Dark Academia and the Elements of Fiction

Julia and Victoria step into their English Teacher Mode™ to review the elements of fiction from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s dynamic debut book, the dark-academic thriller Ace of Spades.

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Recommendations:

Gossip Girl TV show

Get Out film

Not Me TV show

Elite TV show

Moonlight film

Ace of Spades playlist on Spotify

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“Yurrassic Park” by John Manuel Arias in F(r)iction issue 16

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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