Wednesday, 28 October 2020

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL – THE LAST EVER AFTER by Soman Chainani

“‘How do you turn your back on your best friend? How do you leave them behind?’ Sophie and Agatha thought their ending was sealed when they went their separate ways. But will their story be rewritten? With the girls apart, Evil has taken over. The villains of the past have come back with a vengeance and the forces of Good are in deadly peril. Can anyone stand in the way of Evil’s deadly reign – and the Last Ever After of all? Action, adventure, laughter, romance and more twists than ever before in this extraordinary conclusion to the School for Good and Evil series.

What is the book about?

Agatha and Sophie are living out their ending apart, each with the boy of their dreams, but things don’t seem quite happy and they doubt their happy ending once more. The Storian won’t move on from their story because they keep wishing to reopen their fairy-tale and now the fate of the world depends on finding the correct ending as soon as possible. But Agatha and Sophie aren’t the only ones looking for their Ever After. The School Master has returned and he has a plan that will make Evil invincible, the Schools have changed once more and Good and Evil may never be balanced again. Fairy tales are being rewritten, the end of the world nearing, and all because of a two students. Can Agatha and Sophie find The Last Ever After of their fairy-tale before it’s too late?

What were your initial thoughts on the book?

Once I had finished the second School for Good and Evil book, I right away grabbed the third book ready to read it. As I had loved both the books before The Last Ever After, I knew without hesitation that I would find this book just as incredible. I was really looking forward to reading the book because as this was originally the last book of the series I knew that it would be particularly amazing as this ending to Agatha and Sophie’s fairy-tale would finally be the right one, so I was really anxious finish it. Something that really kept me reading the book was seeing the back of the book and that it said that there was going to be many twists in this book so I was in suspense waiting for an astonishing change to the story or for a mysterious character to appear. This book also started right away and got me hooked as soon as I read the first page, so I immediately got interested and soon I was nearing the end.

Who was your favourite character and why?

In this book, my favourite character was Agatha because of how Good she is. I really liked her because of the fact that she was willing to let Sophie have a chance to take her prince away from her for the sake of everyone else. She was willing to doubt her happy ending so that Sophie would destroy her ring and save everyone from death. Another reason I like Agatha better is because although she is a princess, she is unique and isn’t like all the other princesses. She doesn’t believe that she is queen material and she doesn’t think that she is the most important person just because she was chosen by the best prince ever. I like this about her because it shows that she is truly Good as she doesn’t think f herself before others and this proves that she will be the best queen ever. Although Sophie was more Evil than ever before, I still really liked her at some parts of the book and thought that it was really brave of her to finally do the right thing ever though it meant destroying what she thought was her only chance at love. I also understood why she had chosen to stay with the School Master in the second book and I realise that it must have been difficult to see her best friend try and send her away while she stays with her prince, the prince she thought was hers, this is why when she decided that she was going to be happy alone and finally let Agatha have her happy ending I thought it was really kind.

What was your favourite part of the book and why?

In my opinion, the best part was when Sophie and Agatha were in the Brig in the School for Old. Although they were trapped and the sun was almost gone, this was still a really good part because of the unexpected history lesson that they were taught, hence the name of the chapter. I liked the part because of the sudden, unpredictable change to Agatha and Sophie’s story. Usually I see things coming or I have my suspicions about what is going to happen next or the relationship between people but this was completely new to me and left me really shocked, I loved the surprise and it really did leave me on the edge of my seat. I see why Soman Chainani wanted to end the School for Good and Evil series there but I am glad that he didn’t because I really want to read more about Agatha, Sophie and all their friends. I can’t wait to read the forth book!

What was your overall impression of the book?

Like the first 2 School for Good and Evil, there isn’t much that I wouldn’t change. I found that it was all really good and that, as always, everything was important and each chapter had something that irreplaceable. One thing that bothered me a bit was that in a couple parts of the book I found that it felt like it was almost the end but there was actually a lot more left, this confused me as there were so many twists that made the story change but once I got used to it I began to really like it. One thing that I really liked was meeting the old fairy-tale heroes because I always heard about the old students of the School for Good and Evil but never met them or was told about what they were doing now that their stories were over, meeting a few of them was a really good addition to the book. One of my favourite things was learning about Agatha and Sophie’s mothers fairy-tale. I liked this because I had always wanted to know more about Sophie’s mother ever since the second book when the wish to see her mother proved to be important and once I heard about her all my questions were finally answered. This was also when the surprising change to Agatha and Sophie’s story occurred so it was an extremely important part of the book.

Which book did you like better, the first, the second or the third?

My favourite book so far is unmistakably the third book, but I did find all three really interesting. I liked The Last Ever After more because of all the surprises and twists there were. I really liked this because it made the book more intriguing and make me want to keep reading, every time there was another unexpected turn in the story the book just seemed to stick to my hands even more. I also really liked the ending to this book, I know that I have said this for every School for Good and Evil book but it was true for every single book, especially for this one. I liked it because everyone got a happy ending or the right ending for them, I feel as though it is a very good end and that it is finally the right one for Agatha and Sophie’s fairy-tale. I think this is what made the book my favourite because the ending of a book had always been extremely important for me. This is because a wrong ending can ruin the whole book but the right one can make the book even better, so when a book has such an amazing end it really makes the book extraordinary.

Would you recommend this book?  

I absolutely loved The Last Ever After, it is undeniably one of my favourite books and I would definitely recommend it. If you have read any other School for Good and Evil books then this should go on your reading list, also if you like action or adventures full of mystery and romance then do not hesitate to try this book, I assure that you will love it.

Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict) 

Another wonderful adventure at the School for Good and Evil with more unexpected twists than ever before.

 Reviewed by Jimena Gutierrez Reviriego

 

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