This was my first foray into fantasy and boy was it a good one. It is dark with mildly heavy world building and a dark academia undertone.
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
While I loved ninth house hellbent really secured this as an amazing trilogy even though book 3 isn’t out yet. Idk I’m just obsessed and you should trust me
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
I’m gonna be that b*tch but it was an incredible read and ultimately the reason I ever bothered to read ninth house or if we were villains
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I love a group of pretentious students being weird, slightly incestuous and homoerotic with an undertone of claustrophobia
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Another group of overwhelming people stuck together in a tense environment.
The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake
Book two is my favorite of the trilogy for sure. This is when the characters unravel and boy do I love an unraveling.
The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas, #2) by Olivie Blake
While this is definitely my least favorite of the trilogy - you’d be remiss not to read all three. At the very least you’ll enjoy Blake’s beautiful writing throughout.
The Atlas Complex (The Atlas, #3) by Olivie Blake
Applauding. Confused a little. Fantastic read.
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington
