A review by shaimanshamoon
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

Man... the ending was just, surprising. At first, I was not too fond of the book, it was slow-paced and I struggled a bit with the genre, as it was my first time reading a dark academia book. But after the first half of the book, I got used to everything and everyone. The main character went through character development and a bunch of things happened within a timeframe that I'm still struggling to understand. And the ending... OMG. That was the most unexpected ending I have experienced. I think that's what you call a cliffhanger. The book was 2/5 stars in the first half but the second half made up for it and I gave it 3.5/5 stars at the end. 

Good book, very much recommend it if you want to read a dark academia book. It has a little sprinkle of romance in it to make life a little exciting. 
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