In my search for more Dark Academia books I came across Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas in the same article which recommended Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Seeing as I loved Ninth House so much, I thought I’d also give this book a try. It was… creepy… eerie… unusual? There are so many words I could use to describe this book, so let’s take a look at why.

I spent the last few months in a haze of Dark Academia obsession. This week’s book review is of one of the best books I’ve read in ages, and definitely one of my favourite Dark Academia novels that I’ve ever read. This for me surpassed Babel, If We Were Villains, and The Secret History. Anyhow, that’s enough gushing from me, let’s get down to business…

I am a huge fan of The Secret History By Donna Tartt and also a huge fan of dark academia in general. I got a big hit of the genre from Babel by R.F. Kuang earlier on in the year, but apparently it wasn’t enough!  I’ve been seeing this cover floating around Instagram and Tiktok, and when in the mood for something dark and thriller-esque for the end of 2022, I couldn’t resist starting this. It’s been on my TBR for a while, but as soon as I heard dark academia meets Shakespeare I was sold.

Discover the insane Dark Academia world of The Atlas Six! Trust me you do not want to miss this read!