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Dark Academia
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  • If We Were Villains
    hauntedxlore
    Feb 19, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 4.0
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    Somehow this book was anxiety inducing & comforting, simultaneously. Overall, I really enjoyed it & would recommend it. The atmosphere was knitted wonderfully while not taking up too much of the word count. The characters stood alone well but shined brighter when together. The lead, Oliver, was not a perfect golden boy- instead he was ordinarily flawed & genuine. Which I’d argue is hard to find in the Dark Academia genre. The plot follows dutifully to many other plots in this genre, but the ending is pretty flat tbh.

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    Going in Blind

    So… I’ve never read a synopsis of this book or anything like, it’s only ever been suggested to me. It’s been suggested bc one of my fav aesthetics/themes/sub-genres to read is Dark Academia & this is always a top recommendation (after the obvious ones). Tbh I am pretty excited to read it, since it’s been recommended so often!

    Is this a bad book to start blind or am I gonna be okay?

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    Going in Blind

    So… I’ve never read a synopsis of this book or anything like, it’s only ever been suggested to me. It’s been suggested bc one of my fav aesthetics/themes/sub-genres to read is Dark Academia & this is always a top recommendation (after the obvious ones). Tbh I am pretty excited to read it, since it’s been recommended so often!

    Is this a bad book to start blind or am I gonna be okay?

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  • Thankful the for “Plan” tab!

    Yesterday I finished a book & spent almost 12+ hrs trying to figure out the book I had planned to read next. Puzzled & puzzled the entire time UNTIL I remembered the “Plan” tab on here & there it was, the next book I planned on reading. Just wanted to share something I loved abt this app! Something I didn’t know I liked or needed, until I did 😅 Here is a reminder to use that tab if you haven’t yet, bc it is a time saver! On a related note, what’s is something on this app that you love that was unexpected?

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  • Book recommendations

    Your favorite time travel related books? And what kind of time travel is in it

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  • Bored?

    I know we all love reading, but do you ever feel "burnt out" from it? Like, unmotivated? I planned to read today, but I felt so exhausted that I wound up rewatching Hunger Games instead 😅

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  • Thankful the for “Plan” tab!

    Yesterday I finished a book & spent almost 12+ hrs trying to figure out the book I had planned to read next. Puzzled & puzzled the entire time UNTIL I remembered the “Plan” tab on here & there it was, the next book I planned on reading. Just wanted to share something I loved abt this app! Something I didn’t know I liked or needed, until I did 😅 Here is a reminder to use that tab if you haven’t yet, bc it is a time saver! On a related note, what’s is something on this app that you love that was unexpected?

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