Arcana Academy
the spellbinding #1 Sunday Times bestselling enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance
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- 6,99 €
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- 6,99 €
Publisher Description
Claim your destiny in the hottest new fantasy romance, in which a magical tarot card wielder lands herself in a fake engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy.
Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of magic. But when she is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for illegally inking tarot cards, it seems her luck has finally run out.
Until Prince Kaelis offers her an escape - for a price.
In exchange for her life, Clara must pose as Kaelis' bride-to-be and a student of the elite Arcana Academy. There, she and Kaelis will conspire to steal a powerful card from the king and use it to bring his tyrannical rule to an end.
Clara soon discovers that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world . . . and heart? Or will she steal the magic for herself?
TROPES
Fake engagement 💍
Slow burn ❤️🔥
Enemies to lovers ⚔️💖
Forced proximity 🔒🤏
Magical school 🎇🏫
Morally gray 🖤
Girlboss x cold royal 👑 x 💙
READERS ARE OBSESSED
'A stellar start to the series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely wrecked me, in the best way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Let me tell you, this romance does BURN' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was so well crafted, and had me turning page after page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A fresh voice in an an oversaturated world of dark academia romantasy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Elise Kova is no stranger to crafting lived-in fantasy romance sagas. Here, she kicks off a planned trilogy with an epic novel that combines both a fake engagement and enemies-to-lovers arc with a playful magic system centred on battle-ready tarot cards. And it should come as no surprise that Arcana Academy is a prime example of dark academia, with professional thief Clara Graysword abruptly thrown into the scholarly elite courtesy of the royal headmaster, Prince Kaelis. His elaborate pact with her involves bringing Clara to the academy under the guise of his fiancée, which means the two will spend a lot more time together. Kova nails all the reliable romantic beats while steadily building out an inviting fantasy world for future instalments.
