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Dark Academia
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items Secret societies, crumbling libraries, obsessive friendships, and the dangerous pursuit of knowledge
It’s a wild, fucked-up Frankenstein of a book: a hilarious parody of art school, laugh-out-loud funny, bloody, shocking, and even tender.
Reviewing it feels impossible—because how do you review an acid trip? What I can say is that I absolutely could...
We Love You, Bunny (Bunny, #2) by Mona Awad
At an elite private academy, there are only two Black students: Devon and Chiamaka. Devon prefers to stay under the radar as he prepares for his Juilliard audition, while Chiamaka is the school’s queen bee—ambitious, popular, and determined to be rem...
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A self-proclaimed resurrectionist—or body snatcher—Nye and his crew dig up fresh corpses from graveyards to sell for medical study at a private university. At first, James is appalled by the practice. But soon, he becomes addicted to the thrill of th...
The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap
This is dark academia at its most dramatic—elite theater kids unraveling under the weight of Shakespeare, secrets, and desire.
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
The story, which unfolds over one long, sleepless night, is genuinely intriguing. A bulk of it takes place in a cemetery, where a group of insomniacs regularly meet for a midnight smoke. On this particular night, however, their usual routine is inter...
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio