5。 Originally， I wanted to write my every thought into the comments when I updated my reading but I ended up reading the majority of it in one sitting。 This book feed my travel bug and it was so refreshing to see life outside of the scholomance and see the world building grow as we got further into the book。 Heart warming additions to old characters who’d I didn’t expect to see also made it enjoyable read。 There were some parts of the book that My true rating would be 4。5 but I scaled it up to a 5。 Originally， I wanted to write my every thought into the comments when I updated my reading but I ended up reading the majority of it in one sitting。 This book feed my travel bug and it was so refreshing to see life outside of the scholomance and see the world building grow as we got further into the book。 Heart warming additions to old characters who’d I didn’t expect to see also made it enjoyable read。 There were some parts of the book that I believe were questionable inserts like the whole thing with Liesel？？？？ idk it felt so out of nowhere and completely unnecessary ， but my girl Aadhya became a voice of reason/ common sense ❤️。 All in all though I was reading it with my mouth agape connecting every puzzle piece in my head and thoroughly enjoyed the last instalment to scholomance！ 。。。more

Skadeffalo ，

How did I find the book？ I am content。

SarahMarthaRose ，

Love this series。 Read this book in one day。

Caitlin Rose ，

I'm going to hold off rating this because I'm so conflicted。 I actually enjoyed the portrayal of relationships， grief and learning how to cope but I can see why people were opposed to how it was handled。 There was a LOT of info in this book which made sense， given that they'd finally left the Scholomance。 I do think much of that could have been interesting to explore， and I almost wish this had been book 2/3。 I always love Naomi Novik's writing and this was no exception， but the first two books I'm going to hold off rating this because I'm so conflicted。 I actually enjoyed the portrayal of relationships， grief and learning how to cope but I can see why people were opposed to how it was handled。 There was a LOT of info in this book which made sense， given that they'd finally left the Scholomance。 I do think much of that could have been interesting to explore， and I almost wish this had been book 2/3。 I always love Naomi Novik's writing and this was no exception， but the first two books were easy 4 stars and this one has left me unsure。 。。。more

The Langles ，

This book was a crazy rollercoaster of a ride I finished in 24 hours。 I practically inhaled it！ After a year just rereading the first two books I was desperate for the finale。 And I am truly impressed at the author’s ability to tie up every single loose end （half of which the reader doesn’t realised are left hanging in the first place）。 If you love the first two books I think you’ll find this a truly satisfying end。 My only criticism is that， as with the first two books， is that there tends to b This book was a crazy rollercoaster of a ride I finished in 24 hours。 I practically inhaled it！ After a year just rereading the first two books I was desperate for the finale。 And I am truly impressed at the author’s ability to tie up every single loose end （half of which the reader doesn’t realised are left hanging in the first place）。 If you love the first two books I think you’ll find this a truly satisfying end。 My only criticism is that， as with the first two books， is that there tends to be a lot of info dumping in the form of El’s internal narration， and El often repeats concepts in the form of similes or metaphors when it’s already been explained extensively。 I found myself skimming those parts desperate to get back to plot and character development。 But considering how complex the world is， and how El is （unbeknownst to herself） an unreliable narrator throughout the series （in the sense that she has as much idea what is happening as the rest of us）， it’s understandable and forgivable。 A magnificent end to a truly special series。 。。。more

Harms ，

What an incredible series。 I loved every second of this thrilling story and it’s ever charming characters。 It has quickly become one of my favourite series of all time。 Highly recommend。

