SIBYLLINE

A dark academia romantasy about three teens who infiltrate the magical ivy league, for fans of The Atlas Six, A Deadly Education, and Ninth House.

"Thank you for your application to the illustrious Sibylline University. As the oldest, and only, school to teach the arcane arts, we have very high standards for admission. Unfortunately, we had a very rich applicant pool this year and are unable to offer you a spot in our incoming class."

When best friends Raven, Atticus, and Dorian are rejected from Sibylline, despite having innate magical abilities, they conspire to get jobs as staff to gain access to the exclusive education. However, Sibylline hoards more secrets than spells and something is draining students of their power, ripping them to shreds in the process. As the pressure mounts to solve the mystery and prove they belong, it becomes harder to ignore their long-buried attractions for one another. But will one of them risk the trio's friendship to make a move? And when the monster targets their own, they must make a choice that could risk destroying the school. or remake the world.

With series like Blue Bloods, Melissa de la Cruz knows how to write a sexy romance. Now in a college setting, she's turning up the dial on her YA, making this a thrilling and steamier read featuring a queer love triangle where emotions and heart rates run high. When magic can be learned if you have the right book, bookworms are at a clear advantage. With expansive world-building filled with arcane architecture and demonic invocations, this story has a practical approach to magic that will delight fantasy buffs but feel accessible to readers new to the genre. An exploration of the lengths powerful institutions will go to hide their bloody pasts, Sibylline challenges the long legacy of exclusion in schools, joining the conversation of books like Ace of Spades and Their Vicious Games.

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed books for readers of all ages, including the Blue Bloods series, the Queen's Secret duet, Disney's Descendants novels, and the Summer on East End series. Her books have sold over eight million copies, and the Witches of East End series became an hour-long television drama on the Lifetime network. She lives in Los Angeles.