Class In Session 2025: 141 Dark Academia Books (142 books)

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Class In Session 2025: 141 Dark Academia Books

The list of recommended Dark Academia books from the Good Reads Class In Session booklist: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2957

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1	The Secret History by Donna Tartt 4.15 avg rating — 1,049,869 ratings score: 7,694, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Babel by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 488,231 ratings score: 6,726, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 420,102 ratings score: 5,108, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 406,211 ratings score: 4,541, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 224,276 ratings score: 3,880, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 280,647 ratings score: 3,386, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) by Ava Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 105,030 ratings score: 3,158, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 139,790 ratings score: 2,979, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Bunny (Bunny, #1) by Mona Awad (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 338,793 ratings score: 2,849, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 137,684 ratings score: 2,669, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Don't Let the Forest In (Don't Let The Forest In, #1) by C.G. Drews (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 49,838 ratings score: 2,558, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 222,976 ratings score: 2,430, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1) by Marina Dyachenko really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,496 ratings score: 2,283, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 6,001 ratings score: 2,241, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) by Tracy Deonn (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 193,588 ratings score: 2,220, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Language of Dragons (A Language of Dragons, #1) by S.F. Williamson 3.84 avg rating — 20,238 ratings score: 2,101, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 448,281 ratings score: 1,711, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 24,009 ratings score: 1,403, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Lessons by Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,971 ratings score: 1,395, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Death in the Spires by K.J. Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 5,473 ratings score: 1,369, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 28,229 ratings score: 1,303, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 26,282 ratings score: 1,293, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 279,493 ratings score: 1,251, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 29,230 ratings score: 1,249, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) by Antonia Hodgson (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 39,216 ratings score: 1,248, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Theory of Dreaming (A Study in Drowning, #2) by Ava Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 12,271 ratings score: 1,131, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 18,173 ratings score: 1,045, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Nightshade (Sorrowsong University, #1) by Autumn Woods (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 50,942 ratings score: 1,044, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 432,379 ratings score: 1,032, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 181,659 ratings score: 988, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3) by Tracy Deonn (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 28,838 ratings score: 791, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 22,148 ratings score: 748, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 133,193 ratings score: 735, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 81,719 ratings score: 626, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 461 ratings score: 609, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	We Love You, Bunny (Bunny, #2) by Mona Awad (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 13,498 ratings score: 603, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 3,909 ratings score: 574, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 3,654 ratings score: 548, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 95,500 ratings score: 519, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 19,989 ratings score: 468, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 98,525 ratings score: 449, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 39,613 ratings score: 445, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Rabbit Club by Christopher J. Yates (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 743 ratings score: 431, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 23,778 ratings score: 408, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 10,659 ratings score: 399, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 4,150 ratings score: 393, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Devil's in the Dancers by Catherine Yu (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 383, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,200 ratings score: 340, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Land of No Regrets: A Striking Debut Literary Fiction Novel of Faith and Identity by Sadi Muktadir 3.64 avg rating — 497 ratings score: 338, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	A Mastery of Monsters (Mastery of Monsters Trilogy, #1) by Liselle Sambury (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 846 ratings score: 327, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 4,370 ratings score: 326, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 8,224 ratings score: 319, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Book of Autumn by Molly O'Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 1,117 ratings score: 309, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Society For Soulless Girls by Laura Steven (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 8,445 ratings score: 302, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 1,252 ratings score: 294, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1) by Tigest Girma (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 28,549 ratings score: 293, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi 3.38 avg rating — 18,967 ratings score: 285, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber 3.91 avg rating — 498 ratings score: 281, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Modern Divination (Spells for Life and Death, #1) by Isabel Agajanian (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 3,551 ratings score: 279, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up by Sonia Patel (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 408 ratings score: 273, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Ordeals (Killmarth Trials, #1) by Rachel Greenlaw (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,889 ratings score: 259, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Rabbits by Hugo Rifkind 3.73 avg rating — 725 ratings score: 255, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,137 ratings score: 253, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 8,491 ratings score: 241, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 23,058 ratings score: 234, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 299,570 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	King Sorrow by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 20,223 ratings score: 230, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Wilde Trials by Mackenzie Reed (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 1,261 ratings score: 221, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas 4.02 avg rating — 5,207 ratings score: 211, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Devil in Oxford (Ruby Vaughn, #3) by Jess Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 675 ratings score: 211, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 34,831 ratings score: 210, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 16,970 ratings score: 203, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	We Are Villains by Kacen Callender 3.30 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 203, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	School of Shards (Vita Nostra, #3) by Marina Dyachenko 3.82 avg rating — 643 ratings score: 203, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 2,149 ratings score: 203, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Spellcaster (Weatherstone College, #1) by Jaymin Eve (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 13,781 ratings score: 203, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 971 ratings score: 201, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 2,562 ratings score: 200, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 2,303 ratings score: 197, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 922 ratings score: 194, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Mind Reels by Fredrik deBoer (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 194, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 16,039 ratings score: 192, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 13,233 ratings score: 190, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Little Movements by Lauren Morrow 3.75 avg rating — 624 ratings score: 186, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 961 ratings score: 183, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	A History of Fear by Luke Dumas (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 4,396 ratings score: 180, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 3,612 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Wildelings by Lisa Harding 3.36 avg rating — 753 ratings score: 177, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee 3.06 avg rating — 1,152 ratings score: 174, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	House of Hearts by Skyla Arndt (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 1,424 ratings score: 173, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Department by Jacqueline Faber (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 632 ratings score: 172, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Eternal Ruin (Immortal Dark, #2) by Tigest Girma (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 3,344 ratings score: 172, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Heart the Lover by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 200,011 ratings score: 172, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Muscle Man: A Novel by Jordan Castro (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 171, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist #1) by Kacen Callender 3.45 avg rating — 3,377 ratings score: 170, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 2,313 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	To Have and Have More by Sanibel (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 549 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Shadow Girls by Nina Laurin (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 199 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	It's a Privilege Just to Be Here by Emma Sasaki (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 634 ratings score: 168, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,200 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 05, 2025 05:44PM

