An Education in Malice
Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Science Fiction & Fantasy
Paperback Published on: 03/09/2024
£9.99
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Dark, sapphic, devious fun!
Love is sacrifice.
One of us was always going to bleed for the other….
Nestled and cloistered deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint P... READ MORE
This is the perfect spooky dark academic read for autumn
I loved this author's previous work A Dowry of Blood, with the beautiful prose and descriptions of horrific things in such a flowery way, and this book did... READ MORE
Sapphic, Spooky, and Seductive
There is not much that you can't love in An Education in Malice. First up: lesbian vampires. Second: a (somehow) even more sapphic re-telling of Carmilla, ... READ MORE
If you want a sapphic, vampires and Gothic rivalries to lovers full of intimate longing... READ THIS!
If you want a sapphic, vampires and Gothic rivalries to lovers full of intimate longing... READ THIS!
A Education in Malice is a haunting, deliciously G... READ MORE
Utterly decadent
The atmosphere in S.T. Gibson's writing always astounds me - this felt so dark and compelling, full of desire and obsession. I could not stop reading it, a... READ MORE
Spectacular!
Thank you NetGalley UK for giving me a free E Arc in exchange for an honest review.
S.T. Gibson's latest work marks an absolutely stunning return, show... READ MORE
I want my own sapphic vampire please
The writing of this was so atmospheric i felt like i was reading it in autumn and not a very cold February. All three of the main characters were well fles... READ MORE
Addictive Vampire Retelling
You really can't go wrong with S.T Gibson vampires.
I adored 'A Dowry of Blood' and I loved this one too.
S.T has such a trademark way of writing, this... READ MORE
Absolutely delectable and hauntingly thrilling from the get go.
As a sapphic obsessed with Carmilla, Vampire storylines, dark academia and gothic prowess... Is it any surprise that An Education In Malice is already my t... READ MORE
Synopsis
Love is sacrifice. One of us was always going to bleed for the other.
Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.
On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.
But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.
Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780356519357
- Number of pages: 384
- Weight: 260g
- Dimensions: 194 x 124 x 28 mm
Customer Reviews
View allf/f academic rivals-to-lovers
An Education in Malice is an atmospheric retelling of Carmilla. It is a gothic novel and full of dark academia vibes. It's a very dark and bloody novel ful... READ MORE
Dark and gothic
A dark, gothic tale of love, death and vampires.
The first book I've read by S T Gibson, and although this is the second book in a series, this worked w... READ MORE
A frustrating read...
I’m really tangled about this one. For starters, the writing is stunning – Gibson’s prose is lush, sensual and original. She manages to evoke a wonderful g... READ MORE
Dark and twist filled fantasy
Huge thanks to the author and publisher for the opportunity to read the ARC, in exchange for an honest review, An Education in Malice is brilliant, it’s da... READ MORE
Sapphic Carmilla Retelling
”She kissed me with a martyr’s agonized desperation, like I was the ony sword she ever wanted to fall on,
I kissed her right back like the cutting edge of... READ MORE
Dark Academia and Vampires... say less!
Laura takes a place at a prestigious all girls school to further her education with a focus on writing, and is quickly drawn into a fierce rivalry with a f... READ MORE
A Sapphic Sensation!
Thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group for sending an eARC for me to OBSESS over.
The only way I can describe this book is absolutely devastat... READ MORE
A vampire story but not like the ones we’re used to!
Happy Release Day to this wonderful book!
I read this book in less than 24 hours because I literally couldn’t think of anything other than that story, its... READ MORE
Sapphic dark academia and vampires done right
My expectations for An Education in Malice were pretty high after the fantastic A Dowry of Blood and somehow this book managed to exceed them anyways. It w... READ MORE
Carmilla retelling
This book sucked me into its vortex and I found I'd read it before I knew it. Laura set off the story as the main character, a determined young women, inex... READ MORE
Obsessive, Beautiful and Mesmerising
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my e-arc.
5 stars.
I absolutely adored this book. It's sapphic and inspired/a retelling of Carmilla an... READ MORE
Perfect for dark academia fans looking for an entertaining sapphic romance book!
Thank you to Little Brown Book Group UK, Orbit, and NetGalley for an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, which I was really... READ MORE
Vampires are back and they are everything!
I loved this book, it’s addictive and draws you in instantly. I was swept up into the tangled web S. T. Gibson wove so beautifully with her prose. The book... READ MORE
Another solid release by one of my favorite authors
For context, A Dowry of Blood is one of my favorite books of all time. I consider it perfect in every sense of the word.
Of course, I soon as I heard S.T ... READ MORE
New favourite vampire
I didn't know that this was a second book to a series. I have not read the first one but I still enjoyed An Education in Malice. I think it's a good book a... READ MORE
“Love turns some people into birds or beggars, but you make me into architecture”
‘An Education in Malice’ is a modern retelling of the classic ‘Carmilla’, filled with dark academia and a gothic setting. The story consists of a sapphic r... READ MORE
Beautiful!
