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A Crystal of Time

A Crystal of Time

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  • Author：Soman Chainani
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Summary

In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series， The School for Good and Evil， Sophie， Agatha， and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story。

A false king has claimed the throne of Camelot， sentenced Tedros to death， and forced Sophie to be his queen。 Only Agatha manages to escape。

Now Agatha and the students at the School for Good and Evil must find a way to restore Tedros to his throne and save Camelot 。 。 。 before all of their fairy tales come to a lethal end。

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Lara ，

Ich muss schon sagen， ich hätte nicht damit gerechnet， dass mir noch mal ein Buch aus dieser Reihe so gut gefallen würde。 Erst habe ich sogar überlegt， ganze fünf Sterne zu geben， allerdings ist mir dann mein kleiner Struggle am Anfang des Buches wieder eingefallen， weshalb ich doch einen Stern abgezogen habe。Und zwar fand ich es am Anfang ein bisschen sehr verwirrend， dass Agatha gefühlt um die halbe Welt gerannt ist， ohne eine Pause zu machen。 Klar， sie hat Magie， aber die hat sie nicht angewe Ich muss schon sagen， ich hätte nicht damit gerechnet， dass mir noch mal ein Buch aus dieser Reihe so gut gefallen würde。 Erst habe ich sogar überlegt， ganze fünf Sterne zu geben， allerdings ist mir dann mein kleiner Struggle am Anfang des Buches wieder eingefallen， weshalb ich doch einen Stern abgezogen habe。Und zwar fand ich es am Anfang ein bisschen sehr verwirrend， dass Agatha gefühlt um die halbe Welt gerannt ist， ohne eine Pause zu machen。 Klar， sie hat Magie， aber die hat sie nicht angewendet。 Und sie war komischerweise auch gar nicht so außer Puste， nachdem sie dreimal am selben Königreich vorbeigelaufen ist。 Also ja， der Anfang war meiner Meinung nach nicht ganz stimmig， zumal man nicht sofort wieder zurück in die Geschichte kam， wenn man den vierten Teil schon vor einiger Zeit gelesen hat。Im zweiten Kapitel kamen dann langsam ein paar Erinnerungen an den vierten Teil hoch， da die Geschehnisse noch mal ein wenig aufgearbeitet wurden。 Das zweite Kapitel hätte meiner Meinung nach also eigentlich am Anfang stehen müssen， danach wäre das erste Kapitel in Ordnung gewesen – mit ein paar kleinen Änderungen， Agathas Ausdauer betreffend。Ich fand es in den anderen Büchern schwer nachzuvollziehen， dass Agatha， Sophie und die anderen Charaktere im Buch schon siebzehn Jahre alt sein sollten。 Es war erstens verwirrend für mich， dass sie Erstklässler an der Schule für Gut und Böse waren， und zweitens， dass sie sich auch eher wie 6-Jährige verhalten haben anstatt wie 17-Jährige。 Aber genau dieses Problem hatte ich in diesem Buch auf einmal nicht mehr， die Charaktere wirkten irgendwie reifer und erwachsener auf mich。Natürlich waren viele Dinge recht überzogen dargestellt， aber genau das macht die Reihe auch irgendwie aus。 Sie ist dazu da， dass man mit den Charakteren mitfiebert und gleichzeitig einiges zu Grinsen hat。 Da das in diesem Teil der Reihe super gut rübergekommen ist， habe ich das Buch auch in so kurzer Zeit， an nur drei Tagen （an denen ich lang Schule hatte！） verschlungen。Der Schreibstil von Soman Chainani ist sehr schlicht gehalten， wenn nicht sogar einfach。 Das passt irgendwie richtig gut zur Geschichte selbst， weshalb es auch so viel Spaß macht， beim Lesen nur so von einer Seite zur nächsten zu blättern und den Inhalt zu verschlingen。 Es war aber auch allgemein ziemlich spannend， wie ich finde。 Tatsächlich finde ich， dass man das Buch noch in zwei einzelne Bücher hätte teilen können， aber das wäre dann nicht auf dasselbe hinausgelaufen。 Wobei， doch， schon irgendwie， denn dem zweiten Teil hätte ich dann komplette 5 Sterne gegeben。 Aber gut， wie dem auch sei。 Es gab im Grunde genommen zwei Höhepunkte， einen ca。 bei der Hälfte， und einen am Ende。 Und beide hatten einen Cliffhanger， wenn man so will。 Also muss ich schleunigst den sechsten Band bestellen und ebenfalls verschlingen！FazitÜberraschenderweise hat der fünfte Teil meiner Meinung nach noch mal richtig das Potenzial der Reihe genutzt， anders als die vorherigen Teile。 Genau das ist auch der Grund， weshalb ich Reihen so ungerne abbreche， weil es immer mal sein kann， dass ein richtig guter Band dazwischen ist， der von mir gelesen werden will。 。。。more

