The Last Graduate
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Summary
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Sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling and Lodestar award-nominated A Deadly Education
'The dark school of magic I have been waiting for' Katherine Arden， author of The Bear and the Nightingale
'Fantasy that delights on every level' Stephanie Garber， author of Caraval
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Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning sequel to the ground-breaking， Sunday Times bestselling A Deadly Education。
The dark school of magic has always done its best to devour its students， but now that El has reached her final year -- and somehow won herself a handful of allies along the way -- it's suddenly developed a very particular craving 。 。 。
For her。
As the savagery of the school ramps up， El is determined that she will not give in; not to the mals， not to fate， and especially not to the Scholomance。 But as the spectre of graduation looms -- the deadly final ritual that leaves few students alive -- if she and her allies are to make it out， El will need to realise that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules。
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Wry， witty， endlessly inventive， and mordantly funny -- yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart -- this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival。
Sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling and Lodestar award-nominated A Deadly Education
'The dark school of magic I have been waiting for' Katherine Arden， author of The Bear and the Nightingale
'Fantasy that delights on every level' Stephanie Garber， author of Caraval
____________
Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning sequel to the ground-breaking， Sunday Times bestselling A Deadly Education。
The dark school of magic has always done its best to devour its students， but now that El has reached her final year -- and somehow won herself a handful of allies along the way -- it's suddenly developed a very particular craving 。 。 。
For her。
As the savagery of the school ramps up， El is determined that she will not give in; not to the mals， not to fate， and especially not to the Scholomance。 But as the spectre of graduation looms -- the deadly final ritual that leaves few students alive -- if she and her allies are to make it out， El will need to realise that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules。
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Wry， witty， endlessly inventive， and mordantly funny -- yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart -- this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival。
Reviews
Emily Rose
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*I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*Thank you to NetGalley， Random House， and Naomi Novik for the ARC， etc etc。Naomi， Naomi， Naomi。。。 May I call you Naomi？ You've so thoroughly played with my emotions at this point that I feel like we're on a first-name basis。 First off- how dare？ I didn't think you could give me even more anixety over the course of a single novel than you did in A Deadly Education， but I was wrong。 So wrong。But also wow。 This c *I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*Thank you to NetGalley， Random House， and Naomi Novik for the ARC， etc etc。Naomi， Naomi， Naomi。。。 May I call you Naomi？ You've so thoroughly played with my emotions at this point that I feel like we're on a first-name basis。 First off- how dare？ I didn't think you could give me even more anixety over the course of a single novel than you did in A Deadly Education， but I was wrong。 So wrong。But also wow。 This could be the focus of a master class on writing morally gray characters and giving them the tools to grow without completely 180-ing their personality in an unrealistic way。 In addition to that， my heart was sort of pounding out of my chest in that last chapter and， OF COURSE， I'm left with a another cliff hanger that will have me biting my fingernails down to the quick until the third book is released。 Overall 10 out of 5， absolutely outstanding world-building， beautifully diverse cast， and about 9 characters I am deeply invested in。 Will be preordering a copy and closely following the next release。 。。。more
Candie
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I never have high expectations for sequels。 The Last Graduate， however， was just as impressive as A Deadly Education。 The continuing character development of El and her friends felt absolutely right to me。 The cliffhanger ending literally made me yell out loud， much to my family’s consternation。 This book is action packed with spells， mals， romance and the skulduggery of competing enclaves as El battles to get her friends out of the graduation gates alive。 Excellent read！
Alena
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Review Date: September 28th 2021
Molly
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ugh this is why you don't read series until they are all published。 ugh this is why you don't read series until they are all published。 。。。more
Megan Dennis
