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living_dead_ghost's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is genuinely very good. There is a lot of exhibition and world building so its a little slow to move despite having taken place only over the course of 2 weeks. The ways its written allows for the reader to feel as if these events take more time, and therefore makes the character development feel properly fleshed out. It’s definitely angsty and a little cliche, but the tropes are used sparingly and it doesn’t come across as annoying or predictable. The main character is always anticipating the worst, which can get a tad frustrating, but there are effective reasons for this and as the story progresses we’re able to see her growth in this area which makes this aspect actually feel as if it has pay off. Overall, highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child death and Classism
It’s a book about the main character essentially fighting and killing her way to survive in a magical school. The above tags make sense because of this. Classism is touched on as a way to explain preferential treatment of certain individuals.erikagibson126's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, and War
jupitermaybe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and War
Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
saintsunshine's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While neither original nor profound, Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education makes for an enjoyable subversion of magical school tropes popularized by the less than admirable J.K. Rowling. Galadriel is also a charmingly reluctant protagonist and I'm eager to see how she continues to grow as a character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War