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katyakasha's review against another edition
4.0
I think the books got better as they went along. I really liked this one. The story ended in an interesting and fun way. It took 3 books but I finally became ok with the references to other books. By the end, they were endearing and welcome.
danelleeb's review
4.0
The third and final book in Grossman's The Magicians trilogy, you can kind of view the entire series as a bildungsroman of Quentin Coldwater. Quentin goes from a sullen, whiny, Brooklyn teenager in the first book, [b: The Magicians|6101718|The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)|Lev Grossman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1313772941s/6101718.jpg|6278977] to a snarky, know-it-all, whiny wannabe in the second book, [b: The Magician King|10079321|The Magician King (The Magicians, #2)|Lev Grossman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316177353s/10079321.jpg|13362064], to an actual grown up who decides to stop whining and grow up in this, the third book.
In [b: The Magician's Land|19103097|The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)|Lev Grossman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386012841s/19103097.jpg|24330801], Quentin has been abruptly tossed out of the magical land of Fillory. He returns to Brakebills (a college of magic) and takes up a post as a professor. And though he (surprisingly) loves teaching, he can't help but feel a pull that there's more he should be doing - more in regards to Alice.
Meanwhile, Eliot, Janet, Poppy, and Josh are in Fillory and something is going down - something bad: time is acting goofy, borders are being invaded, the magical land is not making sense (well, as much sense as a magical land can make sense).
Quentin is then abruptly tossed out of Brakebills with an undergrad co-ed named Plum. They find themselves among a group ofunsavory unusual magicians, specifically selected by a talking crow to make a heist. This heist brings Quentin full-circle back to where his story began and with those he began it with.
I enjoyed this series overall, but this book specifically moved at a slower pace than I expected; it's billed as a fantasy-thriller, but it doesn't have that sense of urgency that most thrillers have. Grossman's imagery, his writing overall fills me with envy; he writes in a beautiful, smart, and funny way. The homage he pays to Narnia is stellar. Even so, parts of this book seemed a bit hackneyed, cobbled together for the sake of bridging one part to another. And the ending - for all the talk of how unconventional, dangerous, and messy magic is and how it doesn't always work as it should throughout this entire book...
This book and this entire trilogy overall is a great read. I love how Grossman tries to rip apart everything we know and love about fantasy (think [b: The Chronicles of Narnia|11127|The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)|C.S. Lewis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388178573s/11127.jpg|781271] and [b: Harry Potter|3|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)|J.K. Rowling|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361572757s/3.jpg|4640799]) while simultaneously trying to convince us of fantasy worlds (like those that exist in Narnia and Harry Potter).
In [b: The Magician's Land|19103097|The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)|Lev Grossman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386012841s/19103097.jpg|24330801], Quentin has been abruptly tossed out of the magical land of Fillory. He returns to Brakebills (a college of magic) and takes up a post as a professor. And though he (surprisingly) loves teaching, he can't help but feel a pull that there's more he should be doing - more in regards to Alice.
Meanwhile, Eliot, Janet, Poppy, and Josh are in Fillory and something is going down - something bad: time is acting goofy, borders are being invaded, the magical land is not making sense (well, as much sense as a magical land can make sense).
Quentin is then abruptly tossed out of Brakebills with an undergrad co-ed named Plum. They find themselves among a group of
I enjoyed this series overall, but this book specifically moved at a slower pace than I expected; it's billed as a fantasy-thriller, but it doesn't have that sense of urgency that most thrillers have. Grossman's imagery, his writing overall fills me with envy; he writes in a beautiful, smart, and funny way. The homage he pays to Narnia is stellar. Even so, parts of this book seemed a bit hackneyed, cobbled together for the sake of bridging one part to another. And the ending - for all the talk of how unconventional, dangerous, and messy magic is and how it doesn't always work as it should throughout this entire book...
This book and this entire trilogy overall is a great read. I love how Grossman tries to rip apart everything we know and love about fantasy (think [b: The Chronicles of Narnia|11127|The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)|C.S. Lewis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388178573s/11127.jpg|781271] and [b: Harry Potter|3|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)|J.K. Rowling|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361572757s/3.jpg|4640799]) while simultaneously trying to convince us of fantasy worlds (like those that exist in Narnia and Harry Potter).
shewantshercupofstars's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
clarissaray's review against another edition
4.0
a great series with such an interesting world!
i’ll be thinking of fillory for a while.
i’ll be thinking of fillory for a while.
sanaastoria's review against another edition
5.0
[5 Stars] Wonderful conclusion to the trilogy. I don't particularly think it was as good as the second book, but still so thoroughly enjoyable.
megklaughtland's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
char_eli's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
luneary's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like the book flew by and for about 75% of it I was absolutely loving it, but by the end of it, I was left feeling like there was more to tell, that the end felt a bit rushed. I really enjoyed reading about Fillory and wanted more though.
knallen's review against another edition
4.0
In some places, I felt like this book dragged on or that it tried too hard, but so much of it is brilliant and inventive. There are definite shout outs to Harry Potter and the Narnia series but this is not a book for kids. This series is HP and Narnia grown up. This is the final book in the trilogy and it was an excellent ending. It really wrapped some things up and fleshed out characters and story lines. Great series for the grown up that loved HP and Narnnia.