August is for Gothic Studies
August Theme Reveal: Dark Academia
This August, Book Tease is heading back to school—but not the kind with football games and pep rallies. We’re enrolling in a far more interesting curriculum: secret societies, forbidden research, dragons, and professors who probably shouldn't be left unsupervised.
Expect prestigious universities with dark reputations, students asking questions they shouldn’t, mysteries buried beneath centuries of tradition, and enough academic obsession to fill an entire library. These stories are atmospheric, addictive, and just unhinged enough to make you wonder whether a degree is really worth all the danger.
Grab your syllabus, light a candle, and prepare to take notes—because August is for Dark Academia… and class is officially in session. 🕯️📚🖤
August Book Lineup
Release Date: August 4- Studies in Pathology
Nocticadia by Keri Lake
Welcome to Dracadia University, where an ambitious medical student becomes entangled with a brilliant, reclusive pathology professor while investigating a mystery far darker than anything found in a textbook
Release Date: August 11- Studies in Dracology
On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn
Welcome to Bloodwing Academy, where a defiant young woman sets out to become the first dragon rider of her kind in a world ruled by vicious vampires, dangerous rivalries, and an attraction she never saw coming.
Release Date: August 18- Studies in Secrecy
Enigma by Runyx
Welcome to Mortimer University, where a forensic science student investigating her sister's murder finds herself drawn into a world of secret societies, hidden agendas, and an attraction that may be just as dangerous as the truth she's chasing.
Release Date: August 25- Studies in Vengeance
Nightshade by Autumn Woods
Welcome to Sorrowsong University, where a young woman arrives with one goal: vengeance. But between buried secrets, shifting loyalties, and a connection she never planned for, her carefully crafted revenge begins to unravel.
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