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A review by bookishfaye
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
đ positives:
- I adored the sapphic yearning dear God
- The actual academia portion of the dark academia vibes I adored as an English major myself! all the thesis statements I found so fun!! Also the literary references were 10/10, & the method book writing was awesome
- also the dark academia vibes in general lol
- the focuses on sexism, gender, white privilege, & sexuality I loved
- I loved the âunreliable narratorâ vibes throughout the story & was constantly unsure of who the âbad guyâ was.
- I am so obsessed with Ellisâs character and how interesting she is
- the psyche of both Felicity and Ellis were just so interesting to dive into on top of the connection they had & their own personal â¨issuesâ¨
- the Lesbian MC & love interest rep, & non binary side character rep :)) <3
-the witchy vibes were so fricken good
đnegatives:
- there were definitely some aspects of the plot/character that were predictable/cheesy and it wasnât a perfect book; however, I adored it so much that any âissueâ was so minor to me that it didnât make a difference to how I felt overall
- I adored the sapphic yearning dear God
- The actual academia portion of the dark academia vibes I adored as an English major myself! all the thesis statements I found so fun!! Also the literary references were 10/10, & the method book writing was awesome
- also the dark academia vibes in general lol
- the focuses on sexism, gender, white privilege, & sexuality I loved
- I loved the âunreliable narratorâ vibes throughout the story & was constantly unsure of who the âbad guyâ was.
- I am so obsessed with Ellisâs character and how interesting she is
- the psyche of both Felicity and Ellis were just so interesting to dive into on top of the connection they had & their own personal â¨issuesâ¨
- the Lesbian MC & love interest rep, & non binary side character rep :)) <3
-the witchy vibes were so fricken good
đnegatives:
- there were definitely some aspects of the plot/character that were predictable/cheesy and it wasnât a perfect book; however, I adored it so much that any âissueâ was so minor to me that it didnât make a difference to how I felt overall
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship