Book 2 of School for Good and Evil
Note: This may contain spoilers to previous books in series
Summary
They've done it. Sophie and Agatha have accomplished what no one in Gavaldon had ever seen happen. They returned from the mystical School for Good and Evil. They're back and they seem to be happier than ever! They took hold of their own fairytale, killed the Evil School Master, and made it home with the love their friendship for each other holds. They should want nothing else in the world but each other. That isn't the case, though.
Agatha, shockingly enough, wishes to go back to the schools, despite all her effort to forget and move on with her life. She found love at the schools and she desperately wishes to return to it. How does she tell Sophie that? How does she tell the person who's finally content with not being a beloved princess, that Agatha wants to go back and be just that? The answer to that doesn't end up needing to be answered.
Unwittingly, Agatha opens a portal that travels back to the world outside of Gavaldon, where the schools and her beloved prince lies. Now, Sophie and Agatha are both thrust back into the fairytale world. Only it is much different than when they'd left it. With no concept of Good and Evil, no concept of witches and princesses, they don't know what to think of this new world.
Will the two friends be able to navigate through their stories? Will they be able to get past the doubt they have for each other and their friendship?
Opinion
Scale of 1-10:
9
I was not expecting this! I ended up liking the story of this book (especially the ending) more than the previous book in the series. While I still have some of the same complaints I had about the last book, such as the writing and how it can be very confusing at times, I believe that the story made up for the writing in a way the previous book didn't.
I really liked seeing more of the other characters' POVs as well. We got to see more of Tedros' side of things and I actually really enjoyed that! We got to dive deeper into the teachers' characters too and that was surprisingly interesting and I feel that it helped me love them so much more. We didn't really hear from their side of things very much but through the eyes of the other characters, we saw more and more.
The one main thing that just really stood out to me was how, between the first book and this own, Soman Chainani shows the two extremes of female and male roles in the world. In the first book, all the woman focused on was being beautiful and winning the male's heart. Thye didn't fight or do anything and they relied on the men to do all the fighting and decision making. Then in the second book, they wished for the death of all men and to enslave them all. They literally went from housewife to Amazon warrior real fast! I really feel that this shows how there can be two extremes to everything. I like how Agatha's character seems to be the only one feeling that there needs to be a happy medium. She doesn't like completely relying on men but she also doesn't want them dead. I'm very interested to see how the author keeps developing this type of thing in the next books.
Age Rating
10-11+
There isn't a lot of inappropriate content in this book. Romance is a central part of the plot but it's more like fairytale romance than romantic-novel romance. There is also some minor language.
Language:
The words "ass" and "hell" are said a few times (at most) throughout the whole story.
Sexual Content:
There isn't really any sexual content other than a reference or two that really aren't that obvious and aren't dwelt upon. There is also a kissing scene that isn't really described in detail.
Violence:
There are some fighting and some description of blood and stabbing. Arrows fly at characters and the two main characters often get hurt throughout the story. Other than that, graphic violence is almost nonexistent.
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