I will say that if you like Serpent & Dove (at least book 1) you’ll probably like this one as well. It’s really about the same level of interesting things happening and romance as S&D. However, there are definitely are a few differences.

I ADORED the first book in this series and I absolutely LOVED this one! This was such an amazing follow up to the first book, and I can’t even explain how much I adored it.

I found the main character, Clarke, a very relatable thirty-year old. I enjoyed the quirks that Pugh endowed her with.

Holy – wowzers. I can’t decide what to rate this book! It was addictive is what it was.

An Education in Malice is a darkly seductive sapphic dark academia book with a tad bit of paranormal. The vibes in this book are immaculate – the atmosphere is everything.

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale