From the Publisher
"Reimagines the world of fairy tales and will make you question who is good and who is evil. Loved it!" —Rick Riordan, author of the bestselling Percy Jackson series — Rick Riordan
"The School for Good and Evil isn't just a fantasy series. It's a low-key empire." —NPR — NPR
"Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy. A wild and dangerous fairy-tale rid. I loved this book." —R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series — R.L. Stine
"Invention in overdrive. The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class." —Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling Wicked — Gregory Maguire
"Soman Chainani's whip-smart debut, guaranteed to make any girl think twice about wanting to be a princess. If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade A." —Entertainment Weekly — Entertainment Weekly
"A funny, frightening, and fully satisfying novel that explores the meaning of true love and the vast gray area between good and evil." —San Francisco Chronicle — San Francisco Chronicle
NPR
"The School for Good and Evil isn't just a fantasy series. It's a low-key empire." —NPR
San Francisco Chronicle
"A funny, frightening, and fully satisfying novel that explores the meaning of true love and the vast gray area between good and evil." —San Francisco Chronicle
Entertainment Weekly
"Soman Chainani's whip-smart debut, guaranteed to make any girl think twice about wanting to be a princess. If I could bewitch you all to read it, I would. Grade A." —Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Maguire
"Invention in overdrive. The School for Good and Evil is a comedic education by a writer primed to shoot to the head of the class." —Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling Wicked
Rick Riordan
"Reimagines the world of fairy tales and will make you question who is good and who is evil. Loved it!" —Rick Riordan, author of the bestselling Percy Jackson series
R.L. Stine
"Wow. From the very first sentence, you know you're entering a thrilling world of strange fantasy. A wild and dangerous fairy-tale rid. I loved this book." —R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series
San Francisco Chronicle
"A funny, frightening, and fully satisfying novel that explores the meaning of true love and the vast gray area between good and evil." —San Francisco Chronicle
Kirkus Reviews
2020-06-03
Three magical challenges will decide who will be Camelot’s king in this series wrap-up.
Being smarter, viler, and, except maybe for Merlin, more powerful a wizard than anyone else, it looks like Japeth, impersonating his dead good twin, Rhian, is destined to seize both crown and the Storian, the pen that writes—and can as easily rewrite—reality. Standing in his way is chiseled, golden-haired, relentlessly noble-hearted rival claimant Prince Tedros—who, for all that he can really fill out a wet shirt, has well proven in previous episodes that he would come out second best in a battle of wits with a fence post. Unfortunately (for Japeth), Team Tedros includes a lot of strong, savvy women, led by the prince’s angelic true love, Agatha, and her wickedly flamboyant BFF, Sophie. Pulling together a now-teeming cast, Chainani spins out a series of adventuresome quests that frequently grind to a halt for personal epiphanies, explicative backstory, and earnest conversations on the nature of true love (particularly in contrast to Japeth’s unrequited same-sex love for the dead, equally evil Aric). There are also heroic sacrifices and exploits aplenty on the way to (what else?) a literal storybook ending. Exceptions to the default-white lineup are cued by occasional references to “brown” or “cinnamon” skin and non-European names; likewise, some of the small figures in Bruno’s exuberantly detailed chapter-head vignettes are people of color.
A top-heavy close that gives fans a fitting happily-ever-after. (Fantasy. 11-13)
