🎭 Academy Intrigue

Novels set within the competitive corridors of schools and universities, where rivalries, secret societies, and power plays simmer beneath the veneer of scholarly pursuit.

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

4.11

5k+

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 89%

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2015

4.11

5k+ ratings

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy

The Will of the Many

by James Islington • 2023

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

4.58

231k+

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials

The Will of the Many 89%

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

by James Islington 2023

4.58

231k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2016

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

4.28

3k+

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 88%

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2016

4.28

3k+ ratings

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero

The Novice

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

4.08

65k+

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice

The Novice 88%

The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.08

65k+ ratings

🏫 Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy ⚖️ Class Prejudice

The Rogue

by Trudi Canavan • 2011

To atone for a broken pact, a young magician enters a hidden mountain society where secrets kill.

4.05

18k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👸 Matriarchal Society 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Rogue 88%

To atone for a broken pact, a young magician enters a hidden mountain society where secrets kill.

by Trudi Canavan 2011

4.05

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👸 Matriarchal Society 📜 Forbidden Magic

Prism Cloud

by Jeff Wheeler • 2019

A seer's vision, a monster hunt, and a royal wedding ignite a war across two worlds.

4.44

10k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔮 Dark Academy 🩸 Secret Parentage

Prism Cloud 88%

A seer's vision, a monster hunt, and a royal wedding ignite a war across two worlds.

by Jeff Wheeler 2019

4.44

10k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔮 Dark Academy 🩸 Secret Parentage

What Have They Done to Liza McLean?

by Amy Doak • 2025

Her rebellious sister turned obedient overnight. The boarding school greenhouse knows why.

3.72

393

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 📚 Dark Academia 🧠 Mind Control Conspiracy

What Have They Done to Liza McLean? Summary

What Have They Done to Liza McLean? 88%

Her rebellious sister turned obedient overnight. The boarding school greenhouse knows why.

by Amy Doak 2025

3.72

393 ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 📚 Dark Academia 🧠 Mind Control Conspiracy

A Requiem for Fallen Stars

by Hazel S. Wilkes • 2025

A magicless servant bets her life on a war academy. Her trainer is her enemy's heir.

4.21

5k+

🏰 Deadly Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Romantasy ✨ Hidden Power

A Requiem for Fallen Stars 88%

A magicless servant bets her life on a war academy. Her trainer is her enemy's heir.

by Hazel S. Wilkes 2025

4.21

5k+ ratings

🏰 Deadly Magic Academy 🖤 Dark Romantasy ✨ Hidden Power

Lessons in Power

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2016

She fixes D.C.'s teenage elite. Then murder hits her school, and the killers are already inside.

4.31

13k+

🏫 Elite School Intrigue 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🫂 Found Family

Lessons in Power 88%

She fixes D.C.'s teenage elite. Then murder hits her school, and the killers are already inside.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016

4.31

13k+ ratings

🏫 Elite School Intrigue 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🫂 Found Family

The Inquisition

by Taran Matharu • 2016

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

4.30

24k+

🦎 Demon Companion 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Inquisition 88%

Fletcher spent a year in darkness. Now the Inquisition wants him dead. The trial is theater.

by Taran Matharu 2016

4.30

24k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companion 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

The Demon King 88%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

The Exiled Queen

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2010

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

4.31

55k+

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic

The Exiled Queen 88%

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2010

4.31

55k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.05

4k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Storm Breaker 88%

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Mirror Gate

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

4.39

12k+

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mirror Gate 88%

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.39

12k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source

Enchantress 88%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

The Path of Ascension 8 88%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

Ruthless Fae

by Caroline Peckham • 2019

Two twins with hidden fire magic must survive a Fae academy ruled by four heirs who want them gone.

4.20

364k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance

Ruthless Fae 88%

Two twins with hidden fire magic must survive a Fae academy ruled by four heirs who want them gone.

by Caroline Peckham 2019

4.20

364k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1

by Daisuke Aizawa • 2018

Reborn with magic, a delusional teen's pretend shadow war against a made-up cult turns real.

4.23

2k+

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🤪 Delusional Protagonist 🎭 Secret Identity

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 Summary

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 88%

Reborn with magic, a delusional teen's pretend shadow war against a made-up cult turns real.

by Daisuke Aizawa 2018

4.23

2k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🤪 Delusional Protagonist 🎭 Secret Identity

An Academy for Liars

by Alexis Henderson • 2024

A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.