A dark academia tale set in the mysterious Saint Perpetua's College. We witness an intense academic rivalry between Laura and Carmilla, guided by the deman... READ MORE
Dark Academia at its best
First of all Thankyou to the publishers Little Brown Book Group UK for this fantastic book .
I just knew this book would grab me and suck me in leaving ... READ MORE
An Education in Malice is a sensual, sapphic dark academia book inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic novella Carmilla and filled with angst, drama, obsession and VAMPIRES.
Dripping with blood and lust, everything about this book, from the poetry class and academic rivalry to the debauched vampires and their erotic, exhibition... READ MORE
lyrical, imagery laden haven
Wow.
I don’t know how to feel after finishing An Education in Malice, I’ve just been sat here for almost thirty minutes contemplating what I’ve read - i... READ MORE
Gothic Carmilla Retelling
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC to review.
There is something so enthralling about gothic literature and the dark academia... READ MORE
5*
Netgalley ARC
Vampires you say? I'm in
dark academia sapphic fantasy with luscious prose
✨Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a ARC copy in exchange for my honest review ✨
When I was reading this book, Lacy by Olivia ... READ MORE
Amazing.
Another amazing book by S.T. Gibson. Followed a similar theme and I’m pretty sure theres a character cross over but don’t quote me! Obsessed with the relat... READ MORE
B eautifully written dark academia with poetry and sapphic vampires
This isn’t a book I’d normally read, but after reading and loving A Dowry of Blood by this author, I thought I’d give it a chance and it was the best decis... READ MORE
Wonderful story
I loved Dowry of Blood and since then have been a fan of S.T. Gibson as such I was excited to read her dark academia upcoming novel and I was not at all di... READ MORE
4.5 stars
4.5 ⭐
(minimal spoilers ahead, not enough to mark as spoilers)
I kindly received an ARC for this book and, even though it took me ages to actually ... READ MORE
A brilliant dark academia vampire story
I read an advanced reader copy of this book but my review is 100% honest.
I was sold as soon as I knew this book was a dark academia, sapphic retelling ... READ MORE
An Education In Malice
Set in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts is Saint Perpetua’s College, a boarding school for girls, where sizzling tension and secrets lie. This story fo... READ MORE
A Beautiful Gothic Dark Academia Romance
Love love loved reading A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson so i was hella excited to read another book by the same author!
Her writing style is very lyrical,... READ MORE
An Education in Malice by S.T Gibson
This is a book about devotion, when interest turns to dark obsession, when rivalry turns into passion. I meanie it's a dark academia but make it sapphic (a... READ MORE
a dark, gothic, sapphic romance
i have been obsessed with s.t. gibson’s writing since i read a dowry of blood so i couldn’t pass up an opportunity to read another one of her works. i didn... READ MORE
The perfect sapphic read for fall
I kindly received a ARC from Little, Brown Book Group and NetGalley.
This was such an enjoyable read. The writing style was different to the books I norm... READ MORE
A dark, obsessive romance
This book has academic rivals, spicy angsty sapphic romance, a plus size heroine, beautiful prose, bloody secrets, and vampires. Yes please, thank you S.T.... READ MORE
Loved this
I loved a Dowry of Blood when I read it. And my god did I love this one. I flew through the book in an evening and being transported back into the land of ... READ MORE
Ok
An Education in Malice is supposedly a more modern retelling of Carmilla from A Dowry of Blood but for me it lacked the dark gothic vibes that Dowry had. I... READ MORE
Not my usual read, but still loved it
While not my typical read, I took a chance on this book after adoring A Dowry of Blood by the same author, and it proved to be a brilliant decision. A beau... READ MORE
The writing style is beautiful, and the relationships are nuanced.
Starting in the fall of 1968, Laura, a small-town girl from Mississippi, moves to a women's college in Massachusetts to study writing. She's particularly e... READ MORE
A delicious sapphic, gothic novel.
“I often felt like a wolf wearing the skin of a girl, balancing on two legs and hoping no one would notice. But this girl…she undid all my domestication. O... READ MORE
A Gothic novel DREAMBOAT of a book
An Education in Malice showcases how Gibson's approach to the vampire genre is a force to be reckoned with.
A sister novel to A Dowry of Blood, An Educa... READ MORE
Carmilla meets dark academia
St. Gibson has done it once again- packaging up a wonderfully depraved and dark narrative in a swaddling of pleasingly beautiful prose. I will say that thi... READ MORE
Loved it
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
It’s safe to say that An Education in Malice blew my mind! ... READ MORE
Sapphic dark-academia with a vampire twist? Yes please.
"I wanted to fall at her feet and worship her. I wanted to desecrate her in every filthy manner I could imagine. I wanted her, in every way, all at once."
