A review by carmineslamp
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

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

4.5

It's a perfect book, I'd give it the full 5 but it'd not on the same level as other books I'd consider a full 5. I mostly re-read this because I watched the movie and they fr gave it the PJO movies treatment. Aggie is so girlboss. Tedros is so malewife. Sophie is so gaslight. 

If you're coming here expecting this to be like the movie, turn back around and find another book :D!

Ok, so there's a lot of misogyny (the Evergirls focused on beauty and being failed if they didn't adhere to the strict gender norms of finding a prince or whatever, Evergirls failed if they aren't asked to the Ball, but Everboys only getting half marks, etc) but I thought it was on purpose in the way that it was being condemned?? Like "ah, look at the juxtaposition of Good being so vain" as if to demonstrate how gray the whole nature of morality is! Which is why the scenes of Evers and Nevers trying to mingle (during the Trial by Tale, during that final battle) is so profound!
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