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A Deadly Education

A Deadly Education

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  • Author：Naomi Novik
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Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy， the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic。

"The dark school of magic I've been waiting for。" Katherine Arden， author of Winternight Trilogy

I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life。

Everyone loves Orion Lake。 Everyone else， that is。 Far as I'm concerned， he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself。 I'm not joining his pack of adoring fans。

I don't need help surviving the Scholomance， even if they do。 Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts， I'm probably the most dangerous thing in the place。 Just give me a chance and I'll level mountains and kill untold millions， make myself the dark queen of the world。

At least， that's what the world expects。 Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that's crawled out of the drains。 Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am。 The school certainly does。

But the Scholomance isn't getting what it wants from me。 And neither is Orion Lake。 I may not be anyone's idea of the shining hero， but I'm going to make it out of this place alive， and I'm not going to slaughter thousands to do it， either。

Although I'm giving serious consideration to just one。

With flawless mastery， Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you've never seen before， and a heroine for the ages--a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come。

Praise for Deadly Education



"The can't-miss fantasy of fall 2020， a brutal coming-of-power story steeped in the aesthetics of dark academia。 。 。 。 A Deadly Education will cement Naomi Novik's place as one of the greatest and most versatile fantasy writers of our time。"--BookPage （starred review）

"A must-read 。 。 。 Novik puts a refreshingly dark， adult spin on the magical boarding school。 。 。 。 Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion's relationship， the fantastically detailed world， the clever magic system， and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body。"--Publishers Weekly （starred review）

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Reviews

Danielle ，

Incredible

Leslie ，

Wasn’t a bad read。 It was very description heavy and lots of world building through explanations。 I liked the characters though。 （Although I think we could definitely find out more about Orion but I suspect she left him a bit mysterious on purpose）。 Teetering between 4 & 4。5 ⭐️

Rachel ，

This book was an enjoyable read in the sense that it drew me into a fascinating - if dark - world。 It definitely kept me reading。 The protagonist is set up to fail from the start， an outcast through no fault of her own， but somehow， she forges a path for herself， and gains a band of friends along the way， all while struggling not to compromise her morals， even when it seems necessary for survival。 A compelling story。

Coolfrog ，

The stream of consciousness style of writing was hard to get into at first but I really enjoyed the book and the dynamic between Orion and El。

Naomi ，

I liked this book because it was like a dark version of magic school。 I haven't read much fantasy that wasn't all unicorns and wizards， so this one was very interesting。 I will say that there was an extreme lack of dialog， at least in my opinion， and that made it a little boring at some parts， but otherwise I really liked it。 The world that Naomi Novik invented is really interesting。 I liked this book because it was like a dark version of magic school。 I haven't read much fantasy that wasn't all unicorns and wizards， so this one was very interesting。 I will say that there was an extreme lack of dialog， at least in my opinion， and that made it a little boring at some parts， but otherwise I really liked it。 The world that Naomi Novik invented is really interesting。 。。。more

Emily Chang ，

Easy read that I couldn't put down。 A fantasy version of nature vs nurture， and it was so fun。 The main character's stream of consciousness is sometimes long， but always includes anecdotes and develops the character further。 It feels like a lot of time passes in the book， but doesn't really- lots of events in that packed in。 Fun magic rules/structure and you get to know the characters well！ Highly recommend if you enjoy magic lore， sarcasm， and teenagers。 Warning: 1st book of 3 and this is the o Easy read that I couldn't put down。 A fantasy version of nature vs nurture， and it was so fun。 The main character's stream of consciousness is sometimes long， but always includes anecdotes and develops the character further。 It feels like a lot of time passes in the book， but doesn't really- lots of events in that packed in。 Fun magic rules/structure and you get to know the characters well！ Highly recommend if you enjoy magic lore， sarcasm， and teenagers。 Warning: 1st book of 3 and this is the only one published so far 😭 （next in Sept 2021）。 。。。more

Mary Silvernale Shook ，

Highly recommend！ I have September down in my calendar as the release date for #2 book。