... READ MORE
Realy nice dark academia retelling
Quite an original retelling. I really liked how it took the original love-hate relationship between Laura and Carmilla and gave it a new meaning, while get... READ MORE
Salacious & Mesmorising!
I absolutely devoured An Education in Malice by S.T.Gibson.
I didn’t think it was possible for the author to wow me more than they did with A Dowry of B... READ MORE
Infinite stars!!!
This book was extraordinary. It was so pure and raw and real.
Gosh I didn’t think it was possible, but I loved it even more then ADOB, I devoured it!
The... READ MORE
A haunting gothic love story with vampires
This was an interesting read. I disliked Carmilla to begin with, but as I read more of her POV, I grew to understand her a bit more.
I feel like the endin... READ MORE
A gorgeous gothic tale
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
Gibson has such a gorgeous way of writing. It’s so rich and sumptuous and draws you in quietly slowly building up the w... READ MORE
A deliciously dark and masterfully written sapphic romance
If ‘Dracula’, 'Carmilla' and ‘The secret history’ had a baby, it would be ‘An history of malice’. It is a truly captivating and intoxicating journey into t... READ MORE
Beautiful writing
Perfect for fans of Ava Reid and Alix E. Harrow
ST Gibson does it again!
4.25 stars
As always, Gibson’s prose is her strong suit - 10/10 genuinely no critiques. It’s rare that I read many books with this kind of prose as I’m ... READ MORE
Loved it!
This is the first book I have ever read by S.T Gibson, and I really enjoyed it. I cannot wait to read A Dowry In Blood as well, as I’ve heard it is just as... READ MORE
Enchanting
4.5 stars
Sapphic gothic horror/romance with a bit of Dead Poets society vibes and a lot of Carmilla themes... it was wonderful!
The writing was impec... READ MORE
S. T. Gibson does it again!
S.T. Gibson's writing will always impress me, her prose is so beautiful she could literally write a grocery list and I'd be impressed.
This story is a c... READ MORE
captivating
"She kissed me with a martyr's agonized desperation, like i was the only sword she ever wanted to fall on. i kissed her right back like the cutting edge of... READ MORE
Delicious!!!
It was an absolute privilege to read an ARC of this exceptional book. ST Gibson writes with the most delicious prose that you want to savour and devour in ... READ MORE
Amazing book!
I was hooked from the very beginning of this book, I couldn't put it down! I finished it in a day and that is not something I regularly do.
The character... READ MORE
Another great retelling from S.T. Gibson!
In her enthralling follow-up to A DOWRY OF BLOOD (a queer retelling of the Brides of Dracula) S.T. Gibson tackles Sheridan le Fanu’s infamous vampire CARMI... READ MORE
a sumptuous gothic dark academia to devour!
sapphic rivals-to-lovers with a touch of vampires? yes please!
this is one of those books that put me in a trance the whole way through. i truly enjoyed... READ MORE
Beautiful and bloody
An Education In Malice brings us back to the darkly lush world of vampires that we first saw in A Dowry of Blood. It takes place at a college for girls in ... READ MORE
Camilla Sapphic Vampire Retelling
A well-written, pacy Camilla retelling with sapphic vampires, a dark academia setting and dual POV.
The two voices are distinct and I found myself rooti... READ MORE
Great book!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an eARC of this book.
I absolutely loved this. I devoured this in two sittings and it's become my... READ MORE
A stunning dark academia vampire tale
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my eARC.
I was sold as soon as I knew this book was a dark academia, sapphic retelling of Carmilla and I wasn'... READ MORE
Dark academia at its best
An Education in Malice is dark academia at it's best. Told from the viewpoint of Laura and Camilla, we learn of life at Saint Perpetua’s College and the in... READ MORE
Loved it
This is brilliant. Not what i had expected but i couldnt put it down.
Tells the story of Laura who attends a prestigious school and falls head over hee... READ MORE
Dark, gothic and beautiful
An Education in Malice is a captivating read, perfect for fans of dark academia. It grabbed my attention immediately with its moody, gothic atmosphere and ... READ MORE
Absolutely loved this book
Firstly, I would like to thank Little Brown Book Group and Netgalley for allowing me to read An Education in Malice in exchange for an unbiased review.
... READ MORE
My first dark academia
Title: An Education in Malice
Author: S T Gibson
Pages: 352
Rating: 4/5
My first ever Dark Academia and I loved it!!
Laura is trying to survive th... READ MORE
Recommended
Set in the world of Dowdry of Blood, well written and gripping. An intriguing and fascinating story that kept me hook and turning pages
An excellent retel... READ MORE
Interesting vampiric gothic romance
An Education in Malice is my first experience reading an ST Gibson book. I also have not yet read Carmilla, which this book was based upon. I enjoyed this ... READ MORE
Perfect for Valentine's Day
I was surprised by how easy this book was to get through, I usually find Dark Academia quite heavy reading but I had this finished in 3 sittings, as a full... READ MORE