Arcana Academy

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When I first read the synopsis for Arcana Academy I knew I was going to be hooked. In an academy for tarot wielding magic users, our main character Clara is on the hunt for answers while also caught in a fake engagement with her enemy, the broody Prince and headmaster of the school, Kaelis. We are immediately immersed into Clara’s world, Eclipse City and Halazar prison where she serves a lifetime sentence for illegally inking cards.

We follow her as she is entered into the Arcana Academy, struggling with the high stakes challenges posed with her own private scheming leaving her unsure of who to trust.

I loved the world that Elise Kova created. The inventiveness of tying the magic system to tarot cards is unique but also central to the overall shaping of the story. I look forward to what the cards may have in store for us in future books. The relationship between Clara and Kealis is deliciously slow burning, with Clara not sure whether she can trust her betrothed prince and their plans together while gradually starting to fall for him.

The build of tension between them had me kicking my feet with glee whenever there was any payoff. The final pages of this book arrived far too quickly and the closing scenes had me wishing I could use magic myself - to turn back time and read it again, or speed along the next book so I could continue reading.

A brilliant recommendation for any romantasy fans and for those that like their books to have dark, magical academia vibes. 

About Arcana Academy

Claim your destiny in the hottest new Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling fantasy romance, in which a magical tarot card wielder lands herself in a fake engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy.Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of magic. But when she is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for illegally inking tarot cards, it seems her luck has finally run out.Until Prince Kaelis offers her an escape - for a price.In exchange for her life, Clara must pose as Kaelis' bride-to-be and a student of the elite Arcana Academy. There, she and Kaelis will conspire to steal a powerful card from the king and use it to bring his tyrannical rule to an end.Clara soon discovers that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world . . . and heart? Or will she steal the magic for herself?TROPESFake engagement Slow burn ???Enemies to lovers ??Forced proximity Magical school Morally gray Girlboss x cold royal x

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