Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league in this steamy dark academia romantasy, the first in a young adult duology from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.
Raven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends' plans for a future studying the arcane together begin crashing down.
Until they decide to steal an education.
Getting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the administration's watchful eye. In the quiet of night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more.
But like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk its claws into Sibylline, killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the key to saving the institution from wreckage . . . if they don't wreck one another first.
| ISBN: | 9798217238538 |
| Publication date: | 3rd February 2026 |
| Author: | |
| Publisher: | G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Sibylline |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+ Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league in this steamy dark academia romantasy, the first in a young adult duology from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.
Raven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends' plans for a future studying the arcane together begin crashing down.
Until they decide to steal an education.
Getting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the administration's watchful eye. In the quiet of night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more.
But like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk its claws into Sibylline, killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the key to saving the institution from wreckage . . . if they don't wreck one another first.
features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
is available in Paperback, Hardback, Book, Board book, Ebook,
was written by and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Sibylline series
£10.79