A review by girlreading
An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Dark, twisted and deeply atmospheric, with a pretty much entirely morally grey cast of characters (apart from the rats, the rates are true heroes), this totally worked for me. 

What to expect:

- Secret societies
- Rat revolutions
- Dark academia
- A unique magic system
- Magic university
- Messed up school politics
- Magic elevators 
- Really bad professors and teaching staff
- Morally grey characters
- Found (somewhat toxic) family