Best Dark Academia Books that I have Read are My Favorites of All Time

You've probably heard of dark academia given its meteoric rise from internet subculture to literary phenomenon in a relatively short amount of time. To put it another way, dark academia books cover everything to do with literature, mood, and the macabre. This immersive world of dark academia has also found its way into online communities, where enthusiasts gather to discuss their favorite books, share recommendations, and engage in thought-provoking online chat discussions about the themes and elements that define the genre.

Donna Tarot's "The Secret History," which was written by her

A group of intelligent and peculiar outcasts at a prestigious college in New England, led by the charismatic classics professor who teaches them, come to the realization that their way of thinking and living is a world apart from the mundane existence that the majority of their peers lead. They begin to spiral downward, beginning with obsession and progressing to betrayal and corruption before finally and inevitably falling into evil.

The Novel Ninth House, written by Leigh Bardugo

Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unexpected addition to Yale's incoming class of first-year students. Alex, who was brought up in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles by a mother who identified as a hippie, left school at an early age and entered a world filled with boyfriends who dealt drugs, jobs that led nowhere, and much, much worse.

Bunny-by Mona Awed

In the highly competitive Master of Fine Arts program at Warren University in New England, where Samantha Heather Mackey is enrolled, she is a complete and utter outsider. She is a scholarship student who would rather spend time in the company of her dark imagination than with the majority of other people. As a result, she finds the rest of her fiction writing cohort to be completely repulsive.

Olivia Blake's The Atlas Six for fifth place

The Alexandrian Society is a shadowy organization that brings together the most brilliant academics in the field of magic from all over the world. Their members are the keepers of knowledge that was once held by the greatest civilizations that ever lived in antiquity. And those who work hard enough to join their ranks will be rewarded with a life of wealth, power, and prestige that far exceeds anything they could have imagined.

A Wedding at Bridgehead Reunion

The novel by Evelyn Waugh that is the most wistful and introspective is called Bridgehead Revisited, and it recalls the golden age that occurred before the Second World War. After being captivated at first by Sebastian at Oxford and then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his estranged sister Julia, Charles eventually realizes that the only thing that sets him apart from them is his spiritual and social distance.

If we were Villains

Oliver Marks has recently been released from prison after serving a sentence of ten years for a murder that he may or may not have committed. On the day that he is set free, the person who was responsible for sending him to jail is there to meet him. Detective Colborne is getting ready to hang up his badge, but before he does, he is determined to find out the truth about what took place ten years ago.