Oh my god, I devoured this book. I haven't read A Dowry of Blood but I am eager to read that next! Gibson's prose is luscious and I caught myself marveling over her sweeping passages again and again. This was the perfect read for a snowy day, I could've devoured another hundred pages!

And honestly...perhaps that's what it needed? Carmilla and Laura's relationship was so obsessive and magnetic, their chemistry leaped off the page. Yet by the 60ish% mark I felt as if their character growth was left in the background as Gibson worked to wrap up the loose end and mystery she'd set into motion earlier. It results in a rather rushed and not entirely satisfactory ending. 

But overall? This got me out of what was a potential reading slump. I haven't stayed up late, riveted to the pages like this in a while. I'm excited to read more by this author and can't wait to see more people talking about An Education in Malice!