Lauren | TransportedLFL ，

Thank you to @PRHAudio for the complimentary audiobook。 These opinions are my own。 This is as much a series review as a book review because I do not want to spoil any of the books。 I listened to A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate back to back。 And I was so sad that I would need to wait for the trilogy to conclude。 But I was lucky to not need to wait long， as a few weeks later， I was able to access this book。 Just wow！ It picks up right where the last book ended on a cliffhanger。This series Thank you to @PRHAudio for the complimentary audiobook。 These opinions are my own。 This is as much a series review as a book review because I do not want to spoil any of the books。 I listened to A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate back to back。 And I was so sad that I would need to wait for the trilogy to conclude。 But I was lucky to not need to wait long， as a few weeks later， I was able to access this book。 Just wow！ It picks up right where the last book ended on a cliffhanger。This series is so fabulous。 It has magic and wizards and good and evil。 The rules of magic are so well done。 And it also speaks to issues of colonialism， racism， class， and privilege。 It asks so many questions about what is right and ethical and how to approach hard choices。 I found it so thought provoking。 And that's all on top of a wonderfully well told story with an especially relatable first person， protagonist in El。 The narration for all three books is done by Anisha Dadia。 She is phenomenal and drew me in， really making me feel the emotion of the story。 I recommend the whole series， and this is one I definitely recommend reading in order。 。。。more

Daniel Holland ，

Got to listen to Naomi Novik's finale of the Scholomance trilogy "The Golden Enclaves。" Narrated by Anisha Dadia， who can go from freaking out to Dark Queen about to shatter your existence instantly。Spoilers for Last Graduate ahead，So everyone is out of the Scholomance， kids don't have to go into the meat grinder anymore。 Except one idiot。 Which means El is going to turn around and dive right back in。 Meanwhile her allies let her know someone is going around attqcking the Enclaves。 You know， tha Got to listen to Naomi Novik's finale of the Scholomance trilogy "The Golden Enclaves。" Narrated by Anisha Dadia， who can go from freaking out to Dark Queen about to shatter your existence instantly。Spoilers for Last Graduate ahead，So everyone is out of the Scholomance， kids don't have to go into the meat grinder anymore。 Except one idiot。 Which means El is going to turn around and dive right back in。 Meanwhile her allies let her know someone is going around attqcking the Enclaves。 You know， that thing she was foretold she was going to do。 Yay graduation。。。Let me say I was happy with how the series ended。 Novik， you are a foreshadowing monster and I love it。 After what Aadhya said in LG （breathe and don't have emotions when I remember） I do wish we had gotten more time with her and Liu。 Also the audacity/hawk like focus of X！ I won't give names but damn you have to love the motivation。Reasons to read:-See full grown wizards we have been hearing about-Enclave architecture-Comeuppance-The hustle to get what you want by X-El's escalation in power love to see it-The payoffsCons:-Knew it wasn't going to happen， but if the devil had shown up with a dragon and job to control the weather I would have howled-Some folks reeeeeeally need a smack who go unsmacked 。。。more

David Stride ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was worried before I started reading this， as I've been disappointed by other trilogy endings recently but this delivered in all the ways that I wanted and then some。 So much so that by the end of the book， I was firmly shipping El and Liesel instead of El and Orion。 That was a genius bit of storytelling that I didn't see coming but was firmly behind when it happened。 The swerve that El really was destroying the enclaves was genius and yet still fit within the universe that had already been co I was worried before I started reading this， as I've been disappointed by other trilogy endings recently but this delivered in all the ways that I wanted and then some。 So much so that by the end of the book， I was firmly shipping El and Liesel instead of El and Orion。 That was a genius bit of storytelling that I didn't see coming but was firmly behind when it happened。 The swerve that El really was destroying the enclaves was genius and yet still fit within the universe that had already been constructed in the 2 previous books。 Hell， I even got suckered into thinking that she was actually going to kill Orion and not save him at the end。 Frankly， this was one of the best written endings to a trilogy， or any series， that I've read in a long time。 The surprises for the most part surprised me as I hadn't guessed them and things that I didn't know I wanted were integrated in a way that made you think of course they'd be there。 My only gripe is that Ophelia got away with being one of the most evil beings throughout the series， I think some punishment would have been okay。 But as I said， that is my only gripe。 I'd give this 6 stars if I could， because that's just how good it was。 。。。more

