Dark academia: the newest popular genre involving gothic and mercurial stories that generally take place within the confines of an esteemed university or boarding school, where intrigue and mystery await at every turn.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A compelling tale of murder set in an elite New England college.
Bunny by Mona Awad
A scholarship student is drawn into a dark and sinister clique with disastrous results.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Exquisitely written and heartbreaking, A Little Life follows four friends after they graduate from a small, prestigious college in Massachusetts.
Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella
While Cady explores the Harvard campus on which her brother died by suicide, she begins to question her sanity and lose her grip on reality.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
This first in the All Souls Trilogy combines magic, mystery, and academia perfectly.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The coming-of-age story of Quentin Coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a secret college of magic in New York.
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Three friends under quarantine at an island boarding school are in a race to find one of their missing friends.
The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
If you are a fan of dark fantasy horror stories involving occult magic and set in Yale University, then this one's for you.
