Hello Readers,
Apparently, my Dark Academia era is running alongside my Greek Mythology era. I am currently in love with the mystery element that comes hand in hand with Dark Academia. I love how the stories, often revolving around secrets, hidden societies, or hidden knowledge.
The blend between suspenseful and thrilling plots keeps
me coming back for more but sprinkle that with intrigue and academia and I’m
sold. For each book I have mentioned I am including the number of pages, the
blurb, and a link to goodreads in case you want to the add the book to your
TBR.
Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School. When Penny’s new mentor offers her an opportunity she cannot refuse, to have a portrait painted by a mysterious artist who can grant immortal beauty to all his subjects, Penny happily follows in the footsteps of Dorian’s most glittering alumni, knowing that stardom is sure to soon be hers.
But when her trusted mentor is found murdered, Penny
realises she’s made a terrible mistake – a sinister someone is using the
uncanny portraits to kill off the subjects one by one. As more perfectly
beautiful students start to fall, Penny knows her time is running out . . . A
seductive and searing exploration of beauty, identity, and what the pursuit of
perfection can truly cost.
Pages: 326 - Review - Goodreads
The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich
Twenty-five years ago, Elmbridge High burned down. Three people were killed and one pupil, Carly Johnson, disappeared. Now a diary has been found in the ruins of the school. The diary belongs to Kaitlyn Johnson, Carly’s identical twin sister. But Carly didn’t have a twin . . .
Apparently, my Dark Academia era is running alongside my Greek Mythology era. I am currently in love with the mystery element that comes hand in hand with Dark Academia. I love how the stories, often revolving around secrets, hidden societies, or hidden knowledge.
Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School. When Penny’s new mentor offers her an opportunity she cannot refuse, to have a portrait painted by a mysterious artist who can grant immortal beauty to all his subjects, Penny happily follows in the footsteps of Dorian’s most glittering alumni, knowing that stardom is sure to soon be hers.
Pages: 326 - Review - Goodreads
Twenty-five years ago, Elmbridge High burned down. Three people were killed and one pupil, Carly Johnson, disappeared. Now a diary has been found in the ruins of the school. The diary belongs to Kaitlyn Johnson, Carly’s identical twin sister. But Carly didn’t have a twin . . .
Re-opened police records, psychiatric reports, transcripts of video footage and fragments of diary reveal a web of deceit and intrigue, violence and murder, raising a whole lot more questions than it answers.
Who was Kaitlyn and why did she only appear at night? Did she really exist or was she a figment of a disturbed mind? What were the illicit rituals taking place at the school? And just what did happen at Elmbridge in the events leading up to ‘the Johnson Incident’?
Pages: 440 - Review - Goodreads
.jpg)
Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread that she and her friends--Krystal, Akil, and Alexander--are the prime suspects, thanks to "The Proctor," someone anonymously incriminating them via the school's social media app.
They all used to be Jamie's closest friends, and she knew each of their deepest, darkest secrets. Now, somehow The Proctor knows them, too. The four must uncover the true killer before The Proctor exposes more than they can bear and costs them more than they can afford, like Nancy's full scholarship. Soon, Nancy suspects that her friends may be keeping secrets from her, too. Students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead.
Pages: 298 - To Be Reviewed - Goodreads
Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the very vampire bound to their family, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad.
To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University where students study to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires and inherit their family legacies. Kidan must survive living with Susenyos even as he does everything he can to drive her away. It doesn’t matter that Susenyos’s wickedness speaks to Kidan’s own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs.
When a murder mirroring June’s disappearance shakes Uxlay, Kidan sinks further into the ruthless underworld of vampires, risking her very soul. There she discovers a centuries-old threat and June could be at the center of it. To save her sister, Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love and the blood it requires.
Pages: 432 - Review - Goodreads
Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.
On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic
rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn
into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who
holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.
But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must
confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics,
bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much
they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.
Pages: 352 - Review - Goodreads
L x
Comments
Post a Comment