The Last Graduate

sifuCJC reviewed The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #2)

Tension with an explosion at the end

5 stars

There isn't as much death and dismemberment in this installment as the first, but there's a great tension around a mystery to solve. Then the ominous 'Graduation Day' looms and it ends intensely. I was sweating as I read the final words.

It catapults you right into the next book.

There isn't as much death and dismemberment in this installment as the first, but there's a great tension around a mystery to solve. Then the ominous 'Graduation Day' looms and it ends intensely. I was sweating as I read the final words.

It catapults you right into the next book.

Alex Cabe reviewed The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #2)

More Complete Than the First One

5 stars

I enjoyed how El continued to develop and grow in a realistic way, and it was great to see her with her friends. Some suspension of disbelief is needed to accept the logic of the Scholomance, but, hey, it's magic.

The only knock was that it dragged a bit in the middle.

This felt like far more of a complete book than the first one, and the story structure worked well to keep me hooked until the conclusion. I'm a bit concerned about how they'll top it being outside of the school in the next one.

I enjoyed how El continued to develop and grow in a realistic way, and it was great to see her with her friends. Some suspension of disbelief is needed to accept the logic of the Scholomance, but, hey, it's magic.

The only knock was that it dragged a bit in the middle.

This felt like far more of a complete book than the first one, and the story structure worked well to keep me hooked until the conclusion. I'm a bit concerned about how they'll top it being outside of the school in the next one.