Claire ，

One of my favourites of the year。 I know I gave Nona 5 stars but really it was 4。5 at most due to the fact that although it was fun it advanced the plot by precisely two steps only。 This concludes the Scholomance trilogy and sticks the landing。 Everything El and Orion have been through makes total sense and ties together in an extremely satisfying conclusion。 I cried （discretely） twice。 Re reading I notice how beautifully and cleverly Novik seeds hints of the arc throughout the trilogy。 Is it YA One of my favourites of the year。 I know I gave Nona 5 stars but really it was 4。5 at most due to the fact that although it was fun it advanced the plot by precisely two steps only。 This concludes the Scholomance trilogy and sticks the landing。 Everything El and Orion have been through makes total sense and ties together in an extremely satisfying conclusion。 I cried （discretely） twice。 Re reading I notice how beautifully and cleverly Novik seeds hints of the arc throughout the trilogy。 Is it YA？ I personally don’t think it is although yes it is set in a school， they are teenagers and there is romance。 Perhaps that’s because it doesn’t make me grate my teeth like the dreadful Shadow and Bone or whatever。 There’s a lovely piece about forgiveness and no one is wholly evil， it’s very thought provoking。 。。。more

Lianna ，

Book 3 out next week let's goooo Book 3 out next week let's goooo 。。。more

Jade ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh。 My。 God。 This book started out in a very surprising way but by the end I was crying and now im just。。。 heart happy。 The best possible ending I could have hoped for。 I also absolutely LOVED the story， and thought it was a marvellous read。 Definitely one ill be rereading again。Spoilers below- I've seen some reviews on the cheating so im gonna add my 2 cents。 The first time El thinks Orion is dead， and there is a lot of comfort in physical touch。 Was it a weird segway， yeah it was BUT IT STILL Oh。 My。 God。 This book started out in a very surprising way but by the end I was crying and now im just。。。 heart happy。 The best possible ending I could have hoped for。 I also absolutely LOVED the story， and thought it was a marvellous read。 Definitely one ill be rereading again。Spoilers below- I've seen some reviews on the cheating so im gonna add my 2 cents。 The first time El thinks Orion is dead， and there is a lot of comfort in physical touch。 Was it a weird segway， yeah it was BUT IT STILL MAKES SENSE for Liesels strategy and Els need for comfort （and yeah my thoughts would be the same if the roles were reversed）。 Even if the girls are straight （which i dont think is ever really mentioned anyway）， nothing about this to me is weird。 The second time to me also wasn't weird。 I feel people hold fictional people up to a high unrealistic standard and the GENIUS of this is that REAL PEOPLE do this。 Els thought process is in EVERY PAGE and I love that all sides of an argument are considered and you can see why she makes the choice that she does。 I have no problem with Orion not being on every page， because really the book isn't about him， it's about El， and I've seen comments about El leaving him with her mother and leaving him。 Yes she left him with the person she trusts the most in the world to help him。 Of course she wouldn't worry。 It's like driving someone to the hospital， making it， and having staff take over。 You yourself arnt capable of anything， the staff are。 Nothing you do makes a difference， you trust them and move on。 I loved the entire idea of the mawmouths as anchors。 To me it made total sense。 Anchors in magic are very common， and honestly i was suspicious for a great deal of the book till it got confirmed。 There was jujussstttt enough information it wasn't shocking （but still screamed anyway）。 Some books I feel are better as you read them again and again。 And if romance is your thing then I can see why this isn't it， but this isn't and never was， a romance。 It was El， learning who she is and growing， and I think thats the best thing。 Making the right choice because IT IS right。 Not because it's easy。 。。。more

Helen Luu ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。75-4 stars。Was it absolutely necessary to have El and Liesel have sex twice while Orion was obviously still around？ It dampened my mood so much。 I wish I never saw those scenes。

Sabrina ，

4。25 or slightly higher Naomi Novik's lateral thinking seriously blows my mind。 I need to process。 Also I LOVE the teamwork in this。 Liesel became one of my surprise favourites， I'm so glad we got to learn more about her。 Go team！ Full RTC。 4。25 or slightly higher Naomi Novik's lateral thinking seriously blows my mind。 I need to process。 Also I LOVE the teamwork in this。 Liesel became one of my surprise favourites， I'm so glad we got to learn more about her。 Go team！ Full RTC。 。。。more

