Reviews

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

bekahlou9's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

• A dark and rich academic setting that drew me in and captivated me. The writing is beautiful and flows so well together, the story is immersive, the characters are so unique and flawed. 
• Ellis and felicity are both so intoxicatingly toxic for each other, to the point where their addiction is overtaking everything. The pressure of them keeps building until all of the gaslighting and manipulation implodes on itself, leaving behind a precarious thin string waiting to break in someone’s favor.
• It’s interesting to see Felicity go from dissing and making fun of the girls who clung to Ellis, to her turning into one of them. Not even, becoming beyond what they were with Ellis.
• Felicity’s slow descent into occult induced obsession paired with unreliable narrative makes you question the reality of everything. Her perception doesn’t match the reality, it makes you question everything- we can see the details and come to a somewhat unbiased conclusion, but Felicity will come to a completely different one-or the same one but won’t believe in it.
• This was very different than what I anticipated, but it was mind bending and captivating all the same.

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

I was hooked immediately, I mean sapphic dark academia with mystery. Sure it dragged at bit but still I enjoyed it.

tessstoran's review against another edition

Not my genre 

milababic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

lotus19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

adelle_bookworm's review against another edition

2.0

Upřímně, stále váhám mezi 2* a 3*. Začátek mě chytl, ale pak mě to nebavilo. Felicity mi byla nesympatická, nežrala jsem její pohnutky, Ellis mi přišla od začátku trochu mimo, ostatní postavy tam zase byly moc málo. Dost to vytáhl konec - Felicity mi sice nesedla, ale právě u konce jsem ocenila její chování, díky němuž jsem absolutně neodhadla, k čemu se schyluje. Konec gradoval perfektně, tam mě to bavilo.

Vyprávění má temný ráz, to oceňuju. Ne jak zbytek... Strašně mě nakrklo zacházení s alkoholismem, easy přístup ke střílení po zvířatech a přístup k retrospektivám tak trochu nechápu doteď, jak se to obhajovalo a tak. Plno věcí tam prostě regulérně nedává smysl.

Originalita tam je, ale pro mě tam bylo až moc věcí, co mě strašně štvaly, a krom konce (který teda byl skvělý, to jo), mě to bohužel nebavilo.

bobaandcaffeine's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

ralla95's review against another edition

mysterious

3.5

andii1110's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

soullessbkwrm's review against another edition

2.0

This was a very easy read but I can’t explain why? It is definitely a YA novel. If you’re really into like dark academia type books this might be fore you. Just didn’t really understand the story. The last like two to three chapters were the best part purely because of the twist.