A review by hare_in_the_garden
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I don't even know how to rate this. Much to my surprise, it wasn't a DNF. The main character reminded me far too much of my 16-year-old self, and I felt a constant, low-level background stress throughout the book. The teenage raging at the world was exhausting. I knew it ended on a cliffhanger, but I didn't think it would push me to pick up book two, but now I kind of feel I have to. I hope it's shorter.