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

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my first experience reading something from S.T.Gibson and I had high expectations as I love a story set in an academic setting and I also really enjoy political games which was hinted at in the description. I had also heard great reviews of S.T.Gibsons previous book. I immersive read this book as I managed to get a physical copy as I ended up reading this after release date. 

I really enjoyed this book and am now looking forward to reading more from this author. Things I particularly enjoyed were the way the author managed to make the story feel very private. By this I mean that when I was reading it, I felt very much like I was in on the secrets and the experiences of these characters. The language and flow really allowed me to get lost in the story and I really cared about what was happening. Even when the characters were not particularly likeable I still wanted to know the outcomes of their actions. I also was routing for all of the characters at some stages of the story which is not an easy thing to achieve when the characters are representing something that humans don’t generally find easy to see as “good”.