A review by jessiewolf
Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr

4.0

This fantasy follows several people who, in the moment of their untimely death, are transported into a magical world by an underlying magic that they didn't know they possessed. Once in this world, all newcomers are enrolled in a remedial magic school in which they will either prove themselves to be worthy of staying in this realm or fail and be sent back to the normal world with their memories wiped. Ellie, Daniel, and the other newcomers soon learn that all is not well in the magic realm: there is something poisoning the water supply and killing the crops, and no one is quite sure how to stop it, but they do know that their supplies are quickly dwindling and witches are dying at an alarming rate. Is this a world that anyone would want to stay in? The atmosphere is fairly dark in REMEDIAL MAGIC, but there are queer romances, a darkly funny and creative penal system, and lots of intrigue and tension that will have you preordering the sequel as soon as you finish this one!