A Deadly Education
The Scholomance
Del Rey (September 29, 2020)
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.
FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD • “The dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for.”—Katherine Arden, author of the 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.
Great for fans of magical fantasy stories with a touch of darkness.
@read.lift.love A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik #booktok #booktoker #naominovik #books #thelitbuzz ♬ original sound – K
A Deadly Education knocked my socks off. I wouldn’t call this series gothic, nor dark fantasy, but here’s your warning that high school kids are murdered and there’s several f-bombs dropped in the book. This isn’t your typical murderous story of unsupervised teenagers. The school called “The Scholomance” is constantly dangerous, and very difficult to survive.
The Scholomance exists in a void where it cannot be accessed by anyone but the student residents. Students are sucked in from their home lives for their freshman year, and they don’t leave until they graduate their senior year. The kids literally have the supplies they can fit on their person when they enter, and then have to survive on meager food and supplies that the Scholomance conjures. It’s really a wild ride.
Kristin lives in the PNW with her husband, and three kids. She loves to read YA fiction, fantasy, and romance. She enjoys a few side-hustles, including creating bookreels/booktoks for authors. The only shows she watches are re-runs, and if she’s not reading a book, she’s listening to one.
