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ISBN: 1250888573

ISBN13: 9781250888570

Lovely Dark and Deep

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From author Elisa A. Bonnin comes Lovely Dark and Deep, a YA dark academia novel exploring magic, loneliness, and the power of found family.

"A truly thoughtful, engaging reflection on the dark academia genre." --BCCB, starred review

Hidden off the coast of Washington, veiled in mist, there is an island that does not appear on any map. And on that island is Ellery West.

The acclaimed school for magic has always been home for Faith. After an international move and a childhood spent adjusting to a new culture and a new language, Faith feels like Ellery is the only place she can be herself. That is, until Faith and another student walk into the forest, and only Faith walks out.

Marked with the Red Stripe across her uniform that designates all students deemed too dangerous to attend regular classes, Faith becomes a social pariah, an exile of Ellery West. But all she has to do is keep her head down for one more year so she can graduate, and get to keep her magic. Because when students fail out of Ellery West, they have their magic taken away. Forever. And Faith can't let that happen.

Except terrifying things are happening to students, and the dark magic that was unleashed in the forest still seems to be at work. To stop it, Faith and the other Red Stripes will have to work together, risking expulsion from the magical world altogether.

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Quite enjoyable!

Published by MizzyRed , 1 month ago
I enjoyed reading this dark academia genre book! It had all of the good touches for feels, an interesting magic system, outcasts (due to having powers that are deemed to dangerous or by misusing them) and a bonding together as they delve deep into the history of their school to figure out why it has become such a dangerous place. The outcasts aka Red Stripes were a wonderfully diverse group but also willing to help each other out as they did not have anyone looking out for them (except Ms. Birch). The parts where they interacted with each other, respecting weaknesses without belittling and being willing to use their powers to solve the mystery of the forest and disappearances of the students were so much fun to read. And there was enough continuous action that it was easy to get lost in the story. I enjoyed it a lot and though it wraps up well, I wouldn't mind reading more stories set in this world, especially to see what happens to the school and forest, or what Faith and the others end up doing after graduation. This was a fun book with a cool cover and good story!
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