What happens at the end of the school for good and evil book 6?

Netflix has a penchant for turning beloved young-adult fantasy novels into films and TV series and Soman Chainani’s The School For Good And Evil is available to stream now on Netflix after releasing on October 19, 2022.

If all goes according to plan, Netflix’s latest YA adaptation could continue happily ever after for years to come.

Based on the first book in Soman Chainani’s six-part series, The School For Good and Evil follows two best friends — Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) — who are whisked away to the titular institution where fairy tale heroes and villains are made. The catch? Whereas Agatha lands comfortably in the School for Good, Sophie is “mistakenly” dropped into the School for Evil.

The School Master (Laurence Fishburne) insists that his institution doesn’t make mistakes, so the besties are left to study under the guidance of Clarissa Dovey (Kerry Washington), the Dean of the School for Good, who gets to do some Olivia Pope-level scene chewing; and Leonora Lesso (Charlize Theron), the Dean of the School for Evil, who apparently shares a barber with Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka.

Complications arise when Sophie and Agatha meet Tedros (Jamie Flatters), a fairy tale prince with all the trimmings. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Wicked can predict how this love triangle unfolds: a smitten Sophie makes her interest and availability abundantly clear, but Tedros is far more taken with Agatha, who routinely challenges his princely perception of the world around him.

As the weeks pass, it becomes clear that Sophie and Agatha are exactly where they belong; Agatha discovers she has the power to restore cursed beings to their original form, while Sophie’s dark abilities get the seal of approval from Rafal (Kit Young), the School Master’s presumed-dead evil brother.

Then things get really dark, as Rafal convinces Sophie that he’s always been her true love. Their kiss dooms both schools, triggering rivers of blood, canned screams and overall devastation. Or as Rafal puts it, “Welcome to Never After!” Agatha and Tedros show up for the final battle against Rafal, one that ends with Agatha delivering the final blow. And although Sophie nearly succumbs to her injuries, she’s ultimately saved by Agatha’s kiss, “for what is truer than the love between friends?”

With Rafal defeated, the two schools are finally united, allowing Good and Evil to coexist in harmony. Sophie intends to return to Gavaldon alone, but Agatha can’t let her best friend fly solo, so she kisses Tedros goodbye and leaves the school behind.

“And that, you could say, is the end of our story,” Cate Blanchett narrates. Or is it? Before the credits role, we see one of Tedros’ arrows piercing the vortex between worlds with a message: “I need you, Agatha!” Needless to say, though Blanchett still says it, this is “only the beginning” of the story.

It’s hardly surprising that the movie would end this way, as Tedros’ arrows piercing the vortex is a pivotal plot point in Chainani’s second book, A World Without Princes. In the book, however, Tedros’ message asks for Sophie to return to the School, whereas only Agatha’s name is mentioned in the movie.

At this point, it remains anyone’s guess whether Netflix will keep the franchise going. The reviews have not been kind, but plenty of ill-critiqued projects have been trumped by fervent fandoms in the past.

Last year Marshmallow reviewed Quests for Glory, the fourth book of Soman Chainani’s School for Good and Evil series, and then A Crystal of Time, the fifth book. Finally the wait is over, and today she writes about her thoughts on the sixth and final book in the series: One True King.

Marshmallow’s Quick Take: If you like fantasy, twisted fairy tales, and Soman Chainani’s books, then you will enjoy this book! If you haven’t read the first five books of the School for Good and Evil series though, then you might want to read them first.

Here is how I introduced the series in my earlier reviews:

It all began in The School for Good and Evil, Soman Chainani’s first novel. This was a school of fairy tales, where witches and princesses, warlocks and princes were trained. In the end a select few would become the heroes and the villains of future storybooks. The tales would be recorded by a magical pen, The Storian. We learn about this whole world through the eyes and experiences of Agatha and Sophie, two friends whose destiny takes them to different places and brings them back together.

The first book is followed by A World Without Princes, where witches and princesses are friends, and warlocks and princes become accomplices. The dividing line now becomes gender, instead of good versus evil.

The third book of the series, The Last Ever After, reorganizes the world of the School, and Sophie and Agatha have many new adventures.

The fourth book, Quests for Glory, started the Camelot Years, when both Agatha and Sophie have graduated and now expect that their stories are finished. We know of course that that is definitely not the case. They face many new challenges, both in Quests for Glory and in A Crystal of Time.

The book under review here is the sixth and final addition to this series.

Marshmallow’s Summary (with spoilers): Tedros, the fiance of Agatha and the heir of King Arthur of Camelot, is now an outlaw. In the fourth book, we meet Rhian and Japeth, the twins with a plan: Japeth would attack and pillage kingdoms while Rhian would come and “save” them. When Tedros fails to pull the famous sword Excalibur from the stone, like his father had done once, people of Camelot begin to lose faith in Tedros. When Rhian manages to fool Excalibur and successfully pulls it out, they crown Rhian as king and declare Tedros an imposter. And Sophie becomes Rhian’s queen.

Then in the fifth book, Rhian is killed by Japeth, the Snake, who takes the place of his twin. As Tedros and his friends investigate, they learn more and more about Japeth. But all the evidence that they find eventually leads to one shocking conclusion. It seems like Japeth and Rhian were correct. There is another heir to King Arthur’s throne. 

Marshmallow’s Review: I think that One True King is a really good book, because it has a lot of surprises. The plot is very intriguing and how the story wraps up is very well written. I felt sad about some parts of Merlin’s story—though it was also hilarious that he became a baby–“Mama llama!”

Just like the fifth book, this sixth book is very long, with over six hundred pages. But it still makes you want to read it fast so you can learn what’s going to happen in the end. I read it in one sitting because I wanted to know what would happen. It was very intriguing.

One True King is probably more suitable for older kids, because it has some mature moments. It is probably best for kids of age thirteen and up. 

One True King wraps up the whole story of Sophie and Agatha, and the amazing fantasy world Soman Chainani created. I will miss this world and the characters.

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