Esther Asselin ，

My favourite in the series so far！ Really loved trying to firgure out all the mystery and seeing all the characters grow。 Suspenseful， and a quick read for 600 pages！

Lianah ，

I love Rhian

Sibilla ，

I hate Japeth :）

Lexa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The theme of this book was past vs。 present。 Or it was supposed to be。 It was them fighting each other but more stopping the influence of the past from determining the present and where they went in the future。 If that makes sense。 Like with Quests for Glory I liked this more laid back approach with the theme but I guess these themes at least this one wasn't as good as the first trilogy so I question if it should be here at all。No one really trust Sophie。 I kind of understand why after she tried The theme of this book was past vs。 present。 Or it was supposed to be。 It was them fighting each other but more stopping the influence of the past from determining the present and where they went in the future。 If that makes sense。 Like with Quests for Glory I liked this more laid back approach with the theme but I guess these themes at least this one wasn't as good as the first trilogy so I question if it should be here at all。No one really trust Sophie。 I kind of understand why after she tried to kill everyone in book 1 and then again in book 3 but Sophie is honestly my favorite character and I totally trust her and kind of expect everyone just to forgive her since she is trying to be a better person。 Problem is some people are still kind of stuck up about it so we see a bunch of conversations when they question her loyalty like at the beginning of the book when Tedros， Hort， Nicola， Dovey， and the Coven are in prison and Sophie is engaged to Rhian and going to be Queen of Camelot they think they she might betray them。 And then later in Gnomeland when Sophie leaves to idiotically I might add try to kill Rhian and Japeth on her own since she thinks she's seen the future they think she has betrayed them and I with Agatha like come on give her a break and trust her！ And also this is only so many times you can repeat the same plot line of Sophie betraying everyone and how often everyone thinks she has betrayed everyone。 That aside I really like the growth in Hort and Sophie's relationship and I like how it seems really natural while introducing romantic feelings on Sophie's end towards Hort and I really loved that whole subplot。 。。。more

Kevbooks ，

Perfezione assoluta 💖

Aurella Lee ，

I'm actually impressed with the 5th book。 It's so good and well-written。 And the plot twist just made me speechless。 I'm glad that the character has turn mature and very well-written。 All I gotta say is this one is the best of the best。 But not the first three。 The storyline is incredible！！！ I'm actually impressed with the 5th book。 It's so good and well-written。 And the plot twist just made me speechless。 I'm glad that the character has turn mature and very well-written。 All I gotta say is this one is the best of the best。 But not the first three。 The storyline is incredible！！！ 。。。more

Lívia Medeiros ，

SOMAAANNNNNnão， sério， eu n tô respirando direito kkkkkk no início eu achei meio "chato" e pensei q seria sem rumo mas lá pros 20% a história anda e vai subindo， aí vem MUITAS teorias， MUITAS perguntas que vai sendo respondidas aos poucos e chegam mais e mais coisas e eu só pensava "meu deeusss"aí vem o 1/4 final do livro e olha。。。 QUERO LER O PRÓXIMO AGORAo universo que esse homem criou é tão incrível eu JUROOOOO。 Nossa eu tô apaixonada。 Esses livros nunca vão perder a graça pra mim。 Soman， eu SOMAAANNNNNnão， sério， eu n tô respirando direito kkkkkk no início eu achei meio "chato" e pensei q seria sem rumo mas lá pros 20% a história anda e vai subindo， aí vem MUITAS teorias， MUITAS perguntas que vai sendo respondidas aos poucos e chegam mais e mais coisas e eu só pensava "meu deeusss"aí vem o 1/4 final do livro e olha。。。 QUERO LER O PRÓXIMO AGORAo universo que esse homem criou é tão incrível eu JUROOOOO。 Nossa eu tô apaixonada。 Esses livros nunca vão perder a graça pra mim。 Soman， eu te amo， vc faz tudo <3que vontade de chorar kkkkkk 。。。more