Lit Shit Podcast ，

This book is a quirky wonderland full of magic and twists。El goes to this magic school but it’s not all fun and games。 The school sucks。 Creatures roam around trying to kill them， everyone in the school is only out to protect themselves and make it through graduation alive。 And poor El is on the fringes。 Everyone stays away from her because they think she’s dark and evil， which apparently some prophecy says she can be。El had worked hard to not turn fake and evil even though that’s where her spec This book is a quirky wonderland full of magic and twists。El goes to this magic school but it’s not all fun and games。 The school sucks。 Creatures roam around trying to kill them， everyone in the school is only out to protect themselves and make it through graduation alive。 And poor El is on the fringes。 Everyone stays away from her because they think she’s dark and evil， which apparently some prophecy says she can be。El had worked hard to not turn fake and evil even though that’s where her speciality in magic comes to play—the dark arts。 And she’s succeeded but she hates being a pariah for no good reason。 Orion is fixated on playing savior and this grates on her nerves but it makes for an unlikely partnership and they both find themselves in danger too many times to count。El slowly makes friends and even an alliance as she comes into her own and defeats a few monsters。 Orion is definitely in love and she’s the only one who treats him like he’s normal。 But curiously， her mother is warning her against him （I have my theories）。The only complaints I have is that the world doesn’t really make a lot of sense in terms of how magic works and how this school functions。 Also not a ton of dialogue， which when we did get was absolutely delightful。My theory on El’s mother’s warning is that Orion’s mom was in her graduating class and possibly had something to do with El’s father’s death。 Or he’s part of the prophecy。–DiAngelea Millar 。。。more

Elaine ，

Abandoned。 Just not for me at all。

Yevgeniy Yalon ，

Start and finish in one day。 That says it all but if it doesn’t: a lovely take on the magic school trope。 Strong female leads and a magic system with rules that feels appropriately mysterious and accepted by the folks who live within it。

Lucie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sci-fi isn’t for me luv

Shahzoda （PlatinumWriter） ，

I kept imagining Yennefer and Geralt （a younger Henry Cavill to be more exact） for El and Orion and it worked rather well I kept imagining Yennefer and Geralt （a younger Henry Cavill to be more exact） for El and Orion and it worked rather well 。。。more

Jazmin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Osea nono， uno de los mejores libros que leí ever osea literal tiene eso que te atrapa y no lo podes soltar， además al ser un enemies to lovers （amo los enemies to lovers）， también tiene esa parte "oscura" y el mundo mágico tan bien pensado y complejo。 Posta， Naomi me arrodillo ante vos。 Además los personajes son unos personajes de la puta madre osea te enamoras de Orion tanto como de El osea les amo con todo mi ser y no puedo creer el final osea me dejo así 🤯 además de que esperas todo menos es Osea nono， uno de los mejores libros que leí ever osea literal tiene eso que te atrapa y no lo podes soltar， además al ser un enemies to lovers （amo los enemies to lovers）， también tiene esa parte "oscura" y el mundo mágico tan bien pensado y complejo。 Posta， Naomi me arrodillo ante vos。 Además los personajes son unos personajes de la puta madre osea te enamoras de Orion tanto como de El osea les amo con todo mi ser y no puedo creer el final osea me dejo así 🤯 además de que esperas todo menos eso bld lit quede en shock⚠️SPOILER ALERT⚠️Bueno a ver primero que nada， gracias Naomi por crear estos personajes del bien y esmerarte tanto para que queden bellos bellos， pero lo que no te puedo decir es que me esperaba ese final osea literalmente me imaginé su beso durante todo el libro re tiernis pero no podes hacer que termine así， osea podías hacer que de repente Orion hacia que El sea menos borde y terminen juntos LPM。 Bueno pero igual ame el libro y quiero la segunda parte YA。No puedo creer lpm termino así lpm osea por quee， por que？ Tipo tranquilamente podían terminar juntos felices， chapando por la Esclomancia y combatiendo bichos juntitos osea tan complicado era？ Lo único que tenía que hacer El era aceptar la propuesta de Orion y ser felices juntos pero no， tenía que decirle que se deje de joder que lo deje para cuando salgan de la Esclomancia me cago en la puta。 Me hicieron sufrir ustedes dos eh boludo。 Osea lit llore osea LLORE cuando Chloe le dijo a El que ella era la única persona con la que Orion hablaba y cada vez que hablaba con ella de repente buscaba excusas para pegarse a ella *adjunto texto* "Eres la única persona con la que Orion pasa el rato"-Chloe"¡Ni siquiera estudia con nadie！ Solo contigo"-Chloe"Pero entonces， habla contigo una vez y de repente， todo son excusas para pegarse a ti como una lapa。 Un día tiene que ir a ayudarte a arreglar una puerta， al día siguiente se cree que eres una maléfice， y luego tiene que cuidar de ti porque estás herida。 Se sienta contigo en la cafetería y hasta te acompaña a la biblioteca si se lo pides。 ¿Sabes cuantas veces he intentado que se venga a la biblioteca？ Vino con nosotros solo dos veces， durante nuestra primera semana en el colegio， y no creo que haya subido desde entonces。 ¡Hasta nos contaron que te acompaño a hacer tus tareas de mantenimiento！-Chloe"Nunca pasa el rato con ninguno， ni aquí ni en nuestros cuartos。 ¡Ni siquiera estudia con nadie！ Solo contigo。"-ChloeBueno también que amo que El le diga Lake a Orion tipo es muy tierno y en mi opinión tenían que terminar juntos por cojones。 。。。more