Good job on this list. It is astonishing to see a new list with 10 voters and the exact number of books - 141 - that are supposed to be on this.

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message 2: by Mitchell (last edited Jan 18, 2026 09:53PM) (new)

Jan 16, 2026 10:13AM

This is supposed to be a fixed list of 141 books. And yet now that it has 80 voters, it now has 145 books. It is actually somewhat difficult to figure out which books were added in error.

Books alphabetic by title - Notable Alumni

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
A History of Fear by Luke Dumas
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
A Study In Drowning by Ava Reid

All that consumes Us by Erica Waters

An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson

And He Shall Appear by Kate Van Der Borgh

Babel by R. F. Kuang
Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
Bunny by Mona Awad

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Death in the Spires by K. J. Charles
Don't Let the Forest In by C. G. Drews

Foster Date Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins

Gita Desai is NOT here to Shut Up by Sonia Patel

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
It's a Privilege Just to Be Here by Emma Sasaki

Land of No Regrets by Sadi Muktadir
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Rabbits by Hugo Rifkind

Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Beauty of Us by Farzana Doctor
The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
The Girls are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna Alkaf
The IT Girl by Ruth Ware

The Laughter by Sonora Jha
The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
The Likeness by Tana French

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H G Parry
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Society for Soulless Girls by Lauren Steven

The Unfortunates by J. K. Chukwu
The Will of the Many by James Islington

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

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message 3: by Mitchell (last edited Jan 18, 2026 11:16PM) (new)

Jan 16, 2026 10:31AM

A day in the life of Russell Sprout seems to be on the list in error and voted on by what looks to be fake users

And there are apparently 4 of these.

And these have been removed

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message 4: by Mitchell (last edited Jan 18, 2026 11:06PM) (new)

Jan 18, 2026 09:52PM

The Class of 2025

A Campus on Fire by Patrick O'Down
A Language of Dragons by S. F. Williamson
A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury
A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova

Doll Parts by Penny Zang

Enigma by RunNyx
Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma

Flashout by Alexis Soloski
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates

Heart the Lover by Lily King
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
House of Hearts by Skyla Arndt

I am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
Immortal Consequences by J. V. Marie

Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
Little Movements by Lauren Morrow
Lonely Crows by Stephanie Wambugu
Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A Bonnin

Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian
Muscle Man by Jordan Castro

Nightshade by Autumn Woods
Notes on Surviving the Fire by Christine Murphy

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay

Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews

School of Shards by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian
Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve

Tell Them You Lied by Laura Leffler
That Devil Ambition by Linsey Miller

The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
The Afterdark by E. Latimer

The Belles by Lacey N Dunham
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans
The Department by Jacqueline Faber
The Devil's in the Dancers by Catherine Yu
The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Monitmore

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman
The Otherwere Post by Emily J. Taylor

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
The Proof of my Innocence by Jonathan Coe

The Rabbit Club by Christopher J. Yates
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

The Shadow Girls by Nina Laurin

The Wilde Trials by Mackenzie Reed
The Wildelings by Lisa Harding

Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser
To Have and Have More by Sanibel

Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson

Voice Like A Hyacinth by Mallory Pearson

We Are Villains by Kacen Callender
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven

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message 5: by Mitchell (last edited Jan 19, 2026 10:57AM) (new)

Jan 19, 2026 10:57AM

Incoming Initiates

An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman

Balancing Act by Paula Chase

Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls by Rowana Miller

The Book of Autumn by Molly O'Sullivan
The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan
The Definitions by Matt Greene
The Devil Oxford by Jess Armstrong
The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison
The Mind Reels by Fredrik deBoer
The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw
The Scammer by Tiffany D Jackson

With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 19, 2026 11:00AM

removed I RAISED MONSTERS: A Failed Teacher's Confession — Prisoner 4782 and Le Complexe d’Eden Bellwether

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message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 07, 2026 12:21PM

removed Gothic Revival

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message 8: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 09, 2026 05:30PM

removed Until Our Voices Meet