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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

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nemegarcia's review

4.25

Really enjoyed it! Written with a real ~vibe~ to it. Could feel the eeriness and even picture it. That cliffhanger though!

emilyreistermorris's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

reneelewis22's review

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3.0

I enjoyed this book. I'm planning to read the next book when it's released

3.5. Really liked the setting, it was an interesting twist on the magic school trope, which isn't my favorite. The characters were funny, and I really liked the relationship between Galadriel (love her name) and Orion. Plot was engaging, even though the writer does tend to ramble.

nclausel25's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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books_under_blankets's review against another edition

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I could not get into the story. I felt lost and confused the whole time.

amywong's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

4.25

Solid ya academia premise. I wish I read this sooner as now I'm reading so much ya I'm playing catch up. I love El's positioning in school and the relatability to real-life school. I want more between her and Orion. I remember one book community conversation between this book and The Invisibility of Addie Larue on including POC or not in books written by white people. I can now say, I liked both books and understand both points of view to include and not include POC. In this book, I'd be more pressed if no POC was included. This is due to the premise. the two stories are not the same. In an academic setting where you are inviting anyone who may have magic, there's inevitably POC. However, in Addie Larue, the story is centered on Addie who is a white woman. I don't want to ramble on that book too much in this review. I think Novik included POC as best as she could, nothing stood out to me as I read this. Though a caveat is I listened to this on audio so I'm more likely to miss something. But so far, I'm cool with it.

squirrelsteph's review

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

Listened on audible- I liked the story building and ideas but found the main character a bit irritating. Also as lots of people are saying loads of info dumping. Despite this I have been recommended lots of the authors other stuff and that comes highly recommended!