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St Andrew’s University, Scotland in the 90’s is the atmospheric setting for this page turner.
Four students entice a fifth into their inner sanctum. Although it appears that the new recruit, Finn, has little in common with the others, their shared fascination of the history of Scotland brings them together, though it is the search for the elusive beserkers drug that binds them.
Mysterious and suspenseful, with a touch of magic and the supernatural, this is the dark side of academia.
Perfectly written, with excellent descriptive prose, this book was a joy. One or two words I had to Google, but hey, every day is a school day 😉
A good, tied up ending that rounded off a belter of a story.
4.5*
Thank you NetGalley and Head of Zeus.

I enjoyed this book, an excellent dark academia novel set in the 90's England. It had great characters, and the suspense had fantastic pacing that kept me reading way past the time I should have gone to bed. I'm definitely going to read more books from this author!

I really liked this, especially the ending. There was a lot of interesting information on history and theology and even herbs which might have seemed incongruous, but somehow wasn’t. Despite the main cast of characters having little to make them in any way admirable, the author makes them work together as a fascinating group driving a twisty plot. It took me back to uni days and all the w*nkers who think they are special, and then took it further to a very dark place.

This was a good book! I love the touch of magic/supernatural elements there. It kept me entertained and seemed entertained and I liked the characters throughout this book, and how some of them have such dark pasts and histories. It was a great thriller with lots of mystery and suspense
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!