Tag: dark academia
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Think elite schools, secret societies, satire, stacks of books, and a hint of magic. Dark academia has a lock on the darker themes present in fantasy that overlaps with a reality most can connect with. We’ve all gone to school, whether a prep school or not, and we can relate to too much homework, difficult…
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The Houses of the Veil are the eight (or nine) secret societies at Yale University that specialize in occult, magic, and power. Overall, the students selected to participate in the houses are not naturally magical, although those tapped are accomplished, high achievers, and well-connected. Not only are these societies made up of legacies, but graduates…
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We’re celebrating Leigh Bardugo in February since we’re reading Ninth House for our Facebook live ILVN Book Club event on February 28th. To help guide readers as they enter this world of dark academia, secret societies, murder mysteries, and underhanded conspiracies, we’ve broken down the characters from the Alex Stern series below. (image credit: Jasmin…
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Hello, lovely readers! We’re back with our February pick for ILVN’s 2023 Reading Challenge! And we’ve chosen a book by multi-list best-selling author Leigh Bardugo: Ninth House. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early…