The Library at Hellebore
Readers rate it 3.4 (34 on Hardcover)
218 pages · Released Jul 22, 2025 · Tor Nightfire
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This is a dark academia horror novel marketed to young adults but with mature content that skews older teen. The story involves kidnapping, cannibalism, and graphic gore as central plot elements, with genuine survival horror and psychological tension. While it explores themes of cooperation and resilience, the pervasive violence and disturbing imagery make it best suited for mature teens who seek horror, not younger YA readers.
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AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the prem... AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers. Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told after she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled. But the Institute is more than just a haven for monsters. On graduation day, the faculty embark on a ravenous rampage, feasting on their students. Trapped in the school’s cavernous library, Alessa and her surviving classmates must do something they were never taught: work together. If they don't, this school will eat them alive... Also by Cassandra Khaw: The Salt Grows Heavy Nothing But Blackened Teeth A Song for Quiet Hammers on Bone The Dead Take the A Train (co-written with Richard Kadrey) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction
- Unloveable Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- dark
- Plot driven
- Gory
- Not Diverse Characters
- Character driven
- tense
- mysterious
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ISBN 9781250877826 · Tor Nightfire