Recs if you like The Book of Autumn...
education but make it ✨️magical✨️
books featuring or set in magic schools / universities / academies, aka, one of the best subgenres in existence !
this list has books for all ages (am actively looking for more adult options), most of the books are dark academia, and ALL of them are fantastical 🪄 recs welcome <3
(alternatively, books to fall in love with & share with others to help avoid supporting or promoting JKR. i will never shut up ab how the Nevermoor series deserves the popularity that Harry Potter enjoys !)
true dark academia
true dark academia that ranges from fantastical/supernatural to psychological literary fiction
Creeping Ivy & Shadowed Halls
Dark academia that isn't The Secret History
the book of
authors love naming their books "the book of _____"
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