Paul Inster, a brilliant, insane Columbia college student majoring in English with an undisclosed minor in knives, is in love with graduate student, Tracy Iridio. Seeing her in the library every day, he mistakenly believes she is in love with him and that she is a goddess, Teresa. In fact, the two have never met, and she does not know who he is. When, for the first time, he sees her with her boyfriend, classical history professor Larry Post, Paul sets out to destroy Larry via a campaign of terror. As the campaign mounts, Larry, mystified, tries to figure out who is attacking him and why. Through a series of surprises and confusions, the campaign escalates to murder! This book was definitely a bit out there! It had suspense, murder, mystery, intrigue, and interesting characters! The story was a bit weird and different! It wasn’t really my kind of book but still worth reading! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

This one is straight-up obsessive and chilling. Think dark academia with a fatal twist. Paul, a Columbia student, becomes fixated on Tracy, a mysterious grad student—and that obsession spirals into pure madness. The tension builds slowly and then hits you hard: delusions, stalking, and the kind of unraveling that makes you whisper “oh no” while turning the page. It’s smart, unsettling, and beautifully written—perfect if you like your thrillers a little more literary and a lot more twisted.