Really enjoyed this. Great end to a good trilogy. Linked in lots of details from previous two books.

I remember this being one of my favourite childhood books/series of all time, and reading it again, oh boy, it did not disappoint! In fact, I'd say it's an even better read as an adult for the sake of both the jokes and ancient history references, of which there are many (another thing I love about this series). I had largely forgotten the ending as well, but it was oh so satisfying in a terribly painful bittersweet sort of way and now I'm crying.

Ahoy there mateys! Oh how I absolutely utterly love Bartimaeus. He makes me so very happy. For those who haven’t read the series, it takes place in Britain where magicians rule Parliament and tells the tale of teenage magician Nathaniel who summons Bartimaeus, the djinni, and gets way more than he bargained for. Nathaniel is obnoxious and arrogant but ye love him in the end. Bartimaeus is sarcastic and funny and provoking and wonderful. Listening to the audiobooks was such a treat. In listening to them, I am not sure if book one or three is me favourite. But the human and djinni relationship is the highlight of these books. The plots are wonderful but the characters are even better. I won’t be waiting for so long to read them all again.

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This volume concludes the trilogy quite satisfactorily, winding up the threads and providing excellent closure -- just as a final volume should! The books are redeemed (if I'd stopped with #1 I would have been a hater, I admit it). The ending gave me some FEELINGS, you know, thoughts and considerations, too. Nathaniel's general prickishness is redeemed in the way that (retroactively) seems the only possible way it could have been. Kitty's character is much improved. And Bartimaeus remains a delight. Recommended!

A fitting end to a truly marvellous series, I can't recommend this enough. The story and the characters evolves and matures though the 3 books ending up as real 3 dimensional characters who you really care for, without loosing the carefree humorous tone from the first 2 books

oh, Barti..

I really enjoyed this series and I did not expect that ending at all. I also thought there’d be a typical romance between Kitty and Nathaniel, but nope! Yay! I still enjoy the sassiness of Bartimaeus so I look forward to reading the next book about him although it doesn’t contain Kitty and Nathaniel. I hope he has someone else to be sassy with.

This book tied the previous two books together so well and the ending was really well done as I would not have expected it in a ya book. I loved the parallels between Ptolemy and Nathanial/Kitty. I actually cared for the characters here and enjoyed the alternate London that Stroud has created. The backstory on Ptolemy was great as well since we were able to see Bartimaeus with a magician he trusted completely. If you like Harry Potter I would highly recommend this series!

Edit: This has given me such a book hangover and I just wish there was more! How could it just end like that?! Reminds me a bit of Harry Potter to be honest...

I liked this series but kept expecting a little more from the story line. I wanted desperately to like Nathaniel. You could see all the good in his character, but book after book, his growth was minimal. To avoid spoilers, I will be brief- I really loved how this book ended.