- Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dark Academia
- Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publish date: November 4, 2025
- Number of pages: 544 pages
- Author’s website: https://tigestgirma.com/
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Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss.
Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and broken Uxlay University’s most sacred law by inviting elusive rogue vampires, the Nefrasi, into Uxlay.
Trapped with a violently unstable vampire, and reeling from her sister’s return, Kidan wields her anger like a weapon. She vows to master her house and protect the sacred artifact hidden inside, even if it means forging an alliance with the depraved leader of the Nefrasi, Samson Sagad—and betraying Susenyos.
A dangerous new philosophical text seems to hold the answers and promises the very thing Kidan has control. Even as the dark pages consume her, Kidan knows no soul at Uxlay is trustworthy—least of all Susenyos. For Kidan and Susenyos, the lines of loathing and attraction may blur, but the quest for power rules them both. And neither is willing to surrender.
As devastating secrets resurface from the past, Kidan and her sister, June, must finally confront each other and take their rightful places in the looming war.
Rating: 4.75/5
We are back at Uxlay Academia and the incredible world-building continues. Expanding on Immortal Dark, Kidane Adane is simultaneously learning more about house law, falling more in love with her companion and dangerous vampire (Susenyos Sagad), and still reeling from the shocking conclusion in the first book.
I love how this book uses four characters’ points of view to slowly reveal to the reader shocking twists and turns. Despite the length, multiple mysteries keep us engaged and in suspense. The ending did seem abrupt (and devastating), but I know it’s to set up for the final book in this trilogy. And anyone eager for some tender and heated moments between Kidane and Susenyos will be well fed.
Have you read this book? What are your thoughts? I’d love to know!
I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Colored Pages Book Tours (@coloredpagesbt) and The Novl (@thenovl) . This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary.
Musings by Michelle 