The Book from Baden Dark by James Moloney

The Book from Baden Dark Reviews

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  GSGS

  This is a so-so book.
  I mean, it's brilliant. Except oh-so-unrelated to the other books.
  And Marcel's character completely changed; he may as well of died and been replaced with a different character. We didn't hear ANYTHING about Damon, Ismar, etc, for the entirety of the whole book (basically) and we didn't hear anything about Baden Dark in the others...
  So yeah.
  Anyway, character development is good, I guess, but very in your face. If it was more subtle that would be nice.
  I liked the idea of spirits passing on their knowledge from earth into the tree which then spreads it back into the soil. But it could have been elaborated on.
  The romance thread between Marcel and Bea was extremely cute but I would've preferred it if something had actually come of it.
  
  But anyways. It was an interesting ending and a good read (herh herh)
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  Anne Hamilton

  Just loved this book.
  
  Unusual in that it really comes across as a kid's book but the main characters are sixteen and seventeen. Although Marcel, Fergus and Nicola have grown up through the trilogy, they still have a distinct air of being children. Especially Marcel, on whom the book focusses.
  
  ***Spoilers follow***
  
  Marcel was always a prodigy when it came to magic - but unknown to him, there's a reason why. It isn't random chance: magic has been poured into him from birth for a particular purpose. He's on Noam, the island of the mages, when a message is received from Bea asking for help. Her grandfather is trapped in Baden Dark and only a magician can break the wardlocks on the entrance to get inside. Marcel leaves Noam at once, asserting his will over people, wind and waves to get home to Elsternwyck as quickly as possible.
  
  His cousin Fergus is alarmed by Marcel's attitude: it's not simply that he wants to help, his domination is because he can. Marcel desperately wants to wipe out all evil in the world, not realising he is becoming arrogant and is in danger of perpetrating it himself. He insists on his own way, believing his magic is so powerful that neither Bea nor Fergus can help him.
  
  Baden Dark turns out to be... well, unexpected.
  
  It was only after finishing the book that I suddenly realised why the giant tree Arminsel seemed to niggle at my thoughts as a familiar name. It is obviously based on the mythic tree/skycolumn Irmunsil.
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  Alexandria Murray

  This novel is the final instalment of the Book of Lies series (Book of Lies followed by Master of the Books). In this novel three years have past since Master of the Books and follows Marcel as he continues his studies. Although I found the novel enjoyable, I found Marcel to have become arrogant and wished his personality had remained more like his character in the first two books where he showed more concern for the other individuals in the novel. Overall it was a great read. I recommend this book to those over the age of 12.
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  Bookworm

  Less action
  Less adventure
  More drama and angst
  Not very enjoyable and missing the magic that made the first two books so great.
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  Erin Winchester

  3.5 stars
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  Bookgeek_zah

  I <3 this series. It's captivating, it's fast-paced BUT this particular book was bitter sweet. I almost cried halfway through with Nicola. Sadly it's the conclusion of the series, I'll miss the characters so much. I loved the fact that they all completely grew up and I'm confident Nicola will make a great queen. Bea was also a very inspiring character, who's portrayed as kind hearted but determined. Fergus has grown to be much more mature and is a lot more considerate of others. Marcel is back to his senses after being swept up in a whirlwind of magic. RIP King Pelham......I miss Finn :(
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  Muphyn

  Probably more 2.5 than 2.0 stars. It was slightly better than the second part (darker and a little more character driven) but still didn't really rock my world. Having read other amazing YA fantasy books (e.g. the fantastically wonderful Monster Blood Tattoo:
  Foundling trilogy), this trilogy fell short of being wonderful enormously. It is ok enough to be listened to when nothing else is really at hand.
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  Louise

  Normally when I pick up the third book in a series two or three years after I've read the first two, I struggle to remember the events of the last two. But with this book, that didn't happen. I don't know if it's because of the many references to the first two or because I remembered them well enough, but it is something that stood out to me. I like the way it seamlessly moved between the different characters points of view and ended with a happy ending.
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  Ellissa

  Once again I was mostly just disappointed. The story and the characters are fine, but there was a lot of deviation of Marcel's character rendering from the previous books. I once again really enjoyed Bea. My issues with this book stem mostly from the way that the prose of the book is written, but in this book I actually had a lot of issues with the dialogue as it mostly seemed stilted and unrealistic.
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  Cathal Reynolds

  I loved this series so much as a kid, but I'm only now getting to the third and final one because I'm really bad at finishing series. Also I remember it took me ages to find a copy that matched the height of the previous two (it's still too short though) and now I barely remember the previous two books, otherwise I probably would've enjoyed this so much more. Totally my fault though being a lazy lil shit.
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  Abbey

  Couldn't believe that the name of Fergus' sister had changed from Arabella to Annabel, annoyed me so much!! Didn't enjoy it as much as the previous ones, but I did like the idea of the storyline. It was just a shame that Marcel was unlikeable and that Bea still liked/loved him even though he was acting like a fool. The ending was expected as well so it wasn't overly sanctifying finishing it.
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  Sue

  This third book of the trilogy is like it's title, deep and darker than the other two. It finishes the trilogy and ties up all the loose ends, although this is a natural progression of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed all the books of the trilogy but this was a totally unexpected conclusion.
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  Andrew Marr

  An interesting and thought-provoking shift from the first two fine novels of the series. The reader expects to see Marcel encounter horrifying evil as he descends into Baden Dark. What he finds is quite unexpected, requiring that he re-examine himself and his life choices.
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  Julia Jeon

  it is soo good! i wish it continued instead of finishing. i loved the epilogue where it wraps everything up so nicely
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  Emma Hansen

  Third book of the trilogy. Carried in from the first two well. Not my favorite in the trilogy. Quite fantastical. Very imaginative.
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  Haylee

  i think this book was an exellent finish to this series
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  Merry

  Its AWESOME! It drags me into the book like i'm in the story.
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  Gracie La

  I don't like what they did to the main character because he was not like he was in the first book
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  Anne

  *Insert bad words
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  Lucinda

  Phenomenal, the series is absolutely amazing!
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  Tanisha

  Such a good ending to the trilogy!
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  Josephine

  Marcel was kind of annoying