The School for Good and Evil #1 - Soman Chainani (Book Review)

My friend borrowed me a book early this August and it’s called School for Good and Evil, written by Soman Chainani. It’s so so good. It’s so genius of Soman to come up with a story like this. If I were to summarize this story into a sentence it would be: 

A fairytale behind all fairytales.

It’s just so fresh and original. So so exciting and addicting and amazing.  Just wow!

Summary: 

So this story follows two main characters named Sophie and Agatha. They live in a small town called Galvadon and every year, the School Master of School for Good and Evil will choose two kids, one good and one evil, to enter the schools. Basically, the School for Good teaches girls and boys to become prince and princesses and the School for Evil teaches them to become Witches and Villains.

Agatha, who everyone thinks possesses mostly all of the characteristics of a witch, is a stoic and bitter girl who just wants to live a peaceful life. On the contrary, Sophie is a bright and superficial girl who dreams of going to the School for Good.

Sophie befriended Agatha because she thinks that she’s doing a good deed being friends with a “witch”. But as their story unfolds, their friendship grows and Agatha turns to be more than just a good deed.

With their fates twisted, Sophie to the School for Evil; Agatha to the School for Good; both of them have to take a road which tests their friendship.

Sophie becomes evil because she wants to be in Good, she tries hard to prove that she’s Good and she wants a prince.

Agatha, on the other hand, becomes good and gets a prince.

A war between love and friendship triggers the start of Sophie and Agatha’s own fairytale. A fairytale so deadly, what’s left is a question: Friendship or Fairytale?

My thoughts:

First off, needa apologize for my bad summary writing skills. Sorry *sobs*

This book is just amazing. I can't explain how amazing this book is. You just got to read it. It's mind-blowing. Thrilling and exciting and just genius. 

I find it hard myself too, to choose between a friend and a lover. They're both so important and when you can't have both, it's just so hard. 

There's something I really really like from this book is that it's so deep. It's not just a fantasy. It's a lesson.

"Beauty can only last for so long." 

"Ugliness means you rely on intelligence. Ugliness means you trust your soul."

Oh and btw, it's a trilogy. I'm currently reading the second book. A World Without Princes. Still dang amazing. The third book is not out yet gawd i'm dying here. 

Next book on the list: Eleanor and Park. Heard that it's nice o.o

Anyway, thanks! xoxo