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

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 As soon as I saw S.T Gibson had a new book coming, well, I knew I had to read it.

What I loved about A Dowry Of Blood is here too. Her writing is just something I adore. The way she crafts a scene and builds tension and drama in her writing is incredible in this book until the very last page. Gibson is able to put you in a scene and make you feel you are the watching with such talent and that is something I did love about this book.

Character wise, things were okay. Maybe I've just read alot of books in this sort of 'dark academia' genre with reminisces of other books for me thrown in with vampires even though this a retelling of Carmilla. I feel like the author has revitalised the story for sure and the romance in this book is written well, if not I feel done a little too quickly.

A book packed with tension, obsession and drama, I feel this book would be a great book to be a gateway to classic books, but also a book that if you love the dark academia genre, you're going to want this in your collection. Beautifully written and crafted well I will definitely keep on reading this author's work. 
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