Romy ，

נחמד， פחות טוב מהאחרים בסדרה אבל עדיין יש לו קסם שאי אפשר להסביר

Antonia ，

3。5

Rigo Salvatierra ，

- Sophie was so good in this book because of how complicated she was and her constant self-guessing。 Her embracing her evilness yet wrestling with wanting the best for The Woods was so cool to read about。- Agatha and Tedros bored me， I was way more interested in the mystery with Tedros's father than with him at all。 - SO。 MUCH。 DEATH。 I really hope a few of the main characters die in the final book tho- THAT MYSTERY？？？ The saving grace of this book。 The book was overall rushed， diverse character - Sophie was so good in this book because of how complicated she was and her constant self-guessing。 Her embracing her evilness yet wrestling with wanting the best for The Woods was so cool to read about。- Agatha and Tedros bored me， I was way more interested in the mystery with Tedros's father than with him at all。 - SO。 MUCH。 DEATH。 I really hope a few of the main characters die in the final book tho- THAT MYSTERY？？？ The saving grace of this book。 The book was overall rushed， diverse characters felt shoved in instead of being naturally integrated， and the dialogue got cringey at times。 But I was tearing through this book trying to solve the mystery around Rhian and Japeth。 - The Reaper twist was also amazing。 - This was not the greatest book in the series but I cannot wait to read the final book in this series！！！ 。。。more

flattykawaa （（nobody else so we can be free）） ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Summary: Rhian and the snake have been in league the whole time。 Now Agatha is on the run， Sophie is forced to be Rhian's king， and Tedros and the others are trapped in the dungeons， about to be executed。 Rhian and Japeth， the snake， plan to rule over the entire woods， Ever and Never kingdoms。 Everyone must find a way to prove that Rhian is a fake king and that Tedros is the true king of Camelot。Characters: For a second， I wasn't sure if Rhian really was the bad guy after what he said to Sophie Summary: Rhian and the snake have been in league the whole time。 Now Agatha is on the run， Sophie is forced to be Rhian's king， and Tedros and the others are trapped in the dungeons， about to be executed。 Rhian and Japeth， the snake， plan to rule over the entire woods， Ever and Never kingdoms。 Everyone must find a way to prove that Rhian is a fake king and that Tedros is the true king of Camelot。Characters: For a second， I wasn't sure if Rhian really was the bad guy after what he said to Sophie when she returned to Camelot。 But Japeth is much worse。 Professor Dovey's death was quite sad but at least she's with her best friend Lady Lesso。 This series is meant for kids， but there's some things in here not meant for kids， like the scenes where Kei was ogling Sophie and then she started seducing him。 Overall， the characters in this series are absolutely beautiful。 。。。more

summer ，

This series truly has my heart。 As expected， I was a little nervous about a continuation， but Quests of Glory was great even if some of the characters' developments were interesting。 This book was even better than the last one。 This middle grade series just keeps getting darker and darker and not only am I terrified about what will happen in the next and last book in this series forever， I'm also dreading finishing it。 I love this series so much and I never want it to end。 This series truly has my heart。 As expected， I was a little nervous about a continuation， but Quests of Glory was great even if some of the characters' developments were interesting。 This book was even better than the last one。 This middle grade series just keeps getting darker and darker and not only am I terrified about what will happen in the next and last book in this series forever， I'm also dreading finishing it。 I love this series so much and I never want it to end。 。。。more

