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Let the trials begin!

Perfect foresty read for the season! 🌲

Things have taken a bloody turn. Very hooked by the eeriness of it all.

Very much hooked by the mystery, the ambience, and the writer's prose

Read at night at your own risk—good luck trying to put it down

Too hooking for my own good:

"What started as a curiosity over what he was reading quickly turned to thoughts of what it must’ve felt like to be the sole object of his focus, like that book. I imagined him to be intense. Passionately reading every page, desperate to soak up as many of the words as he could. Staring intently, I ran my thumb over my bottom lip, imagining it caught between his teeth."

"What was it about a man known to be brilliant but grouchy handing out a random compliment like a decadent piece of chocolate that I wanted to savor before it melted?"

This poor girl's been through so much:

"A small card tucked inside read: Welcome to Corbeau House, Fellow Dracadian! As I smiled down at it, a strange and foreign sensation swept over me. For the first time since my mother had died, I felt a sense of belonging."

Need book 2 asap! Full review to come

I'm effectively heartbroken

I'm afraid to keep reading 🫣 I fear things are about to get ugly for them

Oh the beauty and horror of it all. I'm feeling all the feelings. That scene. Just that scene. 😭

When the author has you rooting for the MC's bad decisions 🫦🤌🏼

Don't let him in 🐎

The tension's unraveling me. So hauntingly good.

Perfectly weird, lush, Gothic setting

"You'll be perfect, Revel," does it every time

Read now on NetGalley = time for a reread

We've just been seduced by a demon. Very effectively, I might add.

Her character arc is just so good

The depiction of what a place like Holyvere Academy would slowly do to a person is so good

The dark academia vibes are vibing. The social commentaries as well.

End of part I: We've got ourselves a dead brother's mystery and a man/demon with daddy issues. Love it.

Officially at Holyvere Academy

I'm happy to inform that the protagonist's life has been upended.

Slow start equals delightfully discovering their world and Audra's family dynamics. Love it. Very hooked. And end of chapter 3? Immediate page turner.

Loved the prologue and first chapter! Such an interesting opening

This one had a very nice, slow start, as we discovered the existence of a magical world alongside the protagonist. Now, a mystery has been presented, and I can't wait to see how it'll unfold!

I'm so glad to be rereading this one. Such a good book to start the spooky season!