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These Violent Delights
by Micah Nemerever
I picked this up because I saw it recommended by several reviewers who've categorised it as dark academia, but it's actually psychological fiction. Nevertheless, it was a good read.
Paul and Julian are such a toxic pairing and Paul's codependency is alarming (how did his parents not step in earlier?). There was a constant tension between the two and you just know the relationship was going to result in something worse. It was like watching a car crash. I couldn't honestly say that I liked Paul or Julian. The one dark academia trait that was there from the start was that the main characters are pretentious and/or arrogant.
The book is written well and you never forget that, even though it's written from Paul's perspective, these characters are basically just kids. That said, their relationship is just so intense. From about 100 pages in, I was just wanting them to leave each other but then I thought if they're together it just contains the toxicity to these two people instead of poisoning others.
The book is slow paced and the plot is minimal. There isn't really any sort of build up to anything massive, it just simmers and unravels.
Paul and Julian are such a toxic pairing and Paul's codependency is alarming (how did his parents not step in earlier?). There was a constant tension between the two and you just know the relationship was going to result in something worse. It was like watching a car crash. I couldn't honestly say that I liked Paul or Julian. The one dark academia trait that was there from the start was that the main characters are pretentious and/or arrogant.
The book is written well and you never forget that, even though it's written from Paul's perspective, these characters are basically just kids. That said, their relationship is just so intense. From about 100 pages in, I was just wanting them to leave each other but then I thought if they're together it just contains the toxicity to these two people instead of poisoning others.
The book is slow paced and the plot is minimal. There isn't really any sort of build up to anything massive, it just simmers and unravels.