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Apr 04, 2022
Kristi Hovington
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4.5
Reading Novik has been uneven for me; I wasn’t too impressed with “uprooted,” but I think “spinning silver” is marvelous. To me, “deadly education” is even better; denser world building, more complicated characters, and an impressive system of magic. It’s like a less crazed “Gideon the 9th” (that is in no way a slight to Gideon, whom I adore) and a more gothic, snarky Harry Potter. I love the two main characters and how their relationship develops, but even more so I enjoyed the themes of bei ...more
Reading Novik has been uneven for me; I wasn’t too impressed with “uprooted,” but I think “spinning silver” is marvelous. To me, “deadly education” is even better; denser world building, more complicated characters, and an impressive system of magic. It’s like a less crazed “Gideon the 9th” (that is in no way a slight to Gideon, whom I adore) and a more gothic, snarky Harry Potter. I love the two main characters and how their relationship develops, but even more so I enjoyed the themes of bei ...more
Magical boarding school where every action is coupled with an attempt to stay alive. Interesting subtext on elitism and immigration/ belonging. Liked the references to accessing wisdom (spells) thorough immersive language acquisition.
It took me a full chapter to get into it, but once I did I was hooked. A Dark Academia delight!
Oct 19, 2024
Sam
marked it as to-read
Oct 17, 2023
Beth
marked it as to-read
