Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
So, this is a horror/fantasy about an academy for people with dangerous powers, but enrollment doesn’t seem to be optional. While I haven’t read Cassandra Khaw before, I know here books are both unusual and disturbing so I am excited to see if this is too! It’s described as being perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and The Atlas Six, and based on the synopsis, I would have to agree. This will be released on July 22, 2025.
A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and The Atlas Six who are hungry for something a little 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 when she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled.
But there’s more to Hellebore than meets the eye. On graduation day, the faculty go on a ravenous rampage, feasting on Alessa’s class. Only Alessa and a group of her classmates escape the carnage. Trapped in the school’s library, they must offer a human sacrifice every night, or else the faculty will break down the door and kill everyone.
Can they band together and survive, or will the faculty eat its fill?
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I’ve read one book by Khaw and really enjoyed it, so this is definitely on my list😁
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Her books sound so good, but I just haven’t picked any of them up yet 😬 this seems a good place to start!
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Cassandra Khaw is an author I also need to check out! Will keep an eye out for this book.
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