The reason being that black people are encouraged to maintain a short hairstyle or chop it all of is because there are mals (monsters) that will lay eggs in hair and their babies will eat their way into the person’s brain which inevitably causes death. However, some like myself will not excuse it as such. To some, they might oversee these issues and take it as the author’s world-building element. Example: Asians are the best at technology and maths, black hair maintenance is a hassle. It also provided discussion topics to the cliche stereotypes the world has about certain cultures and race. It is quite controversial and it raised many questions. There are mixed opinions regarding this recently released YA fantasy. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.ĭoes A Deadly Education live up to the dark academia it promises per its title? Read on to find out! It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere.Įl is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly.Ī Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) - until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets.

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