Book: An Arcane Study of Stars
Author: Sydney
J. Shields
Pages: 501
Date(s)
Read: June 25th, 2026 to August 7th, 2026
Date
Published: April 28th, 2026
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Dark Academia, Romantasy
Characters: 5/5
Writing style: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover: 3/5
Format: Hard Cover
Date Bought: July 6th, 2026
Book Cost: 14.59
Review:
An Arcane
Study of Stars is a well-written dark academia that actually revolves around
the school instead of using it as a background drop.
In An
Arcane Study of Stars, Claudia enters an otherworldly school to escape an
arranged marriage to an 80-year-old. There she bargains with a God, solves a
murder mystery, falls in love, and makes friends.
I really
enjoyed the found family aspect; the characters are lovable, and I enjoyed
their interactions. I was as invested in the side characters as I was in the
main characters. The sexual tension between Cassius and Claudia is delicious;
if you love some BDSM, you're really gonna root for this relationship.
The only
problems I had with this book is that there's no real halfway point between
rivals to lovers. They go from avowed enemies to lovers in one fell swoop. It
feels very sudden. I also got very little world-building from this world and
the world Claudia comes from.
That being
said, I loved this novel and the ending is a chefs kiss.
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