Book guide
A Darker Mischief
A secret society offers an outsider everything he wants—then asks what he is willing to sacrifice.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceTragic love storyQueer RomanceTragic love storyQueer RomanceLGBTQ+Queer RomanceDisabled repYoung AdultTragic love storyYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultDisabled repYoung AdultBoarding schoolYoung AdultIdentity crisisThrillerConspiracyThrillerKidnappingThrillerSecret pastMysterySecret pastContemporary FictionTragic love storyContemporary FictionLGBTQ+Contemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionDisabled repContemporary FictionIdentity crisis
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About A Darker Mischief
Poor, queer, and newly arrived from Mississippi, Cal Ware feels invisible among the privileged students of Essex Academy. Discovering a powerful campus society seems like a chance to remake himself and finally belong. But its initiation rituals become increasingly dangerous, forcing Cal to question whom he can trust and how much of himself he will surrender for acceptance.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- kidnapping
- confinement
- violence
- bullying
- homophobia
- classism
- toxic relationship
- gaslighting
- mental illness
- drug abuse
- self harm
- sexual content
- cancer
- child death
- suicide attempt
- sexual assault
