I was surprised by how easy this book was to get through, I usually find Dark Academia quite heavy reading but I had this finished in 3 sittings, as a full time working toddler Mama, just to put things into perspective! 

It's a good entry point for anyone wanting to dip a toe in the world of Dark Academia, and good for quick, light reading sessions due to it's shorter chapters. It's a slow burn, enemies to friends to lovers storyline and is very poetically written. It's dark, atmospheric and subtle horror themes really draw you in making it the kind of book you think about when you're not reading, much like the feelings Laura & Carmilla have for each other, even as rivals, always on each others minds. Things get very dark and tense quite quickly for our lovers in the second half of the book and near the end I found myself going from scared of Prof De Lafontaine to empathetic and admiring of her. The character development of all 3 of the main characters is the real drive in this book and I enjoyed seeing Laura come out of her shell and accepting of herself, Carmilla remaining fiery and bold whilst developing a softer more sentimental side along the way. And of course De Lafontaine, from a foreboding, possessive professor infatuated with her protégé, to a caring almost motherly figure to both girls. 

Thank you to NetGalley & Little Brown Book Co for this eARC in exchange for review.