trixie ！！ ，

This book is *chef's kiss*。 This has to be the best book in the series in my opinion。 I love the banter between Sophie and Rhian。 Their chemistry was perfect and it really felt like Sophie met her equal。 I honestly liked them more than Tedros x Agatha。 It was so fun reading the two interact that I wouldn't mind if the whole book was centered on them more。 Another thing I liked was the sense of urgency this book had。 It really felt like no one was on their side， and they were actually in danger。 This book is *chef's kiss*。 This has to be the best book in the series in my opinion。 I love the banter between Sophie and Rhian。 Their chemistry was perfect and it really felt like Sophie met her equal。 I honestly liked them more than Tedros x Agatha。 It was so fun reading the two interact that I wouldn't mind if the whole book was centered on them more。 Another thing I liked was the sense of urgency this book had。 It really felt like no one was on their side， and they were actually in danger。 There were really cute moments and it never felt dull in this book。 Plus， the random plot twists that came out of nowhere， but still worked。 Rhian was absolutely the best character in this series， hands down。 I loved reading about someone who didn't grow up in the traditional School for Good and Evil， and had a different perspective on the world。 Plus， he wasn't one dimensional。 He had depth。 He had character。 He was smart， sly， and above all， very， very charming。 I wish we had more time with his character in this book。 He represented the "morally gray" section the whole series centered around。 He blurred the lines between good and evil， the lion and the snake。 I'm salty about the ending， but still it was such a perfectly executed ending that I can't be mad。 。。。more

Emily ，

this book was a twisted journey， where your opinions could change in a chapter， and the plot could change in a page。 Just when you think everything is perfect， one flaw makes it all crumble down。 This is an adventure to remember， and I am sad that I only have one book left， so I plan to savor every page。

Mina ，

‌فقط خدا می‌دونه چقدر دلم برای دنیا و شخصیت‌های این مجموعه تنگ شده بود！ نویسنده‌ی این مجموعه از ایناست که من هربار فکر می‌کنم خب دیگه نمی‌تونی منو شگفت‌زده کنی و هربار منو ضایع می‌کنه！با خوندنش واقعا شارژ شدم。الان هم فقط یک جلد دیگه مونده و من موندم بر سر دوراهی که همین الان زرتی‌ برم اونم شروع کنم یا یکم صبر کنم و دیرتر با این دنیای جذاب خداحافظی کنم。پ。ن。 از همون اول هم تورو به خاطر کاور رنگارنگت بیشتر از بقیه دوست داشتم。

NicoisAwesome who asked you ，

I absolutely LOVE THIS！！！！！！！！ Sosososoo good， even though *cowers from fandom in hesitation* i was rooting for Japheth。 Don’t kill me

fatim ，

i love the fact than this book ended with a new hope！ and i love EVERYTHING about this book。 i don’t have much words left to describe that so — GO READ IT EVERYONE！！！！

Hoodiegirlnonono ，

！！！NOT spoiler free！！！Read at your OWN risk。（view spoiler）[Wow， just wow。I love this series so much and Quest For Glory sets my expectation so high for the Camelot Years， but this？ This is 。 。 。 insulting， just plain insulting。 I've never felt more angry and confused before。Rhian is a good king， heck he is much better than Tedros。 He's passionate， he has ambition and plans， and he knows what to do in order to GAIN sympathy from the whole Woods。 Those are everything Tedros lacks in his months of ！！！NOT spoiler free！！！Read at your OWN risk。（view spoiler）[Wow， just wow。I love this series so much and Quest For Glory sets my expectation so high for the Camelot Years， but this？ This is 。 。 。 insulting， just plain insulting。 I've never felt more angry and confused before。Rhian is a good king， heck he is much better than Tedros。 He's passionate， he has ambition and plans， and he knows what to do in order to GAIN sympathy from the whole Woods。 Those are everything Tedros lacks in his months of reigning， but NO！ Rhian just has to DIE？ And gets replaced by a cartoonish villain aka Japeth？ Huh？Fuck this。And the plot twists are just depressing？ Evelyn being the mother of Rhian and Japeth just doesn't work， she has no special meaning here nor back then， it feels like Soman just kept on taunting us while writing this。 The twist is so abrupt and so bad because the readers did NOT see that coming before！ And not in a good way， because Evelyn NEVER implied that she had kids back in book two （it doesn't have to be in your face， but AT LEAST give us a clue！） and she died in book two AND is never mentioned by the characters in a meaningful context after that？ This is so embarassing， Soman probably thought that he tricked his readers but it fell flat because it lacks the substance it needs to be a plot twist: clues。（This is not explained in book five， but in book six。 So I'm marking it as a spoiler。 You've been warned。） Another thing that bothers me is （view spoiler）[ The School Master being Rhian and Japeth's father （hide spoiler）] I'm baffled by the inconsistency between the two trilogies in the series because （view spoiler）[ it is never implied that Evelyn Sader and The School Master formerly had something romantic between them in book two。 In book two， Evelyn went on a great length to ensure that SHE would bring him his "true love" aka Sophie。 It can be excused that Evelyn just LOVES him so much， she's willing to bring Sophie to him but even their dialogues do not imply anything other than servant-master relationship。 I guess Evelyn is just that one dumbo who does everything for love and this is the same person who thinks men are second class citizen in book two。 （hide spoiler）]Tedros 。 。 。 he went from a misogynistic and dumb jock to a less misogynistic and dumb jock， and I guess that's enough character development。 I had so much hope for this book and I was intrigued by Rhian but this is just pages of disappointment。 The only bearable character here is Agatha。 Don't even get me started on Sophie， especially at the end of the book where she returns to Rhian because she BELIEVES she's the only one who can fix it。 Agatha， Sophie， and Tedros need to learn how to communicate healthily。*sigh*（hide spoiler）] 。。。more