3.43

28k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏛️ Occult College ⚠️ Dangerous Mentor

An Academy for Liars 88%

A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.

by Alexis Henderson 2024

3.43

28k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏛️ Occult College ⚠️ Dangerous Mentor

The Blood Trials

by N.E. Davenport • 2022

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

4.07

9k+

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend

The Blood Trials 87%

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

by N.E. Davenport 2022

4.07

9k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend

Legacy

by Kate Brian • 2008

A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.

4.04

7k+

📚 Prep School Mystery 🎭 Boarding School Drama 💅 Mean Girls Clique

Legacy 87%

A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.

by Kate Brian 2008

4.04

7k+ ratings

📚 Prep School Mystery 🎭 Boarding School Drama 💅 Mean Girls Clique

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

The Ambassador's Mission 87%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

Catherine House

by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020

At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.

3.11

29k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Cult-Like School 🏚️ Isolated Institution

Catherine House 87%

At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.

by Elisabeth Thomas 2020

3.11

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Cult-Like School 🏚️ Isolated Institution

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic

Blaze of Glory 87%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic

The Blinding Knife

by Brent Weeks • 2012

An illegitimate son trains for war while his father, the Prism, hides a world-breaking secret.

4.41

94k+

👁️ Hard Magic System 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Training Academy

The Blinding Knife 87%

An illegitimate son trains for war while his father, the Prism, hides a world-breaking secret.

by Brent Weeks 2012

4.41

94k+ ratings

👁️ Hard Magic System 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Training Academy

Oathborne

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

3.89

555

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars

Oathborne 87%

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.89

555 ratings

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars

The Candidates

by Inara Scott • 2010

A girl with a secret, dangerous power is recruited into a school that monitors the extraordinary.

3.60

4k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 💔 Love Triangle

The Candidates 87%

A girl with a secret, dangerous power is recruited into a school that monitors the extraordinary.

by Inara Scott 2010

3.60

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 💔 Love Triangle

Evergreen Conservatory

by Heather Schneider • 2025

A powerless magical botanist and a founder's heir form a secret society to save their academy.

4.28

1k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🌿 Plant Magic 🗝️ Secret Society

Evergreen Conservatory 87%

A powerless magical botanist and a founder's heir form a secret society to save their academy.

by Heather Schneider 2025

4.28

1k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🌿 Plant Magic 🗝️ Secret Society

Academy of the Forgotten

by Eva Chase • 2020

A gothic college has erased her brother from existence. She is the only one who remembers.

3.68

928

🖤 Dark Academy 🥀 Cursed School 💕 Found Family

Academy of the Forgotten 87%

A gothic college has erased her brother from existence. She is the only one who remembers.

by Eva Chase 2020

3.68

928 ratings

🖤 Dark Academy 🥀 Cursed School 💕 Found Family

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic

House of Marionne 87%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic

Mimic Arcanist

by Shami Stovall • 2023

A scarred mimic arcanist returns to the academy, where shattered gate-fragments wake in his shadow.

4.39

1k+

🏰 Magical Academy 🕯️ Dark Academia 🤝 Found Family

Mimic Arcanist 87%

A scarred mimic arcanist returns to the academy, where shattered gate-fragments wake in his shadow.

by Shami Stovall 2023

4.39

1k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🕯️ Dark Academia 🤝 Found Family

Night School

by C.J. Daugherty • 2012

A teen exiled to an isolated academy uncovers a clandestine program and a murder nobody explains.

4.07

29k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🤫 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Love Triangle

Night School 87%

A teen exiled to an isolated academy uncovers a clandestine program and a murder nobody explains.

by C.J. Daugherty 2012

4.07

29k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🤫 Secret Society ❤️‍🔥 Love Triangle

Realm of Ruins

by Hannah West • 2018

The magicless heir becomes the sole vessel of broken magic, blamed for an ancient tyrant's return.

3.77

788

🏰 Magical Academy 🧚 Fairy Court ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One

Realm of Ruins 87%

The magicless heir becomes the sole vessel of broken magic, blamed for an ancient tyrant's return.

by Hannah West 2018

3.77

788 ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🧚 Fairy Court ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One

The Prince from a Cruel Summer

by Anya J. Cosgrove • 2025

A fae pop star's royal wedding reopens a century-old wound: her forbidden love with the prince.

4.28

938

🔮 Magical Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌊 Siren Magic

The Prince from a Cruel Summer 87%

A fae pop star's royal wedding reopens a century-old wound: her forbidden love with the prince.

by Anya J. Cosgrove 2025

4.28

938 ratings

🔮 Magical Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌊 Siren Magic

Secondhand Luck

by Kim Harrison • 2026

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

4.09

954

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond

Secondhand Luck 87%

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

by Kim Harrison 2026

4.09

954 ratings

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond

Spirit Bound

by Richelle Mead • 2010

Her undead lover hunts her. Saving his soul means breaking a traitor out of prison.

