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Violence
A lot
Fantasy violence and combat with monsters; some deaths; darker than the previous books
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Romantic content in keeping with the series; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Grief over lost friends; the moral weight of a system built on sacrificing children; El confronting her own power
What this book is about
The third and final book of the Scholomance trilogy. El and Orion have survived the school, but the maleficaria threat is getting worse — and the system of magical enclaves that protects the world's wizards is deeply corrupt. El has to find another way, which means confronting the people who built the system she despises, the grief she has been carrying, and the nature of magic itself. Naomi Novik's conclusion is emotionally ambitious and structurally surprising, delivering a satisfying end to one of the decade's best fantasy series.
Notes for sensitive readers
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fantasy violence with deaths
best read after books 1 and 2
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