Description:
An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.
An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses. And he knows the moment his path crosses with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.
They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years over the past century, Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.
And so begins a tale of the mysterious, the morbid, the macabre, and the deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.
My Take:
I would like to let everyone know there is a playlist in the back of the book. I know people who love to have songs with the book and I didn't know about it until the end.
First, I love gothic novels and coming from a person who loves Edgar Allen Poe this book really was a perfect fit. I also love the reference in the book to Dracula and the falling in love in a dark castle. There is also a reference to Something Wicked This Way Comes the 1983 movie. If you understand either of those references you might want to go get this book. I can see it becoming a favorite for many adults who enjoy a dark tale.
Spice comes in around halfway and while there are not scenes every chapter the references to it are there. I appreciate the dominance of Vad in this book with his enigmatic responses. Corvina gives every outcast of the mystical a place to feel at home. You don't have to worry about a pregnancy in this book or multiple partners. The big trigger warnings would be suicide and lack of parental figures.
Please go enjoy this book.
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