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Malcroix Bones Academy: A Dark Academia Romantasy (Bones and Shadow Book 1)
Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy

Malcroix Bones Academy: A Dark Academia Romantasy (Bones and Shadow Book 1)

Jules D'Or

Book 1 in the Bones and Shadow (Jules D'Or) series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Bones and shadow haunt the halls of this dark academia romantasy. The atmosphere is gothic and ominous, full of cursed lessons, dangerous rivals, and attraction that thrives in the dark. For readers who love sinister academies where every classmate is a threat and every glance a gamble, this opener blends eerie worldbuilding with the charged tension of enemies bound together behind ancient stone.

At a glance

Malcroix Bones Academy is book 1 in Jules D'Or’s Bones and Shadow (Jules D'Or) series. It rates 3/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark romantasy: of the 648 dark romantasy books we rate, 34% score lower for darkness and 8% lower for spice. Tropes: forced proximity, slow burn and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Enemies to LoversForbidden RomanceForced ProximityMorally Grey MCSlow Burn

Book details

Published
October 2025

Malcroix Bones Academy spice level

Malcroix Bones Academy is rated 3/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: open door, meaning explicit scenes written plainly, but not the engine of the book. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

Malcroix Bones Academy content warnings

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  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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