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This book！ This。 Book。 I can't decide if I am grateful to have read this early or perhaps made the biggest mistake of my reading life。。。This was， of course， excellent。 Surpassed all expectations after A Deadly Education。 The writing was magical， witty， sharp， and with deeply felt heart。 El is a masterpiece of a character。 All of that said this was very much a middle book。 It didn't travel anywhere especially quickly and wasn't as action packed as the first book。 However the character developmen This book！ This。 Book。 I can't decide if I am grateful to have read this early or perhaps made the biggest mistake of my reading life。。。This was， of course， excellent。 Surpassed all expectations after A Deadly Education。 The writing was magical， witty， sharp， and with deeply felt heart。 El is a masterpiece of a character。 All of that said this was very much a middle book。 It didn't travel anywhere especially quickly and wasn't as action packed as the first book。 However the character development and THAT ENDING and the lead up to it was phenomenal。 I cannot possibly recommend this title enough。 Just， maybe wait as long as possible to read it so you don't have to look as far down the long， dark hallway of desperate waiting as I do。。。。Just in case I wasn't clear。 Cliffhanger warning of the direst sort。 。。。more
Monica St。 Dennis
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ugh this cliffhanger ending is even worse than the last one
Kristine
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This is the second book in a very unique series。 The story is set in a very scary magic/wizard boarding school called The Scholomance。 Young budding wizards are inducted into the school and have to find a way to survive the 4 years until graduation。 The entire world was set up in book one and ended with a big cliffhanger。 Book two takes off directly from there and we get to join El - Galadriel， the female MC - and her gang for their senior year as they fight off various forms of maleficaria （typ This is the second book in a very unique series。 The story is set in a very scary magic/wizard boarding school called The Scholomance。 Young budding wizards are inducted into the school and have to find a way to survive the 4 years until graduation。 The entire world was set up in book one and ended with a big cliffhanger。 Book two takes off directly from there and we get to join El - Galadriel， the female MC - and her gang for their senior year as they fight off various forms of maleficaria （types of dangerous monster like creatures） and begin to plan how they are going to survive the gauntlet of the graduation run。Book one was a surprise as it was so very different from other types of supernatural books that the info dumping that occurred was balanced out by the fact that the world was interesting and different。 As the second book gets started， the pacing and amount of descriptive information made it VERY difficult to keep the interest level up。 Honestly， nothing really even happens for the first 50% of the book。 But there are tons and tons of descriptions。 Descriptions of spells， of the school， of her schedule， of running the trials。。。。SO much information。 What makes things even harder is that El - the female protagonist - is a VERY unlikable character。 I really didn't like her in book one， but she kind of grows on you by the end of the book。 Unfortunately， you kind of start back at square one with El and it was easy to remember how much she bothered me。 She is so very negative and so mean to Orion。 I do understand her mindset， but it doesn't make it any easier to like her。 With all that being said， the last 50% of the book - actually the last 25% - completely makes up for the beginning。 Things start to take off and it is a race to the finish as things hit their peak。 The ending。。。。the actual very last sentence。。。。 comes out of NOWHERE and just hits you like a punch。。。。completely taking your breath away。 So， another cliff hanger。 But as cliff hangers go， this one is really a doozy。 I guess that means that I will be eagerly awaiting book three。Thank you to Net Galley for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC。 The opinions expressed above are mine and mine alone。 。。。more
Melinda Beatty
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I’m still not quite finished screaming over the ending， especially since I’ve read this in ARC form and know the third book is years off， but if you thought the first book was good—this one is going to blow your face off。
Kelsey
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Ahh， that ending！ We're back in the Scholomance for El's senior year， as she and her friends try to figure out how to graduate without dying。 Although the first half of this book is really slow and a bit hard to get through， the second half pays off as El realizes the repercussions of all the action from the first book and plans for how she can help others escape。 There's also the matter of El and Orion's relationship， which progresses despite lots of awkwardness and snarky resistance to caring Ahh， that ending！ We're back in the Scholomance for El's senior year， as she and her friends try to figure out how to graduate without dying。 Although the first half of this book is really slow and a bit hard to get through， the second half pays off as El realizes the repercussions of all the action from the first book and plans for how she can help others escape。 There's also the matter of El and Orion's relationship， which progresses despite lots of awkwardness and snarky resistance to caring for anyone by El。 At times it could feel like there was so much information and context given， but I found myself not minding that。 It fit with the idea of 4000 teens locked in a tower trying to kill them and the mental gymnastics that students go through with every action and encounter。 The relationship between El and Orion is honestly the best part of the book- they're a sort of snarky sulky mal-killing power couple， but I also really enjoyed El continuing to forge friendships， despite the world being inclined to believe that El is the wizard version of the anti-christ。 There are hints of the outside world in this book with events happening to the Bangkok enclave， so I'm looking forward to seeing how the world opens up in the third book。 。。。more
