{"id":3601,"date":"2025-07-19T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2025-07-19T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:05:00","slug":"arcana-academy-by-elise-kova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3601","title":{"rendered":"Arcana Academy by Elise Kova"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arcana Academy<\/strong> by Elise Kova<\/a>
on July 22, 2025
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Fantasy \/ Dark Fantasy<\/a>, Fiction \/ Fantasy \/ Romance<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Fantasy<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 576
Format:<\/strong> ARC<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

Step into a world of dark academia, dangerous magic, and sizzling slow-burn romance in Arcana Academy<\/em>, the gripping first installment in Elise Kova\u2019s new romantasy series.<\/p>\n

\u201cFake fianc\u00e9s. Forbidden magic. Tarot cards that bite back. Welcome to Arcana Academy.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n

Clara Graysword is no stranger to survival\u2014she\u2019s made a living using her rare talent to ink magical tarot cards, a crime that earns her a lifetime prison sentence. But just when her future looks bleak, she\u2019s offered a way out: a false engagement to the enigmatic Prince Kaelis, headmaster of Arcana Academy. Thrust into a world of arcane secrets, political scheming, and forbidden power, Clara must walk a fine line between playing her part and protecting her heart.<\/p>\n

This book was such a delight to get lost in. Imagine a darker, more mature Hogwarts full of court politics and morally gray characters, and you\u2019ll start to get the vibe. The tarot-based magic system is incredibly unique\u2014I\u2019ve never read anything quite like it. While it took a moment to grasp (pro tip: check the glossary in the back!), I found myself fully invested as the rules of the world began to unfold.<\/p>\n

Clara and Kaelis have that delicious kind of tension that keeps you flipping pages, rooting for them one minute and questioning everything the next. Their chemistry is electric, and the slow build is so well done. The supporting cast is just as compelling\u2014layered and mysterious, with storylines that add depth and intrigue without distracting from the main plot.<\/p>\n

The court drama? So good.<\/em> Twists, secrets, and betrayals kept me on the edge of my seat. By the final chapters, I couldn\u2019t turn the pages fast enough. And now that I\u2019ve reached the end, I\u2019m already mourning the wait for book two.<\/p>\n

This is a story that pulls you in bit by bit until you suddenly realize you\u2019re completely obsessed. I already know I\u2019ll be re-reading it to soak in all the details I missed the first time. If you love academy settings, high-stakes magic, and characters who walk the line between light and shadow, Arcana Academy<\/em> will absolutely enchant you.<\/p>\n

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group \u2013 Del Rey, Random House Worlds, Inklore | Del Rey for the eARC of this incredible read!<\/p>\n

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Arcana Academy by Elise Kova on July 22, 2025 Genres: Fiction \/ Fantasy \/ Dark Fantasy, Fiction \/ Fantasy \/ Romance, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Fantasy Pages: 576 Format: ARC Buy on Amazon Goodreads Step into a world of dark academia, dangerous magic, and sizzling slow-burn romance in Arcana Academy, the gripping first installment in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}