Title: An Education in Malice

Series: Dowry of Blood series

Author: ST Gibson

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.

Laura arrives at St Perpetua girls school so she can get on the talented Professor De Lafontaine writing program. There she meets her literary opponent, Carmilla.

‘There is only art and ugliness, and I’m willing to suffer any indignity for the sake of art.’

I didn’t really read the blurb for this before I started, I love this author and the title called to me! As I started reading I was like what’s going on here?! I’ll say no more!

I was so drawn into this story, it was dark, sapphic and a bit steamy with the story being about rivalry, love and finding yourself.

I did feel like the last part of the story came from nowhere and ended a bit abruptly but I was still enthralled with the rest of it!

And if you’ve read A Dowry of Blood there’s a treat in here for you too!