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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

19 reviews

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Bullying, Body horror, Islamophobia, and Cultural appropriation

passionatereader78's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What a book! The details are fantastic. The way the author takes time to describe all of the creatures in the school is beautiful. The way she unfolded this story was enchanting. Galadriel is attending the school of Scholomance.  She needs to learn spells to survive in the world.  This school is the most dangerous place for students.  They must watch out for monsters and horrible creatures. They should never be alone. The school is magic and provides the students with what they need at a practice of course. Orion is fearlessly Saving his fellow students from the creatures in the school. He's attracted to Galadriel and becomes her personal Bodyguard.  Plunging into danger at every turn. He belongs to the New York coven which Galadriel wants to join.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Classism, Child death, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

lizsurber's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Dysphoria, Grief, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Death

Moderate: Violence, War, and Gore

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

It was a good read. I really enjoyed the world building but found the story a but repetitive at times.

There was an attempt to address inequalities due I class which was good.

Overall a good read and I'll try the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

eule's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Fire book. Dark, tense and somehow completely different from any other magic school story. It instantly grabbed my attention and I devoured it. Just imagine a combination of Hogwarts and Hunger Games with eerie monsters and a school without teachers that wants to kill its students. El is a badass and snarky female lead and her powers are immensely cool. Furthermore, I love the magic system in this world (think about learning languages but in exiting and for the purpose of casting spells) and the world itself (not the world building though). Consequently, I really look forward purchasing and, of course, reading the next two books of this trilogy. 

What was a little off? The nearly constant inner monologue with sometimes too much details (info dumping about unnecessary politics and background stuff)? Her personality was somehow too careless in my opinion…? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

applezing's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Bullying, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Violence

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

athryn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

It's a little abrupt to start, and the MC is a little bit on the prickly side to start out with but she and everyone else quickly grew on me. This was hard to put down, and I had to make myself take breaks.

If you have a Harry Potter type itch, this book will do a great job of scratching it, with being a far superior story to boot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy