This book was such an interesting mystery romance! I loved the gloomy vibes from the coastal town and the university, it was easy to feel immersed in this world. Salem was a really lovable character and I loved seeing her grow as a person and find people who made her feel seen and loved. At first, I wasn’t that interested in the romance but when Caz and Salem really started to grow closer, I LOVED them!! They matched each other so perfectly and I loved how they were equally obsessed with each other!

My main concern was the way the mystery was wrapped up. There was a great build up throughout the book but the climax felt flat to me. I expected to have a bigger reveal at the end and I wished everything around the secret societies was more explained.

The epilogues were so cute! Fans of RuNyx will definitely enjoy this!

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.

RuNyx never misses. Thanks to Ru and Netgalley for the e-ARC and ALC of this book. To be able to read and listen along at the same time was a TREAT.

Salem is perfection. She's so smart and curious and careful. She finds a body on the beach and we find out that she's in school for forensics, and the study of dead bodies is where her interests lie. I loved getting to know her. Her quirks, her peculiarities. I loved that she finds a found family, and love, and doesn't have to feel like she doesn't belong.

Caz is... well he's the Enigma right? She meets him on the beach, where he's sketching the body and she senses this darkness in him, that calls to her own. He's so passionate and protective and fierce and possessive and everything I want in a MMC. Especially written by Ru!

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐚𝐦. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐲? 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐟*𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝.”

Both characters have lost someone and come to the university of Mortimer to discover it's secrets.

So in this old castle turned university, we have secret societies, murder mysteries, and shady professors.

Salem and Caz's relationships starts as a push and pull, but then becomes explosive. You'll never think of an alter in the woods or a PENCIL in the same way ever again.

I absolutely loved the mystery and the twists and turns but I adored the way that Salem finds herself in this book. Between finding love and finding the friends she's always wanted, Salem as a character will make anyone that's ever felt like they could never have those things believe it's possible. And that's the beauty of this book.

𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

💥 Pub Date: 4/29/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

• dark romance mystery
• heavy themes like grief and loneliness
• dual POV

This book and its story drip with atmosphere. Our FMC is so complex and interesting. I switched it up between the physical and audio versions... the narrators were excellent!! (As a side note, I highly recommend Gothikana by this author, too. A big 5 ⭐️s from me!)

🗣 Thank you to netgalley and macmillan.audio for the opportunity to read and review this book via both gifted eARC and audio! All opinions are honest and my own.

No one does dark academia like mother Ru. NO ONE and Enigma was everything I hoped it would be 🥹 it was dark and mysterious and secretive and seductive and atmospheric.

UGH I wish I could go back and read it for the first time again. Salem attends Mortimer University with a goal in mind - figuring out what happened to her sister, who died there under very mysterious circumstances 👀 and it’s there where she meets Caz, who himself is also very mysterious and very vexing!

I loved these characters together and on their own. Salem is determined and loyal and freaky smart and has her very own murder board lmao. Caz is obsessive and possessive (which we love via fiction lol) he’s also stubborn and unyielding in his pursuits. Is he going to help her or hinder her?

The setting is perfection and you guys know I eat up secret societies so this was bound to be the perfect book for me. It was amazing and I hope that you’re so excited 🥹

Congrats on another banger Ru!

Wow. This book was everything I could ever have wanted in a dark romance. A bright, self aware heroine, a swoony hero, and a setting full of secrets.

Salem Salazar has gone through plenty in her young life. Even though she comes from a wealthy, prestigious family, she has never felt like she fit in. Her relationship with her family is surface at best, she was betrayed by someone in a group who leaked photos of her, and she is attending the elite Mortimer University to find out why her sister died there under suspicious circumstances.

When she meets the mysterious Caz van der Waal, the attraction is immediate and mutual. Caz has plenty of secrets of his own, but he makes no secret of the fact that he wants Salem. Lust turns into a possessive and mutually distrusting relationship, scorching hot and intense, and as Salem finds out more and more about what happened to her sister and other people who also died at Mortimer, the more she wants to know what Caz is hiding.

