
Gothic architecture. Candlelit study sessions. Finding a body belonging to one of the student body. This is dark academia, the high school experience that we all secretly wish we had. While not all of us were privileged enough to live this fantasy (or escape it without copious student loans) these authors were gracious enough to give us all the dark academia drama without any of the actual scholastic mortal peril. Here are some of the 10 best dark academia fantasy books on the syllabus.