Cari Allen
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As a huge fan of A Deadly Education， I was eager to get my hands on a copy of this sequel and Naomi Novik did not disappoint。 The Last Graduate picks up exactly where A Deadly Education left off and throws the reader back immediately into the lives of the students at the Scholomance。 With the threats increasingly directed at El and a lack of mals for Orion to eviscerate， El starts to hatch a plan to save not just all the graduating Seniors， but every last student at the school。 Full of danger， e As a huge fan of A Deadly Education， I was eager to get my hands on a copy of this sequel and Naomi Novik did not disappoint。 The Last Graduate picks up exactly where A Deadly Education left off and throws the reader back immediately into the lives of the students at the Scholomance。 With the threats increasingly directed at El and a lack of mals for Orion to eviscerate， El starts to hatch a plan to save not just all the graduating Seniors， but every last student at the school。 Full of danger， excitement， teen drama， and romance， this was a satisfying continuation of the series and I cannot wait for the next installment。Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this digital advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura
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4/5Oh my god I'm loving this series so far！！ This book is better than the first， because it keeps developing and growing。I love the storyline。A girl who is an outcast and has a prophesy about her that she will become evil。 And she is fighting it and winning because she really does care underneath it all。 And the fact that the school is a very dangerous place but safe in comparison to everything trying to kill young magicians outside before they get older and too powerful。 There is such great hum 4/5Oh my god I'm loving this series so far！！ This book is better than the first， because it keeps developing and growing。I love the storyline。A girl who is an outcast and has a prophesy about her that she will become evil。 And she is fighting it and winning because she really does care underneath it all。 And the fact that the school is a very dangerous place but safe in comparison to everything trying to kill young magicians outside before they get older and too powerful。 There is such great humour in the book as well， all from El's perspective and it has made me laugh out loud！There is so many little laws added in and rules around how magic works and it really does feel logical and "real"。In this second installment， there is so much more depth in El's relationships， especially with Aadhya and Liu and Chloe and Orion。 As you see El growing and changing she changes what she talks about and gives us more background on other people。 I loved that！ There is a whole lot of inner monologue， which is the same as the first book of the series。Which is good because I like El's inner voice， an "evil" badass that cares and hates caring。 And it's a new， interesting world that needs explaining。It can be grating and annoying at times because it's a lot， just a lot。I really love the use of lots of different countries cultures and languages all around the world。 The author is creating a political climate with different enclaves tensions and it's such a rich world。As I don't know too much about different cultures I can't point out anything done really badly or done really well。 But overall the feel I get is good and full。 She definitely has a vision for this world。And 。。。。。。。 That Ending！！！！ 。。。more
Rachel
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If you loved A Deadly Education， you'll love The Last Graduate。 There's much less info-dumping and El didn't annoy me quite as much as the last book。 It's also nice to see female friendship depicted in YA Fantasy！ I wasn't expecting the plot to go the way it did and stayed up way too late to finish。 I absolutely hate cliff-hangers so I had to deduct a star for that truly awful screaming inducing ending。 Can't wait to read the final book and see how Novik is going to wrap this up！*I received this If you loved A Deadly Education， you'll love The Last Graduate。 There's much less info-dumping and El didn't annoy me quite as much as the last book。 It's also nice to see female friendship depicted in YA Fantasy！ I wasn't expecting the plot to go the way it did and stayed up way too late to finish。 I absolutely hate cliff-hangers so I had to deduct a star for that truly awful screaming inducing ending。 Can't wait to read the final book and see how Novik is going to wrap this up！*I received this complimentary ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Charlotte