Salem is an amazing character. She is always on guard, always examining every detail. I loved her mind, how fiercely she loves even though she has experienced so little love in return, and how she reacts at a crucial moment near the end of the book. Caz is completely taken over by Salem. His every thought is of her, he is consumed by her and despite all the things he has been though, he does not waver in his love for her.

This book has it all - I loved RuNyx's Dark Verse series and I obsessed over this story. Whatever RuNyx writes, I will read it.

Dark academia, enemies to lovers, secret societies and Ru’s beautiful ability to piece together a story that will have you emotionally invested from the very first page… what’s not to love?!

Salem and Caz are everything. The setting is everything. The mystery that built and built and then unravelled in the most satisfying way was EVERYTHING.

Ru’s done it again my friends. Absolutely hauntingly beautiful from start to finish.

This book is like Deep End by Ali Hazelwood, it’ll stay with me for a long time. I already want to reread it. It’s eery and spooky and emotional. The romance is EVERYTHING. And freaking hot. I loved loved loved the sexual tension, how their relationship was both deeply romantic and rough around the edges. Secret societies, mysterious murders, scorching romance… RuNyx delivered once again. I will miss Caz and Salem so much.

THIS BOOK!!! I was completely consumed by it. It pulled me in and did not want to let go.
Salem is on a mission to uncover the truth about her sister’s death at Mortimer University. And every step of the way she is wrapped up in danger, obsession and secrets.
Incomes Cazimer…he is broody, brilliant and absolutely maddening. I absolutely loveeee them together.
Twisted and addictive with a gothic slow burn vibe.

Enigma has a fascinating premise—dark, twisted, and full of characters who are purposefully a little unhinged… but that’s kind of the charm. It gave me similar vibes to Nocticadia by Keri Lake (though without the deeply disturbing elements—no teacher/student dynamics or serial killer love interests here). The dark academia atmosphere was done well, and I was fully on board for that aesthetic.

That said, the pacing felt all over the place. With tighter structure and better timing, so many of the story’s elements could’ve hit harder. The romance especially would’ve benefited from a slower build—more time spent letting the main characters bond over their shared eccentricities and the mystery connecting them would’ve made it feel more earned. And the ending? Way too rushed.

This book had potential, and I wouldn’t call it bad by any means—but it definitely could’ve been better.

I LOVE WHATEVER RUNYX WRITESSSSSSS. gothic, mystery, fantasy, UGH. yum. i loved this. i just had the best time

I went into this book wanting to distance myself from my emotional attachement to the DV series and give this book a full chance. and I don’t even know why I was surprised of how good the writing, the storytelling, the characters were. that’s what runyx DOES

probably my favourite thing about this book was the atmosphere and the storytelling surrounding mortimer.
beside that, the writing was really poetic and lyrical in this book. some quotes made me pause, some made my jaw dropped and some just blew my mind. I know it’s not a writing for everyone but it is for me

the plot was super interesting. runyx knows how to peak our curiosity and play with the idea of powerful secret societies. the murder mystery did take a back seat for a while and when the plot unraveled it was quite shocking yet I would have loved for it to be more explore and explained.

overall it was a really great book and it played with different subjects, morals, stories and it was entertaining to follow it all. the immersive storytelling was so uniquely done, the romance so freaking sweet and overall I recommend the book! it won’t be for everyone but if you like dark academy and dark romance give it a try!

ratings: 4.25⭐️

Thank you to RuNyx and the publishers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

There are some books that define a genre. Enigma by RuNyx creates one.

A masterpiece:
It’s impossible to describe this book without using words like haunting, gorgeous, immersive, unforgettable. But even those feel insufficient. This book defies categorisation - not because it avoids genre, but because it builds something new with its own hands. It is dark academia, yes. There’s a secret society, an unsolved mystery, a slow-burning, exquisitely beautiful romance. But all of these exist beneath something greater: an atmosphere that breathes and lives.

This is not gothic. That label, though tempting, would be misleading. It is not shadows or castles or blood or candles or roses. This is something foggier, more fluid, like sea mist curling over memory and silence. If I had to name it, I would call it salt-lit fiction or mistcore - a genre born from sea mist and ink, from longing and silence, from the sound of waves crashing against memory.

