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Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House is a dark, gothic tale set in the small, unlucky town of Eden, Kentucky—a place haunted by secrets and the eerie legend of E. Starling, a nineteenth-century author who vanished after writing The Underland. Before she disappeared, Starling House appeared—an uncanny, brooding structure now home to her last heir, Arthur… Continue reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Rachel Gillig’s The Knight and the Moth is a spellbinding start to a new fantasy series, filled with poetic writing, rich lore, and a heroine whose journey is as emotional as it is magical. Premise and Setup Sybil Delling has spent nine years in service as a Diviner, one of the foundling girls gifted (or… Continue reading The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Salem Salazar is fascinated with death. The black sheep of her scandal-ridden, wealthy family, she arrives at Mortimer University as a legacy on the hunt for answers about what happened to her perfect, older sister. There, she discovers that her sister is far from the only girl to have gone missing at Mortimer. Salem will… Continue reading Enigma by RuNyx
Step into a world of dark academia, dangerous magic, and sizzling slow-burn romance in Arcana Academy, the gripping first installment in Elise Kova’s new romantasy series. ✨ “Fake fiancés. Forbidden magic. Tarot cards that bite back. Welcome to Arcana Academy.” 🔮📚 Clara Graysword is no stranger to survival—she’s made a living using her rare talent… Continue reading Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.A young girl grows up wild and wily, her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice.… Continue reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by Victoria E. Schwab
If you're in the mood for a dark academia story, An Academy for Liars is exactly what you're looking for. The premise of a hidden school with secret magical abilities? Absolutely intriguing! Though the book starts off slowly as it builds its world, it soon picks up momentum. We're introduced to a number of characters,… Continue reading An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
“In a different life, in a fair one, I would've kept you until my eternal soul withered away to dust.” When Ophelia and her sister discovers their mother brutally murdered, there is no time to grieve: Ophelia has inherited both her powerful death-driven magic and enormous debt on their home. Circumstances go from dire to… Continue reading Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
“You’re the mountain I build my castle on, brick by brick. You stand, I soar. You crack, I crumble.” An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The… Continue reading Gothikana by RuNyx
“Above Rowan and Yew, the Elm tree stands tall. It waits along borders, a sentry at call.” In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to… Continue reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
“There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a king - a shepard by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same...The girl, the King...and the monster they became.”… Continue reading One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig