Books
FromAce of SpadestoThe World Cannot Give.
Dark academia has it all: the fashion, the intrigue, the pseudo-intellectual nonsense.
Its no wonder that readers cant get enough.
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Below, the 30 best dark academia books to read now.
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And, perhaps more importantly,why?
Suddenly, she cant help but dig deeper into the secrets that lurk in her institutions hallowed halls.
She knows what happened all those years ago, and shes out for revenge.
To investigate them, Cady enrolls at the university herself.
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The Historian
You dont get much more dark academia than Elizabeth KostovasThe Historian.
The source known only as The Proctor knows everything about Nancy, Krystal, Akil, and Alexander.
With everything on the line, can they find out whos behind the messages before its too late?
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The Library of the Unwritten
All stories want to be told.
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Melmoth
The Essex Serpentauthor Sarah Perry published this work of dark academia in 2018.
Its easier said than done, but Alex is about to find her in.
Who killed Simon, and why?
Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper all had reasons.
They all had a motive.
Only one of them is guilty… right?
Three women gather to make movie magic but they may awoken something much grimmer in Brookhants hallowed halls.
To deal with the anxiety of the investigation, Clare restarts her old journaling habit.
This article was originally published onOct.
