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'A wondrous book' JOHN GREEN
'Funny, devastating, achingly romantic' OLIVIE BLAKE
'The freshest contemporary fantasy I've read in years' LAURA STEVEN
'Wildly creative, very funny, and searingly angry' FREYA MARSKE
'This is dark academia as it should be written' BEA FITZGERALD
'Croucher is a master of the craft' KAT DUNN
'Delicious' THE FANTASY HIVE
From instant New York Times bestseller, Nero Award-shortlisted, TikTok Book of the Year-shortlisted, and YA Book Prize-winning Lex Croucher comes your new dark academia obsession . . .
Briar always dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, the elite boarding school that's produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in history, long rumoured to be magical. Briar's best friend, Sebastian, just wanted them to stay together forever.
When Sebastian gets an acceptance letter and Briar doesn't, their relationship is shattered - until, at eighteen, Briar secures a temp job sorting through the magical junk in Temple's attic, and discovers that quiet, sensitive Sebastian, the boy they once loved more than anything else in the world, has become the villain.
| Publication Date: | 09/06/2026 |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Binding: | Paper Back |
| ISBN: | 9781399624640 |
| Categories: | Fiction Fantasy Available Upon Request |