Publisher: Del Ray
Publication Date: September 29, 2020
Source: Audible
Rating:
Goodreads Synopsis:
Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly.A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets.There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere.El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.
Review:
It took me far too long to grab this book and I am loving this series so far.
At the Scholomance students of magic are thrown in for 4 years to survive and learn about the arcane arts. At any point monsters could and do pop out and consume their magic and mana...and them. All are gearing up toward graduation which requires mana to cast and defeat hordes of monsters lurking at the exit of the school.
El is an outcast, junior, trying to collect mana on her own since she has no friends. This year things start to change when Orion Lake, the hero of the school starts to save her and hang around.
I like the overall vibe of this book;
it was dark and moody and El is so sarcastic and guarded that it was a great
character to follow. I felt like it was a good mix between harry Potter and
Hunger Games and Babel a bit with the school/languages.
requirements.
El is determined, stubborn, a loner, awkward, but powerful, although very limited due to her status in the Scholomance. Orion was also stubborn, making them hilarious as a pair, but also strong and over the top. He was also a loner in a way although other students swooned over him for saving them and keeping them safe. I loved how the friendships built in this story, it was pretty organic in a lot of ways, acquaintances that became more, they worked as contrasts to one another in fun ways.
The overall story was good. I really loved the world build but the climax seemed a bit lackluster to me - I am not sure why. The school of magic, the spells, and world - top notch, the monsters - so gross and wonderful. I won't spoil the overall ending, but just felt a little meh.
That being said I really liked that
there was this romance, non-romance thing happening...super slow burn ... will
they /won’t they thing between Orion and El that the school and reader
experiences so nicely.
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