4.32

308k+

🏫 Supernatural Boarding School 👑 Vampire Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle

Spirit Bound 87%

Her undead lover hunts her. Saving his soul means breaking a traitor out of prison.

by Richelle Mead 2010

4.32

308k+ ratings

🏫 Supernatural Boarding School 👑 Vampire Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir • 2015

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

4.23

358k+

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies

An Ember in the Ashes 87%

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

by Sabaa Tahir 2015

4.23

358k+ ratings

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies

Wicked Onyx

by Debbie Cassidy • 2026

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

4.04

4k+

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family

Wicked Onyx 87%

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

by Debbie Cassidy 2026

4.04

4k+ ratings

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family

Web of Lies

by Aly Beck • 2021

A hacker hunts her best friend's murderer at a prep school that now hunts her.

4.26

4k+

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Web of Lies 87%

A hacker hunts her best friend's murderer at a prep school that now hunts her.

by Aly Beck 2021

4.26

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Why Choose Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Ace of Spades

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • 2021

An anonymous texter targets the only Black students at an elite academy, uniting unlikely allies.

4.13

102k+

🎭 Dark Academia 🏫 Elite Private School 📲 Anonymous Texter

Ace of Spades 87%

An anonymous texter targets the only Black students at an elite academy, uniting unlikely allies.

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021

4.13

102k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Academia 🏫 Elite Private School 📲 Anonymous Texter

The False Prince

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2012

A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.

4.24

113k+

🫅 Secret Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The False Prince 87%

A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2012

4.24

113k+ ratings

🫅 Secret Royalty ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

A Tournament of Crowns

by Elise Kova • 2023

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

4.23

2k+

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family

A Tournament of Crowns 87%

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

by Elise Kova 2023

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family

Murder Your Employer

by Rupert Holmes • 2023

At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.

3.8

59k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🎓 Academic Satire 🎯 Revenge Thriller

Murder Your Employer 87%

At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.

by Rupert Holmes 2023

3.8

59k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🎓 Academic Satire 🎯 Revenge Thriller

An Arcane Inheritance

by Kamilah Cole • 2025

At an elite Gothic university, a scholarship student uncovers a secret society harvesting her magic.

3.46

7k+

🏛️ Dark Academia Campus 🗝️ Magical Secret Society 💭 Memory Loss Magic

An Arcane Inheritance 87%

At an elite Gothic university, a scholarship student uncovers a secret society harvesting her magic.

by Kamilah Cole 2025

3.46

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia Campus 🗝️ Magical Secret Society 💭 Memory Loss Magic

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia

Season of Storms 87%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia

The Wise Man's Fear

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2011

Kvothe helps a dying king win a bride while hunting the demons that killed his family.

4.55

626k+

🏛️ Magical Academy 📖 Frame Narrative 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The Wise Man's Fear 87%

Kvothe helps a dying king win a bride while hunting the demons that killed his family.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2011

4.55

626k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Academy 📖 Frame Narrative 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The Witches of Scotland Book 7

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2023

When Scotland brands witches terrorists, a failed magical trial hides the power to save them.

4.28

2k+

✨ Witch Academy 🕵️ Magical Conspiracy 💕 Found Family

The Witches of Scotland Book 7 87%

When Scotland brands witches terrorists, a failed magical trial hides the power to save them.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2023

4.28

2k+ ratings

✨ Witch Academy 🕵️ Magical Conspiracy 💕 Found Family

The Atlas Complex

by Olivie Blake • 2024

Six medeians must stop their mentor from tearing open the multiverse, or help him do it.

2.83

34k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🗝️ Secret Society 💔 Rivals To Lovers

The Atlas Complex 87%

Six medeians must stop their mentor from tearing open the multiverse, or help him do it.

by Olivie Blake 2024

2.83

34k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🗝️ Secret Society 💔 Rivals To Lovers

Madam

by Phoebe Wynne • 2021

A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.

3.23

8k+

🔥 Dark Academia 🏫 Gothic Boarding School 🖤 Feminist Gothic

Madam 87%

A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.

by Phoebe Wynne 2021

3.23

8k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Academia 🏫 Gothic Boarding School 🖤 Feminist Gothic

Blood and Empire

by James Maxwell • 2025

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

4.34

670

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy

Blood and Empire 87%

A refugee queen and a portal-wielding student face a monstrous plague at the empire's border.

by James Maxwell 2025

4.34

670 ratings

🏛️ Roman Empire Fantasy 🔮 Ancient Portal Magic 📚 Magical Academy

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