The Golden Enclaves

By Naomi Novik,

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Paste, Publishers Weekly…

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As an adult, I find there are fewer and fewer books that allow me to access the sheer amazement I felt as a kid toward books (and why I devoted over a dozen years to them as an adult). The Scholomance series re-immersed me in this feeling as I surrendered to the world, narrative, and characters of the Scholomance.

I stayed up all night, the plot tugging me on, leaving me ambivalent about anything outside the world of the book. I laughed with delight and pure, writerly awe at how skillfully Novak wove every thread of the plot together.

And…

Capping off her tremendous Scholomance series, Naomi Novik departs from the winning formula of the first two volumes—which each follow a year in the life of teenage students at a deadly school for magic—and expands the universe into something much, much bigger.

Not only is this book a cracking read, but Novik throws in a curveball that will make you rethink everything you believe from the first two books. It’s one of the most gripping series finales I’ve ever read, at turns funny and drama-laden but confident in its storytelling throughout.

If nothing else, I guarantee that it’s the only…

The Golden Enclaves concludes a trilogy about a smart, snarky teenage witch attending a very dark, magical school.

El was labeled at a very young age by a prophecy as a destroyer of all things. No matter how she tries to be a regular girl, the school where she lives will only give her the darkest, most lethal spells to work on. Despite her understandable anger, El finds a friend group who are determined to save themselves and their classmates from the deadly ritual of Graduation. 

In this conclusion, all but one of them escaped. El is ready to move…

A Voracious Grief

By Lindsey Lamh,

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Author Old book omnivore Author of dark tales Mom to 6 Ordinary saint Intuitive introvert

Lindsey's 3 favorite reads in 2024

What is my book about?

My book is fantastical historical fiction about two characters who're wrestling with the monstrosity of their grief.

It takes you into London high society, where Ambrose tries to forget about how much he misses Bennett and how much he dreads becoming as cold as their Grandfather. It takes you to the family's country manor house, where Mattie isolates and old ghosts start to come out of the woodwork.

It's a story about loss and depression; it's a story about friends who don't let you walk through the valley of death alone. 

A Voracious Grief

By Lindsey Lamh,

What is this book about?

Ambrose Bancroft returns to London society with his younger sister, hoping they'll leave ghosts of memory behind. They have only each other left. While Ambrose attempts to draw Mattie out, dragging her to balls and threatening to seek suitors for her, his sister recoils from his meddling. Finally, when Ambrose compels her to attend art class before she's ready, Mattie paints something horrific enough to banish them from society in public disgrace.

At Linwood Manor, Mattie and Ambrose aren't as alone as they think. Taking advantage of Mattie's desperate need to find freedom, a vanishing room lures Ambrose's sister into…


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