sarai0410's Reviews (404)

Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History

J.P. Romney, Rebecca Romney

3.5

informative medium-paced

The Sawbones Book: The Horrifying, Hilarious Road to Modern Medicine

Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy

4.0

funny informative fast-paced

Between Life & Death

Jaclyn Kot

2.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Demon's Pet

Domino Savage

1.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

DNF % 60% - the plot is interesting enough but the smut is Gods awful.

Assistant to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Paleontologist

Luke Dumas

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2025: 4.0⭐I had a lot of fun with this reread and actually enjoyed it more the second time around. The world of The Scholomance is incredibly unique and Novik is able to weave together interesting world building with fun characters in a way that I don't see in many dark academia books. While I would like a little more time outside of El's head (necessary info-dumping I suppose), I still enjoyed her perspective as the 'outsider' throughout the story.

My goal with this reread was to be able to actually continue (and finish) the series this year. With the cliffhanger Novik left for us, I will most definitely be jumping straight into The Last Graduate.

2023: 3.75⭐