5 Gripping Dark Academia Books That Feel Mysterious, Intellectual And Addictive

The premise of this Dark Academia book is strife with revenge, hurt and dark dangers which makes reading it an edge of the seat experience. This is the story of Ophelia Winters who wants to exact revenge on the perpetrators responsible for her parents death. Set in the wealthy structure of the famous Sorrowsong university, the story progresses into a mysterious thriller, when the son of Ophelia’s prime suspect comes to the rescue and becomes a partner for her protection and safe keeping. From this on starts the romantic journey which has made Ophelia waver from her goal to find the murderers of her parents. Nightshade is a beautifully written book by Autumn Woods that combines mystery, romance, thrilling elements packed in pages that will keep you engaged for a reading binge session. 

For Sciona the study of magic is all that she has ever wanted to study, and her sole passion, being the first women ever to get into the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry, her happiness seems to have no bound, but things do not come easy, therefore the acceptance of a woman in such a first time thing is also not welcomed. Instead of allowing her the continue the work that she is the most devoted to, she is paired up with a janitor to share chores, but as fate has it, Sciona will soon find herself in the middle of an adventure, perilous and dark enough to be a matter of death and life. Blood Over Bright Haven is a neat story of a thrilling adventure. 

This Dark Academia book is searing with mystery and thrilling elements which makes it an absolute page tuner, inspired from the themes that has been explored in the book called The Picture of Dorian Gray the story of Every Exquisite Thing is quite an enchanting tale of caution about chasing perfection. This drama and mystery thriller book is well written and the premise follows the story of a young girl named Penny Paxton who has to achieve perfection and get as popular as her parents are, because that is what is expected out of her. It is an engaging and thrilling story which will implore you to keep on reading till the end. 

This mix of dark mystery and romance makes the reading of The Coven an interesting read, it is the story of Willow Madizza who has been accepted as a student for the prestigious Hollow’s Grove University, where only the best of the witches can get in, but the reason of her acceptance to this educational space where witches learn to yield their power in the most exquisite and proper way has some hidden agenda, the introduction of Alaric Grayson Thorne, who is the headmaster of the university is the twist in the story and the one key character that can alter the fate of Willow Madizza, help her reach the absolute potential of magical powers that she is destined to inherit. 

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In this story you would find magic, vampires and a story where survival is the paramount competition to ace, but the addition of the story archetype of enemies of lovers makes it so interesting a book that would keep readers on their toes and would want them to explore further without keeping it down. The Bond that Burns is a great Dark Academia read that young adults and adults can choose to start with as their first introduction to this genre of book. You would see characters being deceptive and taking the support of lies, betraying trust and getting their way, all to have more power so that survival is maintained at all cost.