Malevolent Bones: A Dark Academia Romantasy (Bones and Shadow Book 2)

Name: Malevolent Bones: A Dark Academia Romantasy (Bones and Shadow Book 2)
Author: Jules D'Or

Jules D'Or

Book 2 in the Bones and Shadow (Jules D'Or) series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Bones, shadow, and gothic magic deepen in this darker romantasy continuation. For readers who crave macabre atmosphere, escalating danger, and a brooding love interest, this leans into morbid beauty and forbidden pull. The mood is shadowed and tense, the romance dangerous and slow to ignite. Best enjoyed after the first book, when the stakes sharpen and the chemistry turns truly perilous beneath the academy's dark spires.

At a glance

Malevolent Bones is book 2 in Jules D'Or’s Bones and Shadow (Jules D'Or) series; to read in order, start with Malcroix Bones Academy. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for dark academia romance. Among 191 rated dark academia romance books, 28% are less dark and 56% less spicy. Tagged tropes include slow burn, enemies to lovers and forbidden romance. 3 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance Morally Grey MC Possessive-Obsessive MC Slow Burn

Book details

Published: January 2026

Malevolent Bones spice level

Malevolent Bones is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate