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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
I like that this anthology gives a really expensive view of what's possible with dark academia. Not all of them fit my personal idea idea of the genre, but that's fun to reflect on and consider. And a few of these I really loved - great to find some new authors to explore!
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
Some were great and you wanted to read more others dragged a bit, overall fun anthology
4.99 ⭐, and yes, I realise that's not practical!
I loved this book, I loved 98% of the stories, only liked 1% of the stories, and really disliked one story, which I consider a win, overall!
I loved this book, I loved 98% of the stories, only liked 1% of the stories, and really disliked one story, which I consider a win, overall!
The first 2 stories were good enough to finish - the second I didn't enjoy, and the third I didn't enjoy the beginning of, so I returned it to the library. Maybe another day I'll go through it again.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I took the average of my individual story ratings to get the over all rating. My biggest complaint with some were that they didn’t have anything really going on, were a prequel I had no stakes in, or didn’t fall into the Dark Academia bubble in my opinion. I prefer Dark Academia with magical/mystical elements and/or mystery elements so anything lacking that feels boring to me. My standouts were The Hare and the Hound, Phobos, and The Professor of Ontography, the last of which I liked so much that I retroactively lowered ratings of other stories that weren’t as good. My least favorite was Four Funerals which didn’t feel like Dark Academia to me and was more like a sad reflection of the reality of American schools these days.
1000 Ships - 2/5
Pythia - 4/5
Sabbatical - 2/5
The Hare and the Hound - 5/5
X House - 4/5
The Ravages - 3/5
Four Funerals - 1/5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 2/5
Weekend at Bertie’s - 2/5
The Professor of Ontography - 5/5
Phobos - 5/5
Playing - 3/5
1000 Ships - 2/5
Pythia - 4/5
Sabbatical - 2/5
The Hare and the Hound - 5/5
X House - 4/5
The Ravages - 3/5
Four Funerals - 1/5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 2/5
Weekend at Bertie’s - 2/5
The Professor of Ontography - 5/5
Phobos - 5/5
Playing - 3/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness
3.75 stars as an average, but rounding up because of the couple of stories that REALLY worked for me
1000 Ships - 3.75
Pythia - 3
Sabbatical - 2
The Hare and the Hound - 4.5
X House - 4.25
The Ravages - 3.5
Four Funerals - 3.5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 3.75
Weekend at Bertie’s - 3.5
The Professor of Ontography - 5
Phobos - 4.25
Playing - 3.75
1000 Ships - 3.75
Pythia - 3
Sabbatical - 2
The Hare and the Hound - 4.5
X House - 4.25
The Ravages - 3.5
Four Funerals - 3.5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 3.75
Weekend at Bertie’s - 3.5
The Professor of Ontography - 5
Phobos - 4.25
Playing - 3.75