dark academic YA + adult books, for the reader who doesnāt enjoy the old classics:
the raven cycle ā maggie stiefvater (YA)
welsh kings, magic forests, obsessive research, private schools.
wilder girls ā rory power (YA)
lord of the flies retelling, all-girls boarding school, remote island.
six of crows ā leigh bardugo (YA)
murder, crime, heists, magic.
truly devious ā maureen johnson (YA)
murder mystery, eccentric students, elite boarding school, 1900s
the night circus ā erin morgenstern (A)
magical circus, mysterious psychics, mind games, star crossed love.
the diviners ā libba bray (YA)
1920s new york city, wlw + mlm rep, ace rep, occult magic, mysterious museums
vicious ā v.e. schwab (A)
an experiment gone wrong, blackout poetry, rivals, strange powers
the cruel prince ā holly black (YA)
FAERIES, enemies to lovers, political power struggles, another magic forest
station eleven ā emily st. john mandel (A)
shakespeare, thespians, post-apocalyptic wasteland
serpent & dove ā shelby mahurin (YA)
witches, french backdrop, 1880s, enemies to lovers, WITCHES
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