Reviews

L'accademia del bene e del male - C'era una volta... by Soman Chainani

loisdownie's review against another edition

Difficult to follow whilst listening and didn't grab my attention l

grace_elaine's review against another edition

5.0

Honestly,this series has to be one of the BEST I have ever read. It was imaginative,funny,and I loved the characters. I was entrapped in this series. I couldn’t put the books down.
These books take a new spin on the world of classic fairy tales with two incredible characters,Sophie and Agatha. A princess and a witch. When the two girls are dropped into the opposite school of where they thought they’d end up, their lives change forever. The two girls fates are connected in ways they never would have expected.
These books completely pulls you into the world of Evers and Nevers (Good and Evil). This is the perfect book for any fairy tale/fantasy lover.

cierra_carroll's review against another edition

3.0

A really great series though each book did get a tad repetitive! I could predict the endings of the last one without much thought. I did think it was a really cool twist on fairy-tails!!

booksonstereo_o's review against another edition

4.0

Overall an enjoyable series filled with awesome world building and great side characters.

Check out my review: http://bit.ly/SchoolofGoodandEvilReview

josiejumps's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

jupitersuns's review against another edition

I was reading it to my sister for bed time but it fizzled out as we had less extra time before bed

kassy25's review against another edition

5.0

Really enjoyed this middle grade series but I know there are more future books! Which has me excited! However, I’ll admit I did not enjoy the second book as much as the first and third book so my rating for the three books altogether is 4.5 but goodreads does not give half stars!

mara_miriam's review against another edition

3.0

The books in this series are generally longer than needed, there's a lot of back and forth between the main characters that instead of building the tension, sometimes make the series feel a bit tedious. Ultimately though I loved that the author plays with the ideas of how we are perceived and who has power. The author delves into the desire for true love and all the different forms it can take, as well as the need for multiple and different kinds of loving relationships to be whole; the question of what makes a person Good (beautiful, worthy, faithful, etc.). I appreciate the way that Chainani leaves the reader feeling love and compassion, as well as disappointment and frustration with our heroes.I also like that friendships and tensions between girls are central to the series, and I was happy with the non-traditional happy ending.

booknerdbobbie's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book. I loved Agatha. The only problem I had was with the length of the book. Going back and forth with good and evil...some of those scenes could've been cut out. But it was good overall. I'm going straight into the 2nd one.

mariel's review against another edition

5.0

What the frig?!?!?
The School for Good and Evil was one heck of a ride.
It's full of adventure, action, magic, wonderful and complex relationships and character development, as well as it shares a really meaningful message.
This series may come to be one of my favourite middle grade novels. It was spectacular.
P.S. Literally, the last 40 pages just left me exhausted from feeling so much emotions.