This book is exactly what I was expecting.
A great read with interesting characters and Shakespearian parallelisms. Really enjoyed the whole story and conflicts, the dark academia atmosphere was perfect too. The characters were a bit too snobbish but it served the story, so it wasn’t annoying.
The big reveal of “who did it” didn’t come as a surprise, but the scenes leading up to the ending were so good I didn’t mind it.
Loved the ending but at the same time it’s the one thing about the book that I found weak.

Because what was the point of James faking his own suicide? Doing that couldn’t have possibly relieved any of the guilt he was feeling. I love that he actually didn’t die, but he could’ve just not faked his death, and still get the same ending.

Would’ve liked this to be a series of books just to get more of the cozy suspenseful vibe.