A review by rosemarygrace1211
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark lighthearted tense fast-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

4.0

Remember how in Harry Potter, there were “serious concerns about student safety”? If you’ve ever thought “I want a book set in a magical school but I want every moment of every day to be dangerous,” then this is the book for you! 

Honestly let’s leave Joann in the past

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child death, Classism, and Death of parent