Mortui vivos docent.
The dead teach the living.
After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.
Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest, most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it’s rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before. Those whose bones are said to make up the island’s white sandy shores.
And restless ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity.
Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He’s also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years, like me. Except, his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.
I crave his authority.
He aches for redemption.
Together, we’re toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts.
For the dead have much to teach, and it’s only a matter of time before Dracadia’s most depraved secret is resurrected.
Nocticadia is a standalone dark academia gothic romance.
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First line:
Lord Adderly had seen plenty of death in his lifetime.
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Source:
Source:
Kindle Unlimited
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Rating:
4.25 parasites out of 5
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I devoured this book. The atmosphere, the mystery, the characters, I loved all of it. However, I just wanted more from the ending and the romance. The slow burn angst was sooooo good. But Lilia got really annoying once she and Devryck got together. The story became about the romance and the research seemed to fall to the wayside, almost forgotten. I also was just hoping to get more out of the ending. It felt tidied up too quickly and I wish there were some storylines that were explored more. I also wanted more involvement form the secret societies we have make appearances in the book.
The vibes of this book at *chef's kiss*. It has angst, suspense, mystery. I also loved Lake's depiction of the parasite and the prion disease. This gothic romance is definitely a must read!
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