by Tomi Adeyemi
First published 2026
Emery arrives at Dartmouth with a simple plan: keep her scholarship, take her medication, and hide her past. Then she meets Roux, a captivating girl who leads an exclusive group called The Sirens. These beautiful women live in luxury, throwing secret parties and making their dreams reality. Roux's stepbrother Eli adds another layer of complexity to Emery's new world. The Sirens were once outcasts like Emery, but Roux transformed their lives completely. When Roux invites Emery to join them, the offer proves impossible to resist. Emery will sacrifice anything to become a Siren, even if the price is her own life. This dark academic thriller explores the dangerous allure of belonging and the lengths one woman will go to claim her place among the powerful.
Genres: contemporary, adult-fiction, thriller, psychological-thriller, dark-romance, dark-academia
Vibes: atmospheric, dangerous, dark, intense, seductive, suspenseful
Tropes: dangerous-allure, found-family, manipulation, secrets-and-lies
Setting: Dartmouth
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Content warnings: addiction, mental-illness