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feralbookwife's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Lovely language but pacing was a problem. An emotional, gothic, sapphic romp for sure.
erinuhl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
broque's review against another edition
Finally gave up on this book. Maybe I’ll return to it sometime in the future. The Halloween party scene made me so angry that I put it down and haven’t picked it back up since ¯\_(>_<)_/¯
quintycaspers's review against another edition
5.0
Okay where do I even begin. You know how sometimes you read a book and you are just absolutely obsessing over it, even though you’re only half way in. Well that’s what happened to me. I can admit that my first pair of Mary Jane’s were purchased in the first half of this book.
I know that this book isn’t for everyone, but it sure as hell is for me. This was simply written for me personally. I mean, it’s a dark academia sapphic story that revolved around poetry, complex relationships but mostly love. It was even spicy! Just the right amount.
The ending was a little slower, but I didn’t really mind. I adore this book with my whole heart. Definitely a new favorite!
I know that this book isn’t for everyone, but it sure as hell is for me. This was simply written for me personally. I mean, it’s a dark academia sapphic story that revolved around poetry, complex relationships but mostly love. It was even spicy! Just the right amount.
The ending was a little slower, but I didn’t really mind. I adore this book with my whole heart. Definitely a new favorite!
destinae's review against another edition
3.25
Toxic, campy vampire yuri. What more could a girl want
bee_readsbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
lovelyliv's review against another edition
4.0
“I had the awful, yawning feeling inside myself that for her, I would always stay.”
A dark academic setting with a poetry professor full of secrets. Full of obsession, jealousy and romance.
Wish Laura and Carmilla had more of a drawn out relationship(magdalena’s party) but it was clear they were both fixated on each other from the start.
The dynamic they had with De Lafontaine was at times so scary and I wanted them both out especially Carmilla.
The ending was a little lackluster and predictable but i’m still okay with it.
Thank you netgalley and redhook books for sending me an e-arc.
A dark academic setting with a poetry professor full of secrets. Full of obsession, jealousy and romance.
Wish Laura and Carmilla had more of a drawn out relationship(magdalena’s party) but it was clear they were both fixated on each other from the start.
The dynamic they had with De Lafontaine was at times so scary and I wanted them both out especially Carmilla.
The ending was a little lackluster and predictable but i’m still okay with it.
Thank you netgalley and redhook books for sending me an e-arc.
annakinsun's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Unfortunately... this was a bit of a let down for me (even though overall, I still enjoyed my reading experience).
I absolutely DEVOURED S.T. Gibson's "A Dowry of Blood", so I knew I had to pick up "An Education in Malice" to go along with it as they're based in the same universe and have a reoccurring character. However, this book just didn't give me the same emotions as I had going into ADoB, which may just be due to how this was set in a more present time period and I really enjoyed how old, yet modern the first book felt.
The characters in this story, Lisa and Carmilla, are both fine. And that's all they are is fine. I didn't find myself too concerned with either of their well-beings for the most part because I didn't bond much with either of them over the course of the novel. The actual "plotline" was kind of annoying and wasn't close enough to the forefront of the novel for me to enjoy it.
There are spicy, sexy scenes involved if you want to get your fix in a vampire novel, but they also did nothing for me (maybe because they were just so out of the norm that I was confused as to what was going on).
Without giving too much away, I'll just say that this was still a good book because Gibson has a great way with words, but overall it still fell flat for me compared to ADoB.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I absolutely DEVOURED S.T. Gibson's "A Dowry of Blood", so I knew I had to pick up "An Education in Malice" to go along with it as they're based in the same universe and have a reoccurring character. However, this book just didn't give me the same emotions as I had going into ADoB, which may just be due to how this was set in a more present time period and I really enjoyed how old, yet modern the first book felt.
The characters in this story, Lisa and Carmilla, are both fine. And that's all they are is fine. I didn't find myself too concerned with either of their well-beings for the most part because I didn't bond much with either of them over the course of the novel. The actual "plotline" was kind of annoying and wasn't close enough to the forefront of the novel for me to enjoy it.
There are spicy, sexy scenes involved if you want to get your fix in a vampire novel, but they also did nothing for me (maybe because they were just so out of the norm that I was confused as to what was going on).
Without giving too much away, I'll just say that this was still a good book because Gibson has a great way with words, but overall it still fell flat for me compared to ADoB.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
lzanamiii's review against another edition
3.75
I did find this book to be enjoyable though i do not think it compares to its predecessor. I thought that Carmillas' and Lauras' relationship could have been slower and (imo) i felt there was a bit too many erotic scenes (but its sapphic so i kinda give it a pass) idk like something hit me wrong but like i also liked it so idk lmao but hey MAGDELANA <3. I think i would reread parts or certain chapters of this book but i dont think i could do it cover to cover yanno. Though overall i enjoyed it!!! i love girls and arguing about poetry HURRAH
summtime's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
In comparison to a dowry of blood it was not good. But it was beautifully written but I just didn’t care for it