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A review by eclecticreadsbyskye
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
dark
emotional
slow-paced
4.0
An enchanting gothic academia sapphic romance. A compelling Carmilla retelling.
When future parish priest Laura Sheridan goes to Saint Perpetua’s College, she hopes to further her love for poetry and language while getting her needed degree for her future. There, she's one of the chosen few in the poetry seminar from the esteemed De Lafontaine. What she doesn't expect is to immediately be drawn in to a rivalry with the charming Carmilla Karnstein.
This book straddles the line between love, obsession and possession. There are valid trigger warnings as it is gruesome and explicit along with having unfair power dynamics and inappropriate student-teacher relationships. It of course draws heavily from the classic Carmilla, but it has interesting twists and changes from the original as well.
I greatly enjoyed the language of the book and the poetry, though I did wish that we got to delve more deeply into the characters themselves. A lot of the relationship changes seemed to happen extremely quickly and took me out of the story a bit a few times.
Overall, an enjoyable gothic read.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc!
When future parish priest Laura Sheridan goes to Saint Perpetua’s College, she hopes to further her love for poetry and language while getting her needed degree for her future. There, she's one of the chosen few in the poetry seminar from the esteemed De Lafontaine. What she doesn't expect is to immediately be drawn in to a rivalry with the charming Carmilla Karnstein.
This book straddles the line between love, obsession and possession. There are valid trigger warnings as it is gruesome and explicit along with having unfair power dynamics and inappropriate student-teacher relationships. It of course draws heavily from the classic Carmilla, but it has interesting twists and changes from the original as well.
I greatly enjoyed the language of the book and the poetry, though I did wish that we got to delve more deeply into the characters themselves. A lot of the relationship changes seemed to happen extremely quickly and took me out of the story a bit a few times.
Overall, an enjoyable gothic read.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc!