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An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
4.25

β€œπ”ˆπ”³π”’π”―π”Ά 𝔬𝔫𝔒 𝔬𝔣 𝔲𝔰 π”₯π”žπ”―π”Ÿπ”¬π”―π”° π”ž π”£π”žπ” π”’π”± 𝔬𝔣 𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔒𝔩𝔳𝔒𝔰 𝔱π”₯π”žπ”± π”΄π”žπ”«π”±π”°, π”‘π”’π”°π”­π”’π”―π”žπ”±π”’π”©π”Ά, 𝔱𝔬 𝔑𝔒𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔢 𝔲𝔰. 𝔄 π”­π”žπ”―π”± 𝔬𝔣 𝔲𝔰 𝔱π”₯π”žπ”± 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔀𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔬𝔴𝔫 π”žπ”«π”«π”¦π”₯π”¦π”©π”žπ”±π”¦π”¬π”«. ℑ𝔱 𝔱𝔒𝔩𝔩𝔰 𝔢𝔬𝔲 𝔱𝔬 𝔧𝔲π”ͺ𝔭 𝔴π”₯𝔒𝔫 𝔢𝔬𝔲 π”°π”±π”žπ”«π”‘ π”Ÿπ”’π”°π”¦π”‘π”’ π”ž π”±π”žπ”©π”© 𝔑𝔯𝔬𝔭-𝔬𝔣𝔣. ℑ𝔱 π”ͺπ”žπ”¨π”’π”° 𝔢𝔬𝔲 π”΄π”žπ”«π”± 𝔱𝔬 𝔭𝔲𝔱 π”ž 𝔨𝔫𝔦𝔣𝔒 𝔱π”₯𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔀π”₯ 𝔢𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔬𝔴𝔫 π”₯π”žπ”«π”‘ 𝔴π”₯𝔒𝔫 𝔢𝔬𝔲'𝔯𝔒 𝔠π”₯𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔀 π”³π”’π”€π”’π”±π”žπ”Ÿπ”©π”’π”° 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔑𝔦𝔫𝔫𝔒𝔯. ℑ𝔱 𝔦𝔰 π”₯𝔲𝔫𝔀𝔯𝔢 π”žπ”«π”‘ 𝔦𝔱 𝔦𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔦𝔳𝔒, π”žπ”«π”‘ 𝔦𝔱 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔠𝔬π”ͺ𝔒 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔢𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔩 π”žπ”«π”‘ 𝔢𝔬𝔲𝔯 π”°π”žπ”«π”¦π”±π”Ά.β€œ

Published: 12/09/2024
Genre: Dark academia, fantasy, gothic, horror
Page count: 453
Format read: 🎧
Other books read by this author: None

This was my first Alexis Henderson but it definitely won’t be my last, I was absolutely hooked from the very start. Dark academia fantasy with gothic horror vibes, the world building is so complex & multifaceted that I can’t believe it was achieved in a stand alone novel. Whilst it could easily be a series, I love how it worked as it is & the way it ended so much. The characters are fascinating though flawed, our FMC Lennon definitely being a little frustrating at times but she grows so much throughout the book. Also she calls a rat Gregory which is 100% what I would call a rat. The plot is engaging & keeps you guessing, the writing is beautiful yet easy to follow & the whole thing is infused with a delicious darkness that I couldn’t get enough of.