Yale University has many secret societies with their own rituals, mysterious missions and in some cases, headquarters known as "tombs." For Crime Reads, Derek Millman writes about getting access to the binder of one group and how this inspired his latest YA novel, "A Darker Mischief." For more information on these societies, read the Atlantic story in the second link (may be paywalled).
I saw some of his art online and thought it looked like “Invisible Hands” from Liquid Television, which I LOVED. Same artist! This didn’t have quite the same level of twisted, creepiness as that animated series, but I was so happy to find his work in comic form. There’s more too.
Written like bad streaming TV: mandatory "plot twists" clumsily done, artificially draws things out, a rushed final episode, and introducing a shadowy character in the last shot to laugh menacingly.
Frustrating, like most #DarkAcademia books. It’s got some interesting ideas and moments, but the writing doesn’t sustain them. The magic system and world-building are underdeveloped. Is it a rule that magic users are assholes?
This was on a list of #DarkAcademia recommendations. And with POC? I borrowed it from the library with a quickness. But I kept waiting for the magic and instead got a #GossipGirl vibe. I watched the original TV show, so I'm not hating. This book just wasn't what I expected.
Which is a shame because I would normally be into a story about the only two Black kids at a private school. Categorize 👏🏽 books 👏🏽 properly 👏🏽
I really wanted to like this. And I did until just after Robin gets into Oxford. Maybe it’s because so much resonated with my own life & studies, I didn’t need to be lectured to as much as he did—I get it, girl. My frustration may just be disappointment in my younger self. What is going on with editors these days? It did NOT need to be this long. The magical system rooted in translation was pretty cool. #DarkAcademia fails me again.
I realize now that I have no idea what #DarkAcademia is as a genre (see my journey in this thread). This is supposedly the best example. Magic really isn’t part of it.
This book isn’t for me. Outside of my mistaken expectations, the characters are assholes (a requirement!) and it went on way too long. The writing at the start made me take notice—Tartt can write—but I just didn’t care for her world and its people.