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ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book oh man I fell in love。 I really enjoyed the pacing of this book， how all the characters came to life and got quite a lot of depth to them。 I really don't want to go into spoilers so I am going to leave this review here。 Just know if you liked the first I shall bet you will like this one even more。 ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book oh man I fell in love。 I really enjoyed the pacing of this book， how all the characters came to life and got quite a lot of depth to them。 I really don't want to go into spoilers so I am going to leave this review here。 Just know if you liked the first I shall bet you will like this one even more。 。。。more
Rhianna
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Naomi Novik is my queen！ She is the most exciting voice in Fantasy today because the magnitude of her worldbuilding is utterly original。 The Scholomance is a punishing， terrifying place of magical knowledge， and the character of El is a brilliant heroine for the modern-day teenager—a young person who always leads with love， no matter how much she hates that。 This is a book that makes kids feel brave and powerful and capable。 This is absolutely a book for the "pandemic generation"。 It's about chi Naomi Novik is my queen！ She is the most exciting voice in Fantasy today because the magnitude of her worldbuilding is utterly original。 The Scholomance is a punishing， terrifying place of magical knowledge， and the character of El is a brilliant heroine for the modern-day teenager—a young person who always leads with love， no matter how much she hates that。 This is a book that makes kids feel brave and powerful and capable。 This is absolutely a book for the "pandemic generation"。 It's about children making sacrifices and surviving against all odds while still wrestling with the feels all young adults have。 THE LAST GRADUATE is an allegory for kids with old souls and fresh ideas who want to make the world a better place by working together！ There is so much wisdom and worldbuilding to unpack， and SO。 MUCH。 FUN。 TOO。 And that ending 。。。 my god， that ending。 Has there ever been a more stressful cliffhanger？！ How long must I slowly die before I can read book #3？ 。。。more
Kate （BloggingwithDragons）
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Robin
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I absolutely loved this book！ I’ve been so obsessed with the first one so I was really excited to read this and it did not disappoint。 The last graduate really keeps up the same tone and sarcastic humour as the first book， and we get more info about mals and the scholomance El is still my favourite， I think she’s so fun to read and I loved how her character develops in this book and especially in the relationships w the people around her too。 If you already read a deadly education and you liked I absolutely loved this book！ I’ve been so obsessed with the first one so I was really excited to read this and it did not disappoint。 The last graduate really keeps up the same tone and sarcastic humour as the first book， and we get more info about mals and the scholomance El is still my favourite， I think she’s so fun to read and I loved how her character develops in this book and especially in the relationships w the people around her too。 If you already read a deadly education and you liked it you will like this book too， it keeps up all the amazing qualities the first book had and gives even more too。 If you haven’t read the series at all I really recommend it， the premise is so creative I absolutely love the concept of the scholomance and I feel like Novik goes at it from a really fun angle too。 The characters are so fun and well written （and so are the mals！？） I truly find reading this series to be pure enjoymentI’m so excited there’s gonna be a third book as well bc I’m totally sold on this series， I’ll follow it anywhere （ I’m also dying bc of the cliffhanger ending which was so so good but also why 🥴🥴😭） Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for giving me an arc ☺️ 。。。more
Susannah
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Disclaimer: I received a free e-galley copy of this book from NetGalley on June 29， 2021 in exchange for an honest review。The second book of The Scholomance series， The Last Graduate picks up moments after the end of book one， A Deadly Education。 El， the protagonist and narrator of the book， is just starting her senior year at the only school for wizards in the world。 She faces a deadly challenge: getting through graduation without dying or worse - using dark magic。 Juggling a possible romance， Disclaimer: I received a free e-galley copy of this book from NetGalley on June 29， 2021 in exchange for an honest review。The second book of The Scholomance series， The Last Graduate picks up moments after the end of book one， A Deadly Education。 El， the protagonist and narrator of the book， is just starting her senior year at the only school for wizards in the world。 She faces a deadly challenge: getting through graduation without dying or worse - using dark magic。 Juggling a possible romance， a fledgling graduation alliance， and multiple attacks per day from the school itself， El must figure out a way to survive and get out of the school in one piece。The Last Graduate had me reading to the middle of the night， barely able to glance away from the page。 The action picked up from the end of the first book， so there was no need for introductions or slow build-up; it was action-packed the whole way through。 I enjoyed the first book of the series， and was looking forward to reading the second， so I was happy to discover that NetGalley was offering it as an e-galley。 