Bec ，

debating whether this should be a 4 of 5 star read， will have a re-read later on and may bump up。 my book store had the books on the shelf early so i was able to read it a bit before release - i did not receive an arc， i have the published wide-release copy。i wanted to address the issue that seems to very contentious with this book in spoiler section below， but non-spoilery; please don't decide to not read this book just because people have stated they weren't happy with their understanding of e debating whether this should be a 4 of 5 star read， will have a re-read later on and may bump up。 my book store had the books on the shelf early so i was able to read it a bit before release - i did not receive an arc， i have the published wide-release copy。i wanted to address the issue that seems to very contentious with this book in spoiler section below， but non-spoilery; please don't decide to not read this book just because people have stated they weren't happy with their understanding of events that happened。 These events are complex， and in order to understand why they happen， you need to read the book！ And if afterwards you're still angry， then maybe try reading the below。 please don't read if you don't want to be spoiled for the entire book！ please ！！！:（view spoiler）[ SPOILERS ！！some people have reacted very negatively to El sleeping with Liesel during this book， especially stating that it is offensive as it is a bi stereotype。 Firstly， i am bi， and i think part of the issue here is that we are applying rules to relationships etc that we could feasibly be in in real life， as opposed to the situation which El and Orion are both dealing with in this fantasy book。Before i go into the specific times， it should be noted that it has never been established that El and Orion are in an exclusive relationship。 El did her best the entire second book to NOT get in a relationship with Orion， and only succumbed to having sex with him because she thought she was going to die the next day。 She barely wanted to say that he could come meet her on the outside！ Yes， she clearly loves him， but she is too practical to be in a relationship at that point。 Then on the outside， she reflects on her previous assumption that they would both have to date around a bit because they're young and they should do so before determining that they want to be with each other。 She states that now she just wants to stay with Orion， but this is before we learn more about Orion's situation。1。 the first time， El thinks Orion is dead！ This intimacy is described as a coping mechanism， NOT a romantic interest。 A way to centre herself into her body because she is clearly spiraling out of control。 She acknowledges that she is attracted to Liesel but never indicates that she is another romantic interest as people are stating。2。 i'll be honest the second time caught me by surprise initially as i also thought it was odd， given Orion was "back"， but， again， that's not the full story！ At this stage:- El has been shown evidence that Orion is essentially a mawmouth in human form- El's mother has said there is nothing more that she can do for him。 Only （maybe） his mother could do anything， and El is very confident she will not fix him！- Orion literally asks El to kill him， as she is the only person who could。 And then when she essentially implies she can't， he leaves。 Literally runs away。- El is ruthlessly pessimistic when it comes to her personal life and relationships （romantic or otherwise）， so of course when faced with the above information - where she （at least subconsciously） thinks that she'll have to kill Orion， or at the very least， they can no longer be together - remember， he has LEFT her because he is having a gd crisis of humanity， he is not the same upon returning！！！ This is devastating to El of course， it's like losing him all over again。 This， to me， reads as what would be understood to be a break up in this context IF they were in a relationship。 Orion has said that he can't do this （life）， and that his only option at continuing to be alive （！！！） is to get his mum to reverse what she did， which El knows isn't going to happen。With this context in mind， i don't think you can say El is cheating。 a） they were never exclusive （yes Orion clearly was never going to want anyone but El， but that is not the same thing！）， and b） contextually， within El and Orion's understanding of the world they couldn't keep being together at that point。I think it's important to not apply rules about dating and relationships to a situation that is very different to life that we know。Also， re: people saying that El never told Orion - first of all， we don't know that！ El does not have an inner monologue where she states that she will keep this from Orion。 We do not see their entire lives - it's evident that they have conversations off page， and how do we know that wasn't brought up in casual conversation？ I honestly can't see Orion having an issue with it。I don't think its perpetuating a stereotype that bi people cheat - i think canonically there is an overall less heteronormative monogamous approach to relationships， but that doesn't mean that there is cheating。Anyway that was a rambling rant， but it's such a shame to see 2 star ratings and people saying they're not even going to bother reading the book because of this， despite not knowing the full situation。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Glennis ，

