The Afterdark
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror
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E. Latimer
Queer horror at a boarding school with a Lovecraftian twist in this new YA novel from E. Latimer, author of the acclaimed The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray.Northcroft is an elite boarding school with a deadly secret. Each night as the bell tolls and the shutters slam down, cutting off the outside world, the Afterdark descends, turning the surrounding old growth forest into a macabre copy of itself. A negative photograph crawling with horrors.Evie Laurent is certain of one thing from the moment she sees Holland Morgan on the front steps of Northcroft: she wants to know everything there is to know about her. But there are some things about Evie herself that are better kept secret. Especially the fact that she let her sister drown. And that it's getting harder to ignore her dark impulses . . . Holland Morgan knows falling for Evie is just one more terrible choice in her long history of terrible choices. The problem is, she's not sure she cares.As attraction turns slowly to obsession, they find themselves playing a dangerous game. Something out there is calling to each of them. Beckoning to the shadows within.Do they fight the call and protect one another, or answer and embrace the darkness?
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Author
E. Latimer
Pages
400
Publisher
Random House
Published Date
2025-01-07
ISBN
1774882248 9781774882245
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"I mostly read this because I just wanted a bloody, creepy dark academia with no focus on sadness or commentary, just pure darkness, and what better than an obsessive relationship? My main issue though, was the amount of on-and-off with the relationship and ignorance, but it made sense- at least they acknowledge that their relationship is semi-obsessive. Which it definitely is. I also didn’t like how it took so long for the characters to get an explanation for what the Afterdark was, because I already knew about it from the blurb, and it was being hidden for too long. But the intensity of this was good- from the passionate kisses to constant twists and paranoia. And that ending was totally unexpected, and not in a way that it felt out of place. This had some technical difficulties, but if you love dark academia with great atmosphere, intense moments, and characters who love each other so much that they could rip each other apart, this is a good recommendation. "
Isabella Quinn