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I absolutely DEVOURED this book! I love dark academia, especially the more philosophical niche of it, and so I found this book to be very compelling and engaging in given its overall mysterious premise & setting, fleshed out to the fullest via’s Howell's nuanced & atmospheric writing. This book isn't at all too much of a romance (not that it's being marketed as such, but I do think it's worth noting if people are drawn to it based off the cover (which, by the way, is stunning)); that being said, there is SO MUCH charged tension between our three MCs that I can definitely see people making their own inferences/headcanons while reading on whether said tension is rooted more truly in attraction or repulsion. I found this book to be such a delightfully fun revenge story and commend Howell on her debut work, as her writing style flowed beautifully and