It looks like I might find a dark academia book I love! I was provided a sneak peak, and boy has it made me that much more interested. Our two protagonists are completely unlike each other but their personalities really shine even in the first three chapters. Abike-Iyimide drops us into an atmosphere so hostile beneath its veneer of respectability. From what I can tell, a heavy theme of this novel is about the particular struggles BIPOC deal with when occupying these predominately white--and wealthy--spaces. I'm so excited to read the rest of the story once it comes out. All I have to say is Devon has my heart and Chiamaka is the HBIC I wish I was in High School. Well, maybe I don't want to be exactly like her...

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a sneak peak in exchange for my honest thoughts.