Reading Enigma felt like stepping into another world - and not one filled with fae or elaborate lore. This world was real, tangible, breathing yet still the definition of escapism for me as a reader. The atmosphere of sea mist, the mystery, the ocean air, I could feel it all and I couldn't get enough of it.

The writing:
The writing is typical RuNyx style: exquisite - lyrical, aching, intelligent. Ru writes as if every word has been carefully chosen, not only to move the story forward, but to layer it with meaning, with stillness, with breath. The setting doesn’t just exist; it surrounds not only every word in the book, but it surrounds you as a reader. As you read, you can feel the salt in the air. You can hear the waves crashing against the cliffs. You can taste the quiet. It is so rare for a book to not only tell a story but to wrap you in it. I didn’t just read Enigma - I lived inside it.

Dark academia done right:
This is dark academia done right. In a genre that has lately felt bloated with aesthetic mimicry and surface-level imitation, Enigma digs deep. It understands that dark academia isn’t just about secret societies and leather-bound books - it’s a feeling. A hunger. A haunting. And the only way to write it convincingly is to either live it or study it intimately. RuNyx, clearly, has done both.

You can feel her knowledge, her love of the genre, her understanding of what makes it beautiful and brutal. And more than that, you can feel that it came from her soul. This book doesn’t just imitate dark academia - it revives it. I had almost given up on the genre entirely, exhausted by repetition and aesthetic over substance. But this book reignited everything I ever loved about it - and somehow offered more. It reminded me why I fell in love with it in the first place.

The Plot:
At its heart, Enigma is a mystery. But not just one of death and secret societies - it's a mystery of the self. Of grief. Of legacy. Of what’s left behind when the people we love disappear. Salem arrives at Mortimer University searching for answers about her sister’s suspicious death. Caz is already there, mourning his brother. Two broken people drawn to the same haunting place, pulled by the same unanswered questions. But what they find there is so much deeper.

There’s a secret society. There are puzzles, cryptic riddles, eerie symbols, and the ever-present atmosphere of the sea. The mystery was crafted so carefully that I never once felt lost - even when the characters did. It’s layered, intricate, with reveals that feel earned and moments that make you physically still. It’s smart without being pretentious, dark without drowning in itself. Every page felt like peeling back another layer - of the society, yes, but also of Salem and Caz.

It’s a story about death - but even more than that, it’s about what comes after. What we choose to do with the grief. Who we become in the wreckage. A major theme in this book is "remember to live" and that's definitely what I took away from it.

Salem: For the misunderstood girlies
Salem is one of the most unforgettable characters I’ve ever read - endearing, deeply odd and fiercely brilliant. She is, in every sense of the word, an enigma. It’s no coincidence that the book bears that title. Salem is the book. She is its soul, its silence. The fact that the very name of the book speaks to both her and Caz is just another testament to how perfectly crafted every detail of this story truly is.

From the first page, Salem doesn’t beg for your attention - she quietly demands it. You notice her. Not because she wants you to, but because she has a pull you cannot look away from. You notice her, which is ironic because nobody in her life ever did. Salem has always been an outcast - neglected by her parents, picked on by her sister, ostracised by those who didn’t know what to make of her sharp mind and sharper silences.

Salem stopped speaking as a child through selective mutism, believing that her silence would finally make them look. That maybe if her voice disappeared, someone might finally hear her. But they didn’t. They didn’t even notice she became mute. And there is something so gutting about that quiet grief, that yearning not to be adored or praised - but simply seen. . My heart ached for her.

Salem has been fascinated by death for as long as she could remember. Not out of violence, but out of curiosity. As a child, she studied dead animals, looking inside of them, not to be morbid, but to understand. To peer into the mystery of what comes after. That alone told me who she was: someone born not just to ask questions, but to seek answers others are afraid to voice. From the prologue alone, I could just tell from 12 year old Salem, that she would grow up to be an amazing forensic scientist. That she belonged in labs and autopsy rooms, not because she’s cold or disconnected, but because she cares. Because she needs to know.

