Book Review / An Education in Malice by S T Gibson

 

Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.

On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.

But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.

Published:  13th February 2024

Publisher:  Orbit

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Series or Stand-Alone:  Stand-Alone

Source:  Netgalley Review Copy 

Genres:     Fantasy, Horror and Romance

Pages:  352 pages, Hardcover

MY REVIEW

What I loved about this story...  I went into this story completely blind.  The only aspect I knew about it was the title cover and it had something to do with education, hopefully.  I was very pleasantly surprised by the plot and the characters, especially given the fact that I didn't know anything about what was going on or who people were there was a character reveal that I completely didn't see coming (but should have looking back at the clues!).  This was such a fun read.

What I didn't like about this story...  If I had to be picky I would have loved to have seen more action in the story.  I felt that some of the time we were just being told what was going on rather than being shown.

Would I recommend...  100%  I would even go as far as to recommend going into this story not knowing anything at all about it.  It would make the surprises in the story all that much more enjoyable.