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A Dangerous Education by Megan Chance

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luhendry's review

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5.0

Yes yes yes!!!
So good. Dramatic. And a plot twist at the end that I did not expect!

zippysherman's review

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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hopefullyeverafter's review

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dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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A Dangerous Education.I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

There was something about this book that made me breeze through it in two sittings. It’s part mystery, part psychological suspense, part thriller, part dark academia. Told in dual timelines, Rosemary is seen as both a 17-year old rebellious teenager in the 1930’s, running away from home and falling in love with an 18-year old socialist, and as a 34-year old woman in McCarthy-era Seattle, teaching at a reform school for girls much like she was 17 years prior. Her life choices when she was 17 are coming back to haunt her in her present day, which makes for the suspense.

There’s so much emotion and tension oozing off the pages, like I said, I devoured this book. I have to give props to the author for taking a chance on her ending of the book, and I appreciate the author’s note, which mentions that many of the things in the book were based upon real events.

librosdenopal's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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savetris's review

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4.0

again from netgalley! some mystery/thriller and probably my first venture into adult dark academia?

rosemary is a home economics teacher who transfers to a boarding school for "wayward girls" upon her gravely sick mother's insistence. set in 1954 (with flashbacks from 1936 to 39), the curriculum she has to follow strictly teaches girls how to become perfect little housewives, but rosemary's like, no deal, that 1950s shit they want from me! and so she teaches her girls hard, honest truths.

three senior girls get close to her and she learns that one of them is the child she gave up 17 years ago! but which one? there's definitely some twisted, chilling stuff going with the girls ...

i didnt know much about this part of american history but overall i liked the pace and rosemary was a great protagonist to read.

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although i didnt expect the death