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- Content warnings: Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder
The Summoning of Mages
by Nadia Tate
Book 1 in Saint Elias University
Dark academia with a magic-mountain entrance exam and a friendship that anchors the whole thing.
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Length678 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Mixed
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
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- Sunshine hero
- Power imbalance
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
- Professor/mentor
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
- Intellectual connection
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Dark academia romance
- Academy / campus
- Academy / school
- Shifters
- Mountain / highlands
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Shapeshifter
- Queer
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- Atmospheric
- Bookworm/scholar
- Dark
- Character-driven
- Tense
- Engaging
- Magical
- Deadly trials
- Cliffhanger warning
- Page turner
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 678 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book