Review to comeEl’s plan pretty much worked but not everyone made it out。 She is in despair that Orion didn’t make it out。 We do find out why her mom sent her a note to warn her away from him。 She does make it out with her book of Golden Stone sutras and finds out why she has them and the cost that made it possible。 But before she can spend too much time contemplating it Liesel finds her and brings her to the London enclave to help them with the aftermath of an attack。 Quickly she goes to NY as i Review to comeEl’s plan pretty much worked but not everyone made it out。 She is in despair that Orion didn’t make it out。 We do find out why her mom sent her a note to warn her away from him。 She does make it out with her book of Golden Stone sutras and finds out why she has them and the cost that made it possible。 But before she can spend too much time contemplating it Liesel finds her and brings her to the London enclave to help them with the aftermath of an attack。 Quickly she goes to NY as it seems there is to be an enclave war and yet no one wants to use the Golden Stone sutras to make a new enclave， but it does happen and then El and her friends discover just how regular enclaves are made and how it impacts their world。 By wanting the free the school of the monsters and to survive to graduate， El and her friends are changing the entire world that they live in。 A good conclusion to the series。 Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss 。。。more

Braxiatel ，

There's something that is missing from this book。 The plot structure is a bit formulaic， （view spoiler）[Orion is more like a plot device in this book than an actual character， El spents too much of the book cheating with Liesel which seriously came out of nowhere for me and while the prophecy is resolved to an extent （hide spoiler）] the book is missing quite a lot of soul in the sense that the plot， while executed， is executed in quite a perfunctory and I don't feel that it fully builds on the s There's something that is missing from this book。 The plot structure is a bit formulaic， （view spoiler）[Orion is more like a plot device in this book than an actual character， El spents too much of the book cheating with Liesel which seriously came out of nowhere for me and while the prophecy is resolved to an extent （hide spoiler）] the book is missing quite a lot of soul in the sense that the plot， while executed， is executed in quite a perfunctory and I don't feel that it fully builds on the sense of story that was promised in the earlier books。 。。。more

Cassidy Washburn ，

Wow！ What an ending！

Jaye Rockett ，

This book was so good my dog ate it。 Literally。 The premise of the scholomance series is so incredibly complex and well thought out I almost can’t believe anyone could pull it off。 This book made me cry three times and I RARELY cry at books so be warned。 ✨full review to come✨

Muhammedaliyılamz ，

https://www。oncehizmet。net https://www。oncehizmet。net 。。。more

Sneyk64 ，

yum

Diirtyhands ，

Good thing that I read the last graduate like a week ago so I only have to wait a month

