A review by apalubeskie
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Ahhh I am screaming and need more now!!! The ending!!!! 

But before we get ahead of ourselves this book was everything I wanted and more! When I heard S.T. Gibson was writing a sapphic vampire book I was already sold. A Dowry of Blood is one of my favorite books and knew she would do it justice and that she did!!

Laura is a quiet shy girl from Mississippi.  She loves poetry and is at St. Perpestua’s college to study to be a parish priest but writing is her true love. 

Carmilla is a posh senior from Austria and came to this school specifically to study under Ms. De Lafontaine. She and Ms.D  have a very unorthodox relationship and some might even call taboo. 

Laura and Carmilla  both are extremely talented in the works of poetry. Carmilla is now feeling threatened that another student is getting attention from Ms D.

Ms. D has a secret that only Carmilla is privy to. But that soon changes when Laura comes along and sees something she shouldn’t. Now she is wrapped into the life of the night and shown a whole new side of life. Things are not always easy in the dark. 

This beautiful gothic dark academia book was so beautiful written. Gibson is a master at her craft. I cannot wait for more to come!!