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A review by iloveyou
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
2.25
An Education in Malice promises a dark and delicious rivals-to-lovers with its sapphic retelling of Carmilla.
Set in Saint Perpetua, a selective school for girls, Laura (our mc and aspiring writer) struggles to find her clique. Yet, she becomes obsessed with the poetry professor, De Lafontaine, and of course Carmilla, De Lafontaine’s mysterious and brightest pupil. Laura obsesses over Carmilla: the two quickly (if not instantly) developing into rivals-to-lovers.
The story somewhat delivers its promise of the synopsis, although it lacked plot for a LONG time. I quickly discovered that the showy writing, though beautiful, did not impress me. I do enjoy dark academia and enemies-to-lovers, but the atmosphere fell flat. Instead, Laura fixates on Carmilla the millisecond she sees her and let’s just say that I have whiplash. After finishing this book, I feel disappointed because I loved the setting but Laura and Carmilla were not particularly memorable characters as they had zero personality or chemistry.
Set in Saint Perpetua, a selective school for girls, Laura (our mc and aspiring writer) struggles to find her clique. Yet, she becomes obsessed with the poetry professor, De Lafontaine, and of course Carmilla, De Lafontaine’s mysterious and brightest pupil. Laura obsesses over Carmilla: the two quickly (if not instantly) developing into rivals-to-lovers.
The story somewhat delivers its promise of the synopsis, although it lacked plot for a LONG time. I quickly discovered that the showy writing, though beautiful, did not impress me. I do enjoy dark academia and enemies-to-lovers, but the atmosphere fell flat. Instead, Laura fixates on Carmilla the millisecond she sees her and let’s just say that I have whiplash. After finishing this book, I feel disappointed because I loved the setting but Laura and Carmilla were not particularly memorable characters as they had zero personality or chemistry.