A review by honeycupreads
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. I’m not sure if this is a side-effect of the book being in first person since it is not something I read often, but there is a lot of explaining in this if that makes sense. Any time anything would happen we would then get 2 more pages explaining why the thing had happened or what the thing that caused it was and it just didn’t feel necessary. 

The thing that truly saved this book for me is that I do love the characters. Each person we meet in this book brings something to it and you either love them or hate them. The relationships between them and the main character are very interesting and I found myself enjoying watching the evolution of them, whether it was positive or negative. 

Overall, this book did end up falling a little flat for me but I’m still going to check out the rest of the trilogy to see what becomes of the rest of the characters.