Title: Nocticadia
Author: Keri Lake
Genre: Dark Academia Gothic Romance
Release Date: April 25, 2023
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Mortui vivos docent.
The dead teach the living.
After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.
Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest, most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it’s rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before. Those whose bones are said to make up the island’s white sandy shores.
And restless ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity.
Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He’s also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years, like me. Except, his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.
I crave his authority.
He aches for redemption.
Together, we’re toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts.
For the dead have much to teach, and it’s only a matter of time before Dracadia’s most depraved secret is resurrected.
Renee’s Five Star Review
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
This is a dark Gothic academia romance. You will want to heed the warnings in the beginning of the book. It might contain triggers for some readers. This book is a standalone so you don’t have to worry about being left hanging at the end of the book. This is the story of Lilia and Devryck. I will go ahead and tell you that the prologue is going to leave you will the chills. When Lilia mom became sick and illness ravaged her body she swore that she would find a cure for what was wrong with her mom. She also swore to leave the city where her mother just up and left her. This is possible because of the college she gets into on an island and it is rumored to be haunted. I don’t even know that I want to tell you how this story goes. There is a huge mystery in the book and it starts out thrilling and stays that way till the very end. You will feel like you are living this student/professor story with these characters. It is a really great read. There are a lot of things to learn in this book as it is so well written the little details are fascinating. I loved reading this book and think that it is one that you do not want to miss.
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AUTHOR BIO
Keri Lake is a dark romance writer who specializes in demon wrangling, vengeance dealing and wicked twists. Her stories are gritty, with antiheroes that walk the line of good and bad, and feisty heroines who bring them to their knees. When not penning books, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and their rebellious Labrador (who doesn’t retrieve a damn thing). She runs on strong coffee and alternative music, loves a good red wine, and has a slight addiction to dark chocolate.
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