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A review by lausiusplau
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
From the beggining of the book I was LOST. It was “sold” to me as a dark academia, gothic retelling of Carmilla… you tell me WHERE do you see that.
For a gothic/ dark academia, the worldbuilding and atmosphere were barely scraped on, the romance between the two main characters was unnatural to say the least…
It didn’t make any sense at all. Like, you can’t build a character that’s full onto church and religion and goes to mass and confesses on a regular basis (such is their upbringing) and then have her read victorian porn as a reward and when they see someone they fancy inmediately have the hardest bdsm thoughts.
Also, this is a vampire story but there’s no exploration of what a vampire is/it’s lore in this world. It’s just “i’m a vampire and drink blood”.
The characters were not round or profound at all, I didn’t create any emotional bond nor did I care for them or what happened to them.
Kind of a bummer.
For a gothic/ dark academia, the worldbuilding and atmosphere were barely scraped on, the romance between the two main characters was unnatural to say the least…
It didn’t make any sense at all. Like, you can’t build a character that’s full onto church and religion and goes to mass and confesses on a regular basis (such is their upbringing) and then have her read victorian porn as a reward and when they see someone they fancy inmediately have the hardest bdsm thoughts.
The characters were not round or profound at all, I didn’t create any emotional bond nor did I care for them or what happened to them.
Kind of a bummer.