And that’s what drives her to Mortimer University - the unanswered death of her sister. The girl who called her a freak. The girl everyone adored but her. And yet, despite the cruelty and the neglect, Salem needs to understand. She needs the truth. She chases it like a calling, like oxygen. And in that search, she finds herself swept into the tangled heart of a secret society that is as dangerous as it is consuming.

But what I loved most about Salem was not just her intellect, her bravery, her obsession with the truth. It was her growth. When we start the book, Salem is a shell of a person, and over time, you get to watch her grow and accept herself. It's beautiful to see. Her growth wasn't about reinvention, though. It was about reclamation. She doesn't become someone new. She becomes more of herself. Fierce. Wild. Curious. Brilliant. Unapologetic.

She's not some tragic heroine, or a convenient genius. She's Salem. She's her own archetype. And for every girl who has ever been called too weird, too quiet, too much or not enough - Salem is for you. She is yours. You will find yourself in her, in the things she cannot say and the things she refuses to silence. I know I did.

Caz
Cazimir, my newest husband, is an artist and I need him to paint me like one of his french girls.

If Salem is water - cool, logical, reflective - then Caz is fire. He burns through every page he's on. He's chaos. He's an artist. He's unfiltered, irresistible, and HOT. But RuNyx writes him in a way that feels real, not performative. It’s not chaos for the sake of aesthetic. It’s the chaos of grief, of love, of a man trying to hold himself together through loss whilst looking for answers.

So, Caz is a painter. But we don’t get to see his art until the very end - and that choice? That restraint? It speaks volumes. Because Caz doesn’t reveal himself easily. His grief is buried under smirks and sharp words and reckless bravado. His brother died. His world cracked. And the only thing that seems to steady his universe is finding out what happened to him, and her - Salem, the girl who derails his plans and walks into the fire anyway.

Caz didn't want Salem tangled in this secret society, but of course, she went in headfirst - and he followed. He always would. I adore them. He loved her so fiercely, protectively, without trying to tame her strangeness. He didn’t want to fix her. He just saw her. And for a girl like Salem, who spent her whole life being overlooked, that kind of love is a revolution.

Caz is HOT, raw, messy, passionate, artistic. I'm obsessed. I'll never move on from him.

Final Thoughts
Enigma is unforgettable. It doesn’t belong to a shelf or a genre. It belongs to the ocean, to the fog, to the bruised hearts who’ve felt like outcasts and longed for someone to look their way and see them. It is a book made of sea mist and starlight and shadows - and I am absolutely ruined by it. I hope RuNyx never stops writing. And I hope, somehow, we get more from this world. Because one visit to Mortimer was never going to be enough.

Runyx had some how done it again. Creating the most beautifully poetic story about two very lost souls finding each other. Through space and time to create the most romantically haunting story I have read since Gothikana. The way she is able to transport you to a whole new world, with such vivid descriptions and powerful writing. The scenes unfold so perfectly in your mind until you’re there along the shores of Mortimer with them.

I absolutely love how complex these characters were. The way their backstories unfolded and we were able to see such raw characters. Some that may seem one way on the outside due to nature and childhood to who they get to be underneath.

This story had everything I was looking for. A fast paced plot with such a unique world, spice to make you sweat, a mystery to keep you in your toes until the very last chapter, an absolutely perfectly unhinged MMC that you can’t help but to immediately want more of.

I knew I would love this book from page one. The atmosphere was dark and inviting. I could get lost in this world despite all of the death. But isn’t that the point? Learning that death makes life beautiful.

I loved the pacing of this book. There was just enough breadcrumbs dropped around the mystery to be solved. And the TENSION between the characters made me flipping the pages like crazy.

Caz and Salem are definitely two sides of the same coin. Both have secrets, both have losses. Watching them grow together and slowly breaking their shell around each other was intoxicating.

Definitely a hauntingly beautiful story. The ending was satisfying as a standalone, but of course I wish there was more.

