Sci-Fi / Alien Dark Romance
Raspberry in the Dark Academy: A Dark Fantasy Slow Burn Romance Set in a Gothic Academy (The Raspberry Series Book 1)
Book 1 in the The Raspberry series · Reading order →
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Why we recommend it
A dark fantasy slow-burn set in a gothic academy, for readers who savor atmosphere, secrets, and forbidden longing. The mood is shadowed and elegant, all crumbling halls and dangerous magic, with a romance that takes its time to smolder. Expect tension that builds page by page, morally grey players, and a setting dripping with menace. Ideal for fans of dark academia who like their romance patient and their stakes high.
At a glance
Raspberry in the Dark Academy is a sci-fi romance by Aurell Storm. With 3/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness it sits mid-range for sci-fi romance (of the 403 sci-fi romance books on Readark, 47% rate lower for darkness and almost none lower for spice). Its tropes include bully, slow burn and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.
Book details
- Published
- July 2026
Raspberry in the Dark Academy spice level
Raspberry in the Dark 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
Raspberry in the Dark Academy content warnings
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- Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
- Graphic Violence
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