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The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton
4.0
Thanks to Simon Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! #SimonBooksBuddy
If you're looking for some wintery dark academia to add to your TBR, THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE might be just the thing. It's got a cultish choir, a very Traditional boarding school, and some terrible teens. While I felt this novel tended toward YA in its style, I thought the author nailed the obsessiveness and malleability that are often hallmarks of the teenage experience. I can see why this has been compared to THE SECRET HISTORY so often, but I think this comparison only really covers the setting and "student group" trope. But it is a wild ride from start to finish!
If you're looking for some wintery dark academia to add to your TBR, THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE might be just the thing. It's got a cultish choir, a very Traditional boarding school, and some terrible teens. While I felt this novel tended toward YA in its style, I thought the author nailed the obsessiveness and malleability that are often hallmarks of the teenage experience. I can see why this has been compared to THE SECRET HISTORY so often, but I think this comparison only really covers the setting and "student group" trope. But it is a wild ride from start to finish!