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A Lesson in Love and Death: A Darkly Humorous, Slow Burn, Dark Academia, Gothic Romance (Endymion College Book 1)

W. H. Lockwood

Book 1 in the Endymion College series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Darkly humorous and unapologetically gothic, this slow-burn campus romance pairs wit with dread in equal measure. For readers who want their dark academia clever as well as creepy, expect crumbling halls, mordant banter, and a romance that creeps up like ivy over stone. Death lurks at the edges of the syllabus, but so does an aching tenderness that makes the danger feel worth every blood-stained page.

At a glance

A Lesson in Love and Death is book 1 in W. H. Lockwood’s Endymion College series. It rates 3/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark academia romance: of the 191 dark academia romance books we rate, 28% score lower for darkness and 4% lower for spice. Tropes: found family, slow burn and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
February 2024

A Lesson in Love and Death spice level

A Lesson in Love and Death 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

A Lesson in Love and Death content warnings

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  • Death of a Loved One
  • Graphic Violence

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