Dark Academia

Dark Academia as a literary genre is a subgenre of the Campus Novel/Academic Novel with Gothic influences, and death always appears in the stories, in some form or another. As an aesthetic, it revolves around learning, the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge's sake, and usually a general interest in the arts, literature, and humanities. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Dark Academia"

The Antiquarian's Object of Desire (Love's Academic, #3)

The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake (The Broken Veil, #1)

The Wings That Bind (Bloodwing Academy, #3)

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62 books — 5 voters

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246 books — 33 voters

Dark Academia Books

A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)

A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

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Quotes Tagged “Dark Academia”

“ If a terrified bird comes to rest on your hands or shoulders, it is your obligation to become a tree. Do not breathe aloud, lest you scare it away. Do not deny it your comfort, even if you are a barren tree. ”
― Sadia Hakim, Cardiophoros

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“ You stole a piece of me back there. When you put your hand around my throat. I can feel the gap." "It was merely a sip." "Really? You looked like you enjoyed it. Almost as if you didn’t want to stop. ...more ”
― Ketley Allison, Resonance

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