mel hehe ，

feels like going home

Coco ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this story and I was finally coming around to the idea of Rhian and then he died， that was not okay。 But I do love this series， thrilling and just when you think that the snake has won， Agatha and Tedros find a way。 I'm excited to read book six。 There were so many plot twists， very dramatic and I loved it。 My favorite love were definitely Sophie and Hort。 I love Sophies character， both powerful and good， but also with human flaws。 And FINALLY Tedros has made the realisation that he was a I love this story and I was finally coming around to the idea of Rhian and then he died， that was not okay。 But I do love this series， thrilling and just when you think that the snake has won， Agatha and Tedros find a way。 I'm excited to read book six。 There were so many plot twists， very dramatic and I loved it。 My favorite love were definitely Sophie and Hort。 I love Sophies character， both powerful and good， but also with human flaws。 And FINALLY Tedros has made the realisation that he was a bad king， I'm excited to see how he grows in the next book。 。。。more

Yasmin ，

This series is so unpredictable I absolutely loveee Sophie i wanna be just liek the new her but one complaint is that it's a bit hard for me to visualize the scenes This series is so unpredictable I absolutely loveee Sophie i wanna be just liek the new her but one complaint is that it's a bit hard for me to visualize the scenes 。。。more

Vict ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 love plot twists

Rachel ，

not as good as the original trilogy。 I think it would've been better if the series ended at book three not as good as the original trilogy。 I think it would've been better if the series ended at book three 。。。more

emily thomas ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoilers for rest of the series——————‼️‼️I truly loved this series。 I never really liked Sophie at all， until the last book when she got together with Hort。 Tedros and Agatha were always adorable together！！ And the little moments with Merlin in the cloud world， they are just adorable！！ In the last book， when Hort， Tedros， Agatha， and Baby Merlin are in the hotel room， and Merlin was hungry， I laughed out loud when Tedros and Hort looked at Agatha when she asked how to feed him！！ I also really li Spoilers for rest of the series——————‼️‼️I truly loved this series。 I never really liked Sophie at all， until the last book when she got together with Hort。 Tedros and Agatha were always adorable together！！ And the little moments with Merlin in the cloud world， they are just adorable！！ In the last book， when Hort， Tedros， Agatha， and Baby Merlin are in the hotel room， and Merlin was hungry， I laughed out loud when Tedros and Hort looked at Agatha when she asked how to feed him！！ I also really liked the moments where Tedros and Agatha were taking care of baby Merlin together！ 🥰Sophie was kind of a brat during all of the books。 Except for the last book。 She was okay during that one。 But I have to admit， her character development was amazing。 Hort and Nicola were a terrible couple。 Absolutely terrible。 。。。more

Charlize Dominique ，

such a satisfying conclusion

Praggya Shankar ，

I love how this book explores all of the characters

Quinn G ，

King Ryan is sooo EVIL！

Sanza Lockhart ，

Intense！ Thrilling and amazing， can't wait for the last book Intense！ Thrilling and amazing， can't wait for the last book 。。。more

Chloe ，

*4。5 starsIt had been so long since I had read book 4 that I forgot how great this series is。 This book did not disappoint， and I love the fact that I never know what's happening next。 Can't wait to read the 6th！ *4。5 starsIt had been so long since I had read book 4 that I forgot how great this series is。 This book did not disappoint， and I love the fact that I never know what's happening next。 Can't wait to read the 6th！ 。。。more

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