Tag: ya crime fiction

• A Sinister Mystery in Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 

  This dark academia is probably the darkest of my selection here. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a YA dark academia novel that not only delves into serious, heavy, and dark subjects, but criticises many sexist and elitist elements surrounding these topics, especially in an private academia institution. It is a hard-hitting read,…

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  September 10, 2025

  Crime Fiction, dark academia

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• Sue Minix’s Murder at the Bookstore Gives Cosy Mystery Vibes

  I do love a good murder mystery, but sometimes something light and cosy is good for the soul. When I read the blurb for Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix it felt like that kind of novel – quaint, a little wacky, and a decent mystery out of it. While it didn’t meet my…

  annafromuni

  August 13, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction

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