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A Lesson in Vengeance

Victoria Lee

3.59 AVERAGE


This is like if a book was directly specifically created to appeal to me in all aspects so of course I loved it

Spoiler“Don't you ever wish you could go back? To some other time, when things were a little wilder. When the rules were a little less clear.”
“Maybe. I hadn't really thought about it. I suppose it depends on where I was, too. I wouldn't want to get burned at the stake as a witch.”
(...)
“I'd have smoldered at the stake right next to yours, no doubt.”
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thought the characters were a bit whiny. 
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i was so close to rating it higher but the last 80 pages were disappointing 

'Bury my bones deep, that I might feel the flames of Hell'

You the whole dark academia experience here combined with some witchcraft.
I thought I predicted the whole end but the twist in Felicity's character was well written throughout the whole book so you couldn't really see the end coming 100%.

(2.5☆) lovee when a character haunts the narrative. best theme ever. otherwise this was mid

telthor's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

I just. Feel super flighty and silly and I thought I was here for a grim read but it's just making me antsy. Maybe I'll come back to it someday, maybe not. 20% isn't a fair enough assessment for a review when I have no strong feelings on it one way or the other, so no rating, just fuss.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'm gonna be honest and say that the first half of this book wasn't captivating enough for me... now the second half on the other hand... WOW it was so so so good?!?! the plot-twists, the drama, the romance, i just loved it a lot.
There aren't a lot of sapphic mystery books so this was definetly a breath of fresh air!!!!
challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Weird, confusing, but mostly worth it