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- Content warnings: Suicidal ideation, Mind control, Violence, Death, Mental illness
An Academy for Liars
by Alexis Henderson
A dark-academia overlap pick for readers who like dangerous magic schools, mentor tension, and power that feels intoxicating before it starts costing too much.
goodreads 3.43/5 27,116 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length464 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Thought-provoking
- Professor/mentor
Fantasy promise
- Dark fantasy
- Academy / campus
- Academy / school
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Gothic
- Heavy
- High
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Black MC
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant chosen one
- BIPOC MC
- Mysterious
- Literary
- Forbidden knowledge
- Power corrupts
- Slow descent into darkness
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Publisher
- Ace
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book