Review of Soman Chainani's The School for Good & Evil: The Last Ever After
Release Date: July 21st, 2015
Synopsis as found on Amazon.com:
In the stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil trilogy, everything old is new again, as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their fairy tale.
Former best friends Sophie and Agatha thought their ending was sealed when they went their separate ways, but their storybook is about to be rewritten—and this time theirs isn't the only one. With the girls apart, Evil has taken over and the forces of Good are in deathly peril. Will Agatha and Sophie be able to work together to save them? Will they find their way to being friends again? And will their new ending be the last Ever After they've been searching for?
Soman Chainani delivers action, adventure, laughter, romance, and more twists than ever before in this extraordinary end to his epic series.
Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:
In the epic conclusion to Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling series, The School for Good and Evil, everything old is new again as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their story.
As A World Without Princes closed, the end was written and former best friends Sophie and Agatha went their separate ways. Agatha was whisked back to Gavaldon with Tedros and Sophie stayed behind with the beautiful young School Master.
But as they settle into their new lives, their story begs to be re-written, and this time, theirs isn’t the only one. With the girls apart, Evil has taken over and the villains of the past have come back to change their tales and turn the world of Good and Evil upside down.
Readers around the world are eagerly awaiting the third book in The School for Good and Evil series, The Last Ever After. This extraordinary conclusion delivers more action, adventure, laughter, romance and fairy tale twists and turns than you could ever dream of!
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I have been in a reading slump as of the past few months. This past month was the worst for me in reading. I have had a lot going on and can attribute some of my lack of focus in reading to that... but it is still super upsetting. I have loved this series ever since I picked up an ARC of the first book 3 years ago. While portions of story were slow & not as exciting as the previous books, it did pick up closer to the end.
I love the morals behind the story. Whether it be about beauty being in the eye of the beholder, having to find beauty within yourself, not to judge a book by its cover, or that there is true love out there for everyone, the story had some beautiful undertones.
My biggest dislike for the series ender is that the book was quite a bit too long. Seeing as how this book is written for the Juvie section, I think that 655 pages is a little excessive. If some of the more boring parts had been cut, it could have been much more to the level of the rest of the series.
If you enjoy fairy tales or the retelling of fairy tales, you will absolutely love this book.