Paige ，

Great！Read it in one night。 All 341 pages of it。 Wish I could’ve stopped but didn’t seem possible。 Much like this review。

Victoria Pasche ，

I read and loved "Spinning Silver" and "Uprooted。" I wanted to love this book -- but ultimately just couldn't， quite。Don't get me wrong。 The heroine has a remarkable， unique， entertaining narrative voice。 The setup is extremely interesting。 Kind of a cross between Harry Potter and the Hunger Games。It's just that the infodumping is persistent and constant。 The story is somehow confusing。 I never really felt I had a handle on how magic works in this universe， why the school works in the way it doe I read and loved "Spinning Silver" and "Uprooted。" I wanted to love this book -- but ultimately just couldn't， quite。Don't get me wrong。 The heroine has a remarkable， unique， entertaining narrative voice。 The setup is extremely interesting。 Kind of a cross between Harry Potter and the Hunger Games。It's just that the infodumping is persistent and constant。 The story is somehow confusing。 I never really felt I had a handle on how magic works in this universe， why the school works in the way it does， or what is really going on in a larger sense。 So the underlying construct of the story is somehow weak and problematic， and the plot never quite convincing or satisfying。But I did ultimately enjoy the book， because of the narrative voice， the unique setup and Novik's prose style。 I would recommend it， with reservations。 And yes， I probably will read the second one。 。。。more

Tara Smith ，

I loved the premise of this book。 I loved the monsters and the whole idea。。。。。。 but I did not love this book。 Not at all。 3 stars might be a little generous。 I found this book to be a pretty dense read with lots of random info drops that took up pages and pages。 I feel like it slowed the story and really took away from the excitement。 After 2 weeks of reading it， I almost DNF， but I pushed through and can’t say I am glad that I did。 I feel like this book had so much potential， but for me， it jus I loved the premise of this book。 I loved the monsters and the whole idea。。。。。。 but I did not love this book。 Not at all。 3 stars might be a little generous。 I found this book to be a pretty dense read with lots of random info drops that took up pages and pages。 I feel like it slowed the story and really took away from the excitement。 After 2 weeks of reading it， I almost DNF， but I pushed through and can’t say I am glad that I did。 I feel like this book had so much potential， but for me， it just didn’t get there。 I still love some of the concepts and ideas I’m this book， but the main character was obnoxious and the story was just too slow for me to really WANT to keep reading the series。 。。。more

Julianne Kanter ，

3。5。 Loved the concept， world building， and relationship between El and Orion; just couldn’t get past the narrator’s whiny， rambling monologues。 Will still give the next book in the series a try， since I loved Novik’s “Uprooted。”

s ，

although i didnt hate it， the sentences were long and confusing and the chapters kept beings like 50 pages which uugh

J ，

4。5

Veselin Nikolov ，

Наоми Новик изглежда е особено добра в строителството на магически светове。 Смъртоносната академия е най-интригуващият й такъв свят досега。 Жанрът е фентъзи-хорър， а усещането е сходно с това да четеш Ритматистът。 Заглавието предполага нов Хари Потър， но книгата не е това， за щастие。 Пък и магическите университети никога не омръзват。

DiAngelea Millar ，

This book is a quirky wonderland full of magic and twists。 El goes to this magic school but it’s not all fun and games。 The school sucks。 Creatures roam around trying to kill them， everyone in the school is only out to protect themselves and make it through graduation alive。 And poor El is on the fringes。 Everyone stays away from her because they think she’s dark and evil， which apparently some prophecy says she can be。 El had worked hard to not turn fake and evil even though that’s where her sp This book is a quirky wonderland full of magic and twists。 El goes to this magic school but it’s not all fun and games。 The school sucks。 Creatures roam around trying to kill them， everyone in the school is only out to protect themselves and make it through graduation alive。 And poor El is on the fringes。 Everyone stays away from her because they think she’s dark and evil， which apparently some prophecy says she can be。 El had worked hard to not turn fake and evil even though that’s where her speciality in magic comes to play—the dark arts。 And she’s succeeded but she hates being a pariah for no good reason。 Orion is fixated on playing savior and this grates on her nerves but it makes for an unlikely partnership and they both find themselves in danger too many times to count。 El slowly makes friends and even an alliance as she comes into her own and defeats a few monsters。 Orion is definitely in love and she’s the only one who treats him like he’s normal。 But curiously， her mother is warning her against him （I have my theories）。 The only complaints I have is that the world doesn’t really make a lot of sense in terms of how magic works and how this school functions。 Also not a ton of dialogue， which when we did get was absolutely delightful。 My theory on El’s mother’s warning is that Orion’s mom was in her graduating class and possibly had something to do with El’s father’s death。 Or he’s part of the prophecy。 。。。more