I finished the entire book in one sitting， staying up until after 2am to finish。Things I liked:El grows as a character， and we learn more about Orion and others of the supporting characters。 The plot addresses the consequences of what happened in the first book。 Most of the world-building details were introduced in the first book， but we get some fresh nuggets of information in this one that help to round out the feel of the magic system and the world。 Even though the book ends on a cliffhanger， the story arc is good and satisfying on its own。 I wouldn’t recommend reading this book without having read the first in the series， though。Things that weren’t my favorite:I’m not a fan of cliffhangers， especially at the end of a book， but I understand why this one is there。 Honestly， the first two books of this series read like the first two volumes of one epic book。 Each has its own story arc， yes， but the flow and pacing make them feel so closely connected that they might as well be part one and part two of the same story。 The third book will probably be much the same， considering where the second book ended。 Hopefully everything will get addressed in the next book！Overall takeaway:I enjoyed reading this book， especially in conjunction with the rest of the series。 The narrative perspective drew me in to the point that I felt the anxiety and stress of El’s situation along with her。 I could not put it down until I finished it， and I immediately wanted the sequel to be available so I could continue the adventure。 。。。more
Kristin
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Do not start this book if you don't have some open time to read it。 Over the course of reading， I had work （really？ 40+ hours a week？）， company， and other demands。 I just wanted to read it！ Finally finished and it was worth it。 Loved the first， and adored the second。The school which is a cross between Hogwarts and the Hunger Games is a character in itself。** Spoiler **The cliff-hanger！ How could she do that to the reader！ I want the sequel NOW！ Do not start this book if you don't have some open time to read it。 Over the course of reading， I had work （really？ 40+ hours a week？）， company， and other demands。 I just wanted to read it！ Finally finished and it was worth it。 Loved the first， and adored the second。The school which is a cross between Hogwarts and the Hunger Games is a character in itself。** Spoiler **The cliff-hanger！ How could she do that to the reader！ I want the sequel NOW！ 。。。more
Ariel
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The next installment in Naomi Novik's grim and compelling re-imagining of the Harry Potter magic school genre。 Not for the faint of heart！ The next installment in Naomi Novik's grim and compelling re-imagining of the Harry Potter magic school genre。 Not for the faint of heart！ 。。。more
Jenn
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This book is the sequel to A Deadly Education， which was flat-out amazing if you like slightly dark and broody sarcastic protagonists and unique world building。 It’s not often a sequel matches the epic-ness of a really fantastic first novel， but let me say to all of you Deadly Education fans: you will not be disappointed with The Last Graduate。 tThe sequel picks up right where the first book leaves off。 Galadriel – ehm， El – has actually acquired friends， and a not-boyfriend-but-kind-of in Orion This book is the sequel to A Deadly Education， which was flat-out amazing if you like slightly dark and broody sarcastic protagonists and unique world building。 It’s not often a sequel matches the epic-ness of a really fantastic first novel， but let me say to all of you Deadly Education fans: you will not be disappointed with The Last Graduate。 tThe sequel picks up right where the first book leaves off。 Galadriel – ehm， El – has actually acquired friends， and a not-boyfriend-but-kind-of in Orion。 Things could be looking up， but this is the Scholomance and it only moves down。 El has possibly the worst senior class schedule ever， and the school seems to be setting her up to eat some of the first-years and embrace the malificer path or be forced to save them over and over。 Orion， of course， has been hunting mals since he was entombed in the school， and sees no reason to give up his hunting now。 So as the seniors rush to survive their last semester of classes， mals become more scarce， and Orion spends more time hunting them to the detriment of his schoolwork。 El’s mouse familiar （I will not spoil the delight of her name here） gains a personality to match her mistress and she quickly became one of my favorite parts of the story， adjacent to El and Orion not-dating， which was delightful。 The second half of the book， like the second half senior year in the Scholomance， is focused on the run to survive the graduation hall filled with mals。 As the school presents more and more dangerous scenarios in the gym， it quickly becomes clear to the senior class that their graduation might be unlike any other before。 This duology has joined my list of favorite books alongside Novik’s earlier Uprooted， and Robin McKinley’s Sunshine。 The world is unique， the characters matter-of-factly diverse， and the plot solid。 Naomi Novik is simply a magician。 Five stars。 Go read it。 。。。more
Gemma
