Very interesting take on dark academia and persuasion! The opening was very similar to how acceptance worked in the show version of Magicians, but really that’s my only complaint. Once you’re past the standard setting for admittance it was a new portrayal of how magic worked in this world. I actually loved the bit of sci-fi brought in to explain how the school sits in reality. I feel like that’s an area that doesn’t get explained often. And bonus points for the author’s correct depiction of when the Southern US summer starts. (And yes, it is in fact in April!)