A review by beatriks
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

What can I say?
I’ll have to wrap most of my review in spoilers. Without spoiling anything, this book comes with some surprises that I liked, the world building is still amazing. El’s narration can be really funny:
So I followed her back to the yurt and let Mum give me a bowl of vegetable soup that tasted like it had been made with real vegetables, which might not sound very exciting to you, but what do you know. 

Overall, I had a 2 year break in between book 2 and 3, that probably didn’t help. 

Good points:
The prophecy and how that turned out in the end, with the visit in Mumbai.
The whole enclave-building principle is genius
I like the “you’re already dead” principle

Less satisfying points 
The way things ended with Orion doesn’t really satisfy me.
The way things end in the well. 
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