The Last Graduate

Like its predecessor, A Deadly Education, I didn't care much for this book. I felt like the first three-quarters of the book were a slog. I didn't warm up to it until about the last seventy or so pages. Then I did care about the plot and the characters and the finale. This, again like its predecessor, was a book club read. Nonetheless, I still want to read the last book to see how it ends. I'm hoping it does get picked as a book club read in a few months. Novik is a good writer, creating different styles for the different series she writes. This series is written very differently from her fairy tale books, which were different from her Temeraire series, so I'm told. I loved the fairy tale books, look forward to the Temeraire books, but this series leaves me rather cold.

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