A Deadly Education

I think I usually like books about angsty teenagers, but it's been a while since I've read one. In this book, the teenager covers her angstiness with meanness. That I don't like. Through most of this book, the main character is just plain mean. And the story is told in first person. It made me feel like the anger was directed at me, not just the other characters. Towards the end, she makes a conscious effort to be less mean, which helped a bit. The saving grace of this book was that the world building was terrific. It's not just your ordinary wizard school, not another Harry Potter rip-off. It has a much more pragmatic, contemporary feel, as if it could really exist.

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