Audra Coleman ，

Reading this book was like watching Tenet。 I did not know what was going on， but I liked it。

Nathan Scheffler ，

Pretty decent read。 It's a pretty dark world， and I enjoyed learning about it。 Will probably read the second one。 Pretty decent read。 It's a pretty dark world， and I enjoyed learning about it。 Will probably read the second one。 。。。more

Kaelan Patel ，

Sarcastic multicultural elevator kill Hogwarts

Naomi ，

I'm sad that the next book in this series hasn't been published yet because I would read it immediately。 I'm sad that the next book in this series hasn't been published yet because I would read it immediately。 。。。more

Alison ，

I am completely torn when it comes to reviewing this book。 On the one hand， I didn't like it much。。。 but I did keep reading it。 The main reason for my dislike was the lack of action - so much happened in this novel， but we were just told about it all， with very little dialogue or movement on the page。 Just paragraph after paragraph after paragraph of descriptive prose。 Don't get me wrong， the prose was good - there was just too much of it！ When we did get to enjoy time with the characters， I fou I am completely torn when it comes to reviewing this book。 On the one hand， I didn't like it much。。。 but I did keep reading it。 The main reason for my dislike was the lack of action - so much happened in this novel， but we were just told about it all， with very little dialogue or movement on the page。 Just paragraph after paragraph after paragraph of descriptive prose。 Don't get me wrong， the prose was good - there was just too much of it！ When we did get to enjoy time with the characters， I found them likeable and interesting - but I was left wanting more。 Overall， this was a fascinating premise and I think El and Orion make for wonderful characters， but the writing itself didn't leave me wanting to continue the series。 。。。more

Alondra ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF at 183 pages。 I just can't。 Usually I'm a huge fan of fantasy but this book didn't do anything for me。 I see it has a lot of good reviews and that's great， also comparisons with Harry Potter。 That was why I picked up this book， because I loved HP。 But it has been WEEKS and I can't finish this。 I can't stand all the unnecessary stuff in this plot and how they have so many characters that idk anything about， I can't memorize who they are or what their abilities are。 I really wanted to like thi DNF at 183 pages。 I just can't。 Usually I'm a huge fan of fantasy but this book didn't do anything for me。 I see it has a lot of good reviews and that's great， also comparisons with Harry Potter。 That was why I picked up this book， because I loved HP。 But it has been WEEKS and I can't finish this。 I can't stand all the unnecessary stuff in this plot and how they have so many characters that idk anything about， I can't memorize who they are or what their abilities are。 I really wanted to like this book but， is not for me。 。。。more

Melanie Crysell ，

I really enjoyed El's character; there are not nearly enough grouchy MCs， but I found the story kind of confusing。 I was easily distracted reading it and regularly had to re-read passages and even though I've only just finished it， I'm still not entirely sure what happened。。。 I really enjoyed El's character; there are not nearly enough grouchy MCs， but I found the story kind of confusing。 I was easily distracted reading it and regularly had to re-read passages and even though I've only just finished it， I'm still not entirely sure what happened。。。 。。。more

Mariana ，

QUE CARAJOS EL FINAL LPM COMO ME LA DEJAS ASI bueno me calmo PERO jsksbdk

Erin ，

If I could give this book negative stars， I would。 Or better yet， I should be awarded stars for finishing it。 A word the author uses repetitively throughout A Deadly Education’s tedious 313 pages is “slog”。 I couldn’t have come up with a better word to describe my experience reading this pile of trash disguised as a book。 From the self-described “aggressively rude” main character to the pages and pages of info-dumping and everything in between， this book was an exercise in literary torture。 Any If I could give this book negative stars， I would。 Or better yet， I should be awarded stars for finishing it。 A word the author uses repetitively throughout A Deadly Education’s tedious 313 pages is “slog”。 I couldn’t have come up with a better word to describe my experience reading this pile of trash disguised as a book。 From the self-described “aggressively rude” main character to the pages and pages of info-dumping and everything in between， this book was an exercise in literary torture。 Any scenes with action or plot development are interrupted with pages of unintelligible backstory and witty asides from the main character。 By time you return to whatever action was happening， you’ve long forgotten what was happening in the first places。 The chapters are an average of 40 pages a piece and the only dialogue is indulgent snark doled out by the main character。 It’s just annoying and frankly exhausting。 This was perhaps one of the worst books I’ve ever read and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone。 。。。more

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