I will be sharing this review on instagram.com/cinnabunbooks on April 11th

I have been waiting on pins and needles for this book since it was announced last year!!! I’m feeling so grateful to have gotten to read this early!! RuNyx is a an incredibly talented storyteller and I swear she feels like a soul sister to me. The vibes of her books are always dark and introspective. Her writing just lights up a part of me and makes me so happy.
Enigma was amazing. I was so excited for another dark academia from RuNyx because Gothikana is one of my favorite books! Enigma is dark academia with gothic vibes and mystery. Salem Salazar is a quiet, cold person. Nothing can crack her because she’s built up walls around herself her entire life. She’s always been interested in forensics. A few years after multiple tragedies have struck her family, she is headed to Mortimer University, where the elite send their family members to get degrees and make connections. Salem is looking for answers to her sister’s d3ath. She was a student at Mortimer as well and Salem thinks a secret society has something to do with it. At Mortimer she meets Caz, the painter that everyone whispers about. They’re drawn to each other, but they’ve both got so many secrets.
I’m obsessed with both Caz and Salem, separately and together. Caz was so dark and mysterious, and so dirty 🥵 He also gave off lonely sweetie vibes and I just wanted to hug him. I could relate to Salem in so many ways. She was so stoic and strong until Caz showed her she could let her walls come down with him. I cried multiple times at them being soft together and getting the affection they both needed. The way they loved each other was so beautiful. Caz was also so possessive and that was one of my favorite parts about him! A favorite microtrope of mine is when the MMC is obsessed with the FMCs hair and touches it all the time. I loved that Caz was obsessed with Salem’s hair & the touch was used to show both passion and tenderness.
I love this book so much!!

Started off a little slow for me but picked up at about 25%. It was pretty good! I’m not a typical dark romance girlie but this one wasn’t too off the walls and I enjoyed it! I loved the legacies aspect of the school too!

I would say this is better than book 1. I was hooked with the mystery but about 50% in if not less I figured it all out. I did the interactions leading up to the steamy scenes, the foreplay, but the actual scenes were meh. Juyst felt a bit forced. And Ive said this before I just can't do instalove.

This book takes place over a year but you don't really get that. The time jumps just happen and they don't feel smooth. It just feels like the author needed the story to move on so they just do a time jump.

I"ve read almost all of this author's books but i dont know whats happening lately

Salem has always been fasinated with death. When she attends the school her sister had been murdered at, she meets some weird individuals. With the help of friends and Caz, she finally gets closure from her sister's murder.

Enigma is truly a magical whimsical story that only Runyx can masterfully craft!

I absolute love gothikana so being back in the world was an absolute treat! Prepare to fall for Salem and Caz because their connection was like no other. I cannot even describe how hauntingly beautiful Runyx can create a story and dynamic like that but it had me turning page after page. I devoured this story in a sitting and before I knew it was done and it was amazing! You have go into this story just full throttle and let it consume you. It's so unique and unlike her other books but so good! I absolutely loved the detail that she crafted the lore and story and world building with the rich history, the rituals, the gothic romance and horror like vibes that the story took you on. Salem is such a beautifully complex and crafted character that you feel a kinship with, I think on some level relatable and Caz is just the dreamiest, slightly unhinged, protective and the perfect love interest. I can say that fans of Runyx will devour this story and absolutely love it. It's amazing and a must read!

Ooooo this was a fun time. This book gives spooky, mysterious, dark academia vibes.

Salem, the fmc, is a lonely, misunderstood girl obsessed with death. After the shady death of her sister, Salem heads to Mortimer - a very old University for the elite upper class, to uncover what really happened. The school has a dark history and a darker present with a whole lot of sus deaths that have occurred at the school. There’s a secret society that seems to be behind everything but Salem has to figure out how to investigate and infiltrate the society to prove they had something to do with her sister’s death. She finds an unlikely ally in Caz - both of them know there is something dangerous going on but cannot fully trust each other to get to the bottom of it. Yet their individual darkness draws them to each other’s…

I really loved Salems character. The way that her loneliness was written about was really beautiful. I loved that she was able to find friendships and love after being so lonely she had come to terms with the fact that she would just be alone for the rest of her life.

This books is full of mystery, tension, strong characters, and dark vibes that will give you chills.

THANK YOU to the publisher for sending me this arc!