Ines Murrow arrives at Catherine House, a secretive college in rural Pennsylvania, where students spend three years without leaving the grounds or seeing family, with a promise of a bright future after graduation. She is a scholarship student who has secrets of her own. Elisabeth Thomas follows Ines as she gets to know her roommate Viv, a charismatic classmate, and a boy named Baxter, while odd things happen at the college: strange classes, unexplained deaths and a mysterious program of research. The mood is cold and suspenseful, and the story slowly reveals what the school really wants.
Fans of dark academia and Gothic suspense who like unsettling campus stories will enjoy it. It's best for readers who appreciate atmosphere over fast action.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
