Really loved the Shakespearean references! I liked how the novel was split up into Acts and Scenes as though it was a play. And I adored how the students would speak to one another with lines from Shakespear  plays when they couldn't express themselves. 

Otherwise, Its a bit too similar to Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History' in other respects for me to rate it higher than 3.5. 

Worth the read though!!