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The Scholomance series is one of those series that is quickly becoming one a favorite。 It's managed to squirm its way in as a book that I can't help but theorize and wonder about， not only what happens next， but the character's thoughts and where they'll go。 This is coming together more and more as deeply thought through series with echoes of each character is every narrative and more。The Last Graduate picks up immediately where A Deadly Education leaves off （with a warning from the outside worl The Scholomance series is one of those series that is quickly becoming one a favorite。 It's managed to squirm its way in as a book that I can't help but theorize and wonder about， not only what happens next， but the character's thoughts and where they'll go。 This is coming together more and more as deeply thought through series with echoes of each character is every narrative and more。The Last Graduate picks up immediately where A Deadly Education leaves off （with a warning from the outside world）。 While it took me a minute to get back into the world and the characters where the previous book left off， it didn't take long to get back into El's head and the ministrations of the school。 This year， in fact， gets more detailed on schooling， despite the fact that El and the other seniors aren't required to spend half the year in actual classes。 The students are so intently focused on survival so often， I think I forgot that this was， in fact， a school， and has a purpose of teaching students and they're not just running their education themselves。 There's also no end to the different things to learn， even about the previous years which we skipped witnessing with El but can still learn with the other students。One of my favorite things about this series is how well it builds up the world and makes me eager to learn more， and to discover how the rest of the world operates。 I originally thought this series would end with the second book - after all， it's the end of the school year - but I'm positive there's more to explore and develop， both in the world and with El and Orion （their relationship， their motivations， and much more）。 What's more， I can envision different routes these characters and the plot can take， not just a simple， expected， continuation。 I know I'm eagerly awaiting what we will see next in the Scholomance's universe - especially since this last book left me empty in the void， knowing I didn't have another one to read！ 。。。more
Jess
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The Last Graduate delivered everything I wanted！ My high expectations were met and exceeded。 I was so looking forward to this sequel to A Deadly Education and now I wait patiently（or maybe impatiently） for the next in the series。 Novak’s ability to create a complex and diverse cast of characters is enviable。 The Scholomance series is a great blend of horrific monsters， dark magic， and humor all through the lens of a jaded young adult。 I love it to pieces。 I’m sad it’s over and I can’t wait for m The Last Graduate delivered everything I wanted！ My high expectations were met and exceeded。 I was so looking forward to this sequel to A Deadly Education and now I wait patiently（or maybe impatiently） for the next in the series。 Novak’s ability to create a complex and diverse cast of characters is enviable。 The Scholomance series is a great blend of horrific monsters， dark magic， and humor all through the lens of a jaded young adult。 I love it to pieces。 I’m sad it’s over and I can’t wait for more。 That ending！ Oh my goodness！ I need more！ 。。。more
Anna
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This second installment picks up immediately after the ending of A Deadly Education。 El saved the senior class from a massacre， along with her from Orion Lake， now it’s her turn to survive senior year。 This is a engrossing read and I love the unique setting of the school。 And the last few pages were WOW！ Naomi Novik is a master of fantasy。 Can’t wait to read the final jnstalllment。
Allison
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I finished this book at 2:14 am。 I was still up an hour later with my jaw on the floor and my head spinning。 I almost woke up my husband。 I need to tell someone about my feelings。 It was so good。 So cool。 I love the growth that El had。 I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE！ Naomi is queen。 The End。 I was given an advanced reader's copy via NetGalley， thank you to them。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 I finished this book at 2:14 am。 I was still up an hour later with my jaw on the floor and my head spinning。 I almost woke up my husband。 I need to tell someone about my feelings。 It was so good。 So cool。 I love the growth that El had。 I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE！ Naomi is queen。 The End。 I was given an advanced reader's copy via NetGalley， thank you to them。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sarena Johnson
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This was everything I wanted and more！ It took me awhile to finish but 100% worth it。 Can’t wait for the next book！
Justin Bowers
