An Education in Malice follows two rivals at a prestigious college both vying for the attention of their mysterious professor. As they progress further into her world they uncover her dark secrets and begin a relationship. This has all of the best dark academia vibes and the rivals to lovers storyline of the two FMCs is so well done. Just like in A Dowry of Blood S.T Gibsons writing is so lush and atmospheric. While this isn’t a sequel to A Dowry of Blood there is a fun call back so I would recommend reading that first. Education in Malice is a retelling of Carmilla, and even though I didn’t know the story of Carmilla before reading it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of this book. There was the right amount of tension between the characters and I really loved the slow burn and building of their relationship. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop and I will think about Carmilla and Laura often.

An Education in Malice will be published on February 13th. Thank you to NetGalley, Redhook Books and S.T Gibson for this e-ARC