T。L。 Branson ，

Thank you so much to Del Rey Books for providing an ARC so that I might write this The Golden Enclaves review！As I said in my review of A Deadly Education， I was pleasantly surprised and had my socks knocked off by this amazing series。As soon as I finished The Last Graduate， I knew I needed The Golden Enclaves immediately。 Thankfully， it was releasing in less than 2 months so acquiring an ARC was possible and I jumped straight into it。There was a huge cliffhanger at the end of The Last Graduate Thank you so much to Del Rey Books for providing an ARC so that I might write this The Golden Enclaves review！As I said in my review of A Deadly Education， I was pleasantly surprised and had my socks knocked off by this amazing series。As soon as I finished The Last Graduate， I knew I needed The Golden Enclaves immediately。 Thankfully， it was releasing in less than 2 months so acquiring an ARC was possible and I jumped straight into it。There was a huge cliffhanger at the end of The Last Graduate and The Golden Enclaves picks up immediately where it left off。A Deadly Education was touted to me as a darker Harry Potter， and now that the series is complete， I can confirm that it is as good as Harry Potter and better in every imaginable way。The Golden Enclaves ReviewI have to tell you， I was concerned going into The Golden Enclaves。I don’t usually read other people’s reviews before reading a book， but I wanted to know if anyone else had gotten an ARC yet。 The one I came across was a 2-star， which made me nervous。Without reading the spoiler section， I saw them say the conclusion to a beloved series was disappointing。I’m happy to tell you that is absolutely not the case。 The Golden Enclaves is a breathtaking， whirlwind adventure that exceeded my expectations in every possible area， with the exception of one。I’ll share my one disappointment in a spoiler section below。 For now， this review of The Golden Enclaves is spoiler-free。The PlotAs you can imagine from the title， the main focus of the book is really about El taking her sutras and building Golden Enclaves just as she’s always dreamed。 However， she isn’t do it the way she wants。As soon as she escapes the Scholomance， she discovers that the evil malificer attacking enclaves has struck again， and this time London is falling apart。 Liesl contacts El for help when the weakened enclave comes under attack from a maw-mouth。And so starts a string her swooping in to save failing enclaves as more come under attack from the mysterious evil-doer。The Golden Enclaves is Full of SurprisesOne of the great joys I find from reading is guessing things。 I like to anticipate the plot twists and character motivations and predict what’s going to happen。Most of the time I’m right。 I’ve written a few books myself， and my brain is hardwired to dissect a story and understand plot devices。So when I say The Golden Enclaves completely floored me， I want you to understand how massive a deal that is。In both of the previous books， I was so engrossed in the story that I had no predictions whatsoever。The characters and events just carried me along， and all the while Naomi Novik was laying the groundwork for the most ultimate of plot twists in The Golden Enclaves。I didn’t even know she was doing it to me！The realization that hit me about a full 60 pages before El towards the end of The Golden Enclaves was like a Mac truck hitting me at 75 miles and hour。As soon as the theory formed in my brain， I scoured my mind for hints of it throughout the previous two books and they were there！It’s a rare author that knows where Book 3 is going before they event start Book 1。 Only two other authors I know are capable of such deep foreshadowing: Brandon Sanderson and J。K。 Rowling。I haven’t felt the emotion that washed over me upon my understanding of this crucial moment since Harry Potter。The Golden Enclaves Spoiler Section（view spoiler）[What Happened to Orion？The Last Graduate left us with Orion shoving El out of the Scholomance and staying inside all by himself。So as you can imagine， a significant portion of The Golden Enclaves is devoted to getting back to Orion。Of course， when El left， Orion was staring down the maw-mouth Patience。 And considering the only one capable of defeating a maw-mouth is El， she rightly assumes he’s dead。So El’s goal is not to save Orion， but rather to kill Patience and end Orion’s suffering。During this time， Liesl hooks up with El and in a moment of frazzled stress， El and Liesl have sex in an extra-dimensional space at Heathrow airport while waiting for a flight to New York。What！？！Okay， this was a shock to the system。 Orion’s last words to El were “I love you，” and this occurred not 7-10 days earlier。 Most of that time she spent bawling her eyes out。Fastest rebound ever。The Twisted RomanceOkay， okay。 She believes that Orion is dead。But about halfway through the book， they rescue Orion because， surprise （or not）， he’s not dead。 He managed to kill every single mal in the Scholomance， including Patience。A few pages later， she’s having “I missed you” sex with Orion in the Woods near her yurt in Wales。The real moment of anger about The Golden Enclaves’ romance comes a few chapters later when El once again has sex with Liesl。 This time on an airplane。Some may call me old fashioned， but this seems like a blatant disregard for the sanctity of a relationship between two people。 In other words， she cheated on him。I can excuse the first time。She thought he was dead……but he’s not。I just felt that this plot point was totally and completely unnecessary。 The only purpose it served， as far as I could tell， was to endear Liesl to El so that El would accept her help， without which she would have be unable to save Orion。Besides that， Liesl plays absolutely no further part in the story。 Sure， she’s there， but she’s not necessary。 She doesn’t do anything crucial。 Nothing that needs her to have had sex with El， twice， anyway。Oh， and did I mention that Orion is basically a shell of his former self the whole book。 Or should I saw for like a quarter of the book， because Orion is absent for the entire first half and missing （or zombified） a good chunk of the second half， too。The End of the RomanceOrion never finds out about Liesl， and that doesn’t really seem to matter because the ending of The Golden Enclaves makes it very clear that Orion is staying in the fixed Scholomance as a protector of the children for all time。I liken this to Will Turner being aboard the Dutchman while Elizabeth Swan is forced to only see him on certain days of the year where he can come on land。Because that’s exactly the deal El and Orion make。El is going to travel the world fighting maw-mouths with her ragtag band of heroes， and the only time she and Orion will see each other is between school terms， which apparently will be a thing now。That’s it。The End。The end of the book， and the end of their romance。It’s a satisfactory book ending， as book endings go。 We have a vision of the future and can imagine it ourselves。But the lack of a Happily Ever After somewhat puts a damper on the mood of an otherwise fantastic book。（hide spoiler）]Final Thoughts on The Golden Enclaves （Spoiler-Free）The Golden Enclaves is action-packed from cover to cover。 I had a hard time putting this down， and certainly didn’t want to。El is an exquisitely fantastic character as always。 The witticisms are as great as ever and I just love being in her head。While The Golden Enclaves lacks any sort of massive world-ending battle like we saw in The Last Graduate， the stakes are no less intense and the story absolutely amazing。The plot twist， or revelation， is one of the greatest I can remember reading in recent years， and instantly catapulted The Scholomance to my top 5 series of all time。I rated the previous two books 5 out of 5 stars without hesitation， and unfortunately I couldn’t do the same her despite all the good things I’ve said （check out the spoiler section）。I have to knock off a star for the way the romance was handled in this book。The Golden Enclaves receives 4 out of 5 stars for me。 。。。more

