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A review by reka111
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Only once you destroy who you think you are can you embrace who you truly are
Alright, at one time I was obsessed with this book series and I loved it incredibly. I may have read almost all of them except the last book at once (or more), in short, this book holds an incredibly important place in my soul.
(Random note; Now I just had a mental break down because I accidentally closed the app and didn't save my review, so the whole thing disappeared, so now I have to rewrite it)
Agatha was a very likeable and complex character who had two feet on the ground, was realistic and did not believe in a better future that comes without a price. She was probably the only one in the entire series to have made so much progress in one book. Either way, she is the synonym of common sense in the book. I had trouble with Sophie from the beginning, and her constant waywardness and squeamishness got her into trouble several times, not surprisingly. She was growing slower and definitely needed time to really develop and learn from her mistakes. Tedros, well, if I had to describe him in the first book, it would be "beautiful on the outside, but nothing on the inside," and that would be correct. The three witches, like they stole my heart in all the books, carried the whole story on their backs and added as much as no other character.
The plot was full of twists and cliffhangers, it was a bit confusing, maybe incomprehensible in some places, but still unique, not another Harry Potter or whatever. The pace was good and I didn't find anything wrong with the wording.