Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy / Romance
A modern-day dark academia speculative fantasy with a romantic twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education as well as current-day romantasy.
Ellory Morgan is determined to prove that she belongs at Warren University, an ivy league school whose history is interwoven with occult rumors and dark secrets. But as she settles onto campus, something about the ornate buildings and shadowy paths feels strangely...familiar. And, with every passing day, her sense of deja vu becomes less random and more sinister.
Then she discovers a tattoo on the back of her neck, one that she does not remember getting, with a message in her own hand that says simply: Remember. Soon, Ellory discovers this is not her first time at Warren—that, in fact, her entire school year is an illusion she has been trapped in for the last three years.
Worse, the only person who takes her seriously is arrogant legacy student Hudson Graves, whose hatred for her is only outweighed by his mysterious hatred for the university. As they team up to investigate the school’s arcane history and test the edges of the spell, enemies wait behind every corner to stop them from learning too much. Enemies who know Ellory better than she knows herself. They’ve studied her for years, after all. With the end of the school year bringing an uncertain future, and Hudson’s secrets threatening to ruin both their partnership and the heat kindling between them, Ellory must figure out who or what has the most to gain by keeping her under their control and playing with her memories. Or she’ll lose herself all over again.