Bun ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Why the heck would the author add a 3rd party right at the end of a book series？ Will wait a bit before I'll add this to "books to avoid" list。 I'll need to refund my preorder Why the heck would the author add a 3rd party right at the end of a book series？ Will wait a bit before I'll add this to "books to avoid" list。 I'll need to refund my preorder 。。。more

Mike ，

My wife got an ARC which I borrowed and devoured。 Absolutely glorious。 It feels like an ending but I wouldn't be opposed to more。 My wife got an ARC which I borrowed and devoured。 Absolutely glorious。 It feels like an ending but I wouldn't be opposed to more。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Electronic ARC provided by NetGalley。 The Golden Enclaves is the final book of the Scholomance trilogy and I'm glad to be able to say that it is just as wonderful and satisfying as I hoped that it would be。 It begins directly after the end of The Last Graduate， with El trying （and mostly failing） to process graduation。 The first part of the book moves a bit slowly because of this， as El definitely has issues and spends a lot of time being depressed and angry。 However， once the action starts to m Electronic ARC provided by NetGalley。 The Golden Enclaves is the final book of the Scholomance trilogy and I'm glad to be able to say that it is just as wonderful and satisfying as I hoped that it would be。 It begins directly after the end of The Last Graduate， with El trying （and mostly failing） to process graduation。 The first part of the book moves a bit slowly because of this， as El definitely has issues and spends a lot of time being depressed and angry。 However， once the action starts to move the book is pretty much perfect and offers some amazing bits of world building that pull the entire series together。 Here we finally get the full story behind enclaves and the world power structure of the magic users， as well as resolution for El and her friends （also， I kind of love Liesel now， she was awesome in this book）。 I really don't want to say too much here because the book is better experienced on your own。 I will say that when I finished The Golden Enclaves I immediately picked up my copy of the first book in the trilogy so that I could read it again。 This is a truly fantastic trilogy， and one of the best things about it is that it's all about choosing to be kind in a world where it would be so simple to choose the easy option。 Over and over again El chooses kindness over selfishness， and through her struggle she slowly begins to convince others to do the same。 She shows them that there is another choice。 I love that these books don't act as if kindness is easy。 El struggles constantly when it would be so easy to give in， and it makes her story wonderful to read。 With this trilogy Naomi Novik has really cemented herself as a must read for me。 I'm sorry that this series is over， only because it was so wonderful。 I can't wait to see what Novik does next。 。。。more

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