This book is a bit slow to start with, and most of that is due to the world building the Novik does. But I found this book to be incredibly inclusive and had such a diverse range of characters! I really hate that Book of the Month took it off their site as well due to this. I won’t get into the controversy because I don’t want to. However, in my opinion, this has been completely blown out of proportion. There has been a lot of criticism about the book being culturally insensitive due to a passage about dreadlocks. I also could not help comparing it to The Lord of the Flies since the school is basically just students trying to survive on their own. It’s also a introspective look into El’s life and accepting who you are. A Deadly Education was one of my most anticipated releases of 2020 and it did not disappoint! This gave me Harry Potter vibes because of the magical school but it’s a much gritty story. I am a huge fan of fantasy book especially magical school books. The first book in the Scholomance series! This is the perfect book for fantasy and magical school lovers.
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