Category: dark academia
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Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I picked up The Secret History because I’d seen a number of people describe it as a classic piece of dark academia. People who love it seem to REALLY love it, and whenever I see a fandom that’s devoted to a book in that way, it makes me curious. I can absolutely see why many…
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Book Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
I love a good dark academia novel, and If We Were Villains is one of my favourites that I’ve read in some time. I can’t even recall where I first started seeing positive reviews about it since it’s been around for a while, but it lived up to the hype. Set in a conservatory school…
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Book Review: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent was one of my most anticipated releases of 2022 and WOW. It was everything I wanted in a sequel. It’s been days since I finished and I’m still thinking about how everything unfolded and how much I enjoyed it. It was one of those books for me where I originally sat down to…
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Book Review: The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
The Atlas Paradox is the second book in The Atlas Six trilogy. I was really excited for this one as the first book was one of my absolute favourite reads of 2022. Olivie Blake is such an interesting writer. She creates heavily flawed, emotionally charged characters in a universe that’s a unique mix of sci-fi…
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Best Books Read in 2022
Of the 60 books that I read this year, there are some that I’m exceptionally passionate about. I think about the books on this list regularly and will likely continue to go back to them for some time. I don’t pay much attention to publication dates, so in lieu of creating a list of “Best…
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Book review: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is the first book in a new(ish) dark academia series that follows protagonist Galaxy (Alex) Stern through a murdery, magical underground at Yale University. I haven’t read any of Bardugo’s other works and actually picked this book up on a whim at a clearance sale, but wow, did I ever…
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