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** This book was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review **Oh poor Galadriel Higgins。 El’s affinity for super destructive magic， her desire to be semi-anti-social， and her torn feelings for one Orion Lake really put her in an interesting spot coming into her senior year at the Scholomance。Now that graduation is upon El， she has set it in her mind that she will get out as many students as possible。 As she begins to enlist more and more of the student body in her seemi ** This book was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review **Oh poor Galadriel Higgins。 El’s affinity for super destructive magic， her desire to be semi-anti-social， and her torn feelings for one Orion Lake really put her in an interesting spot coming into her senior year at the Scholomance。Now that graduation is upon El， she has set it in her mind that she will get out as many students as possible。 As she begins to enlist more and more of the student body in her seemingly hare-brained plans， they all begin to understand just what a powerhouse El really is。 To make matters worse， it appears that the school is beginning to turn on her。I absolutely love this series， and was super excited to be given the opportunity to tackle an early copy of book 2。 The Last Graduate really does take off right where A Deadly Education ended， and Ms。 Novik has really honed her masterful craft of deft first-person narration。 El really is the embodiment of snarky power， and the wide variety of characters， each with their own foibles， really make for an enjoyable experience。There is so much more I would love to gush about this book， but I would give away far too much。Once this book drops， I’ll definitely be picking up the audiobook。 Anisha Dadia did an absolute masterful job with the first book， and I really can’t wait to hear her doing book 2。 。。。more
Beth
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OMG OMG OMG that ending！！！ I was lucky enough to get an ARC from Netgalley， and this was a great sequel。 I did get a bit annoyed with El， especially when it came to her interaction with Orion。 A bit too drawn out IMO。 However， several characters became more defined， and some of the new ones definitely added to the story。 I can not wait for the next one。。。。。and I'm reasonably sure there will be a third book， there is no way the author can just leave us hanging like that！ OMG OMG OMG that ending！！！ I was lucky enough to get an ARC from Netgalley， and this was a great sequel。 I did get a bit annoyed with El， especially when it came to her interaction with Orion。 A bit too drawn out IMO。 However， several characters became more defined， and some of the new ones definitely added to the story。 I can not wait for the next one。。。。。and I'm reasonably sure there will be a third book， there is no way the author can just leave us hanging like that！ 。。。more
Becky
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Wow， this book was GREAT！ I was so happy to receive this ARC to review—A Deadly Education was such a breath of fresh air in fantasy land， and this sequel didn’t disappoint。 It starts immediately after the first book ends， so there’s no need for a lot of re-hashing of details （something that personally annoys me）。 This book definitely feels like a bit more of a filler in a way—there’s a serious lull in the second act of the book that’s bogged down with a LOT of details， planning， El’s inner monol Wow， this book was GREAT！ I was so happy to receive this ARC to review—A Deadly Education was such a breath of fresh air in fantasy land， and this sequel didn’t disappoint。 It starts immediately after the first book ends， so there’s no need for a lot of re-hashing of details （something that personally annoys me）。 This book definitely feels like a bit more of a filler in a way—there’s a serious lull in the second act of the book that’s bogged down with a LOT of details， planning， El’s inner monologue， and more details。 It makes sense why the book is like that， but it did feel like a slog for a bit。 It was worth it， however—the final portion of the book was so thrilling， and I couldn’t stop tearing through until I was done。 And， of course， Novik left us off with another cliff hanger… I’m dying for the next book already！！！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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El spent the last moments of her junior year at the deadly Scholomance school for young wizards helping to fix the school's broken machinery and save the senior class from a massacre。 Now that she's done it--along with help from the annoyingly heroic Orion Lake--all that's left to do is make it through senior year。 She's made friends and allies and finally stands a chance at surviving graduation， but what happens when the school starts throwing wrenches in her plans？My heart is still pumping wit El spent the last moments of her junior year at the deadly Scholomance school for young wizards helping to fix the school's broken machinery and save the senior class from a massacre。 Now that she's done it--along with help from the annoyingly heroic Orion Lake--all that's left to do is make it through senior year。 She's made friends and allies and finally stands a chance at surviving graduation， but what happens when the school starts throwing wrenches in her plans？My heart is still pumping with adrenaline after speeding through the last few pages of Naomi Novik's The Last Graduate。 This book， along with the first book in the series--A Deadly Education--are two of my favorite recent fantasy reads。 Novik has masterfully built a fantasy world filled with thrilling magic and danger。 I can't wait for the third and final book in the series， especially after she left us with that massive cliffhanger！！-----Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Last Graduate
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Last Graduate&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Last Graduate&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0