Nocticadia

By: Keri Lake

Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter

Mortui vivos docent. The dead teach the living.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.

Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores.

And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He's also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years like me. Except his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he'd devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.

I crave his authority.

He aches for redemption.

Together, we're toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts.

For the dead have much to teach, and it's only a matter of time before Dracadia's most depraved secret is resurrected.

Nocticadia is a standalone dark academia tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.

©2023 Keri Lake (P)2024 Podium Audio

DAMN!- get the book,get it now!

Holy fucking flying toaster strudel on a Tuesday! THAT was a bomb ass book! Seriously I’m rating that as easily the best book this year( and I go through TONS of books. I have Amazon audible and Everand. My audible list by itself has about 910 books…so you know…I’m pretty confident about book quality). I freaking LOVED. This book!!! I listened to the entire thing start to finish(ya I’m a crazy insomniac but still!) and I can honestly say; it never once lost my attention.
If you were interested enough to skim the reviews- just buy it . So ,soooogood! Well written, unique original plot, awesome dual narration with male and female POV. NOT another stupid angsty college “young adult” smut party romance. This book is leagues above every other dark school romance ( with the possible exception of dark notes by Pam goodwen and misbehaved- both books are excellent choices to check out after this)The detail and realism, amazing world build, fresh creepy idea, amazing characters with distinct personalities…. This is a college secret society, corruption of the rich and powerful, plot twist, dark gothic horror forbidden student teacher romance. Special props to the author for writing a book with sinister secret societies…that you can actually believe! As crazy and out there as the plot is, I can absolutely imagine being right there! It comes across as very legit credible believable. If all that wasn’t enough…the sex…omfg….ummm new panties please… mine seem to have melted off! It starts a bit slow but man oh man does she deliver with the heat! Honestly Im pretty jaded at this point. It takes a lot to catch my interest let alone hold it to the exclusion of everything else. Ok at this point I’m just rambling. I have been awake all night and my brains a mess. Stop reading reviews and get the book. It’s more than worth it for those delicious sex scenes alone! Just be sure you can go somewhere you won’t be interrupted ( for the safety of your spouse or roommate- you will absolutely want, and potentially try, to kill them) make sure you have some good long lasting earbuds! Trust me you won’t want anyone overhearing 😏😉😉🫦! Last but not least, and trust me in this, don't forget to bring some extra underwear ! Buy the book and get ready for the inevitable panty monsoon that will soon be soaking your lingerie( crude, yes…tmi, probably….true? Oh ya😁😉👍🏻👍🏻)!

EVERYONE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO THIS

Ahhhhhh I love this story so so much & to hear the narrators bring it to life IS EVERYTHING!! The angst, thrill & emotions they portrayed was *chefs kiss* amazing story & audio.

One of THE best dark romances!!!!

This story kept me interested the whole time! And the narrators were absolutely PERFECT!!!! Highly recommend

One of the best books I’ve ever listened to

Loved everything about this book from the spice to the plot to the surprise. Chefs kiss

😍

On my top 10 books of 2024😍No notes. Just perfect. Perfect romance, perfect plot and perfect voice actors

Yes!!

If Haunting Adaline was too much for you, this is PERFECT!!!! I loved this book!

That was fantastic!!!

The Narrators truly brought this story to life and it was soooooo good!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

"You're the first thing I've felt in years, Lilia. All I want to do is touch you."

Keri Lake has done it again with Noctacadia!! It’s a riveting dark gothic romance mixed with academia to create complete perfection!

The plot to this story in itself was very unique. There was a scientific piece that brought a complexity unlike most others with so many mysteries to unravel. This book sinks its claws in to you from the start and refuses to let go until you’re turning the very last page, and even then, I wanted more!

Professor Bramwell, otherwise known as Doctor Death, has had so many tragedies in his past making him who he is today, a cold and withdrawn male with no feelings. He has a genetic disease that doesn’t allow him to feel physical touch which only adds to his cold untouchable nature.

Lilia is a strong, smart and determined young lady that lost her mother a few years back and questions what she believes she witnessed that day. She captures the attention of a professor at her school, earning her a full scholarship to the elite Dracadia University, where a specific project matching her mother’s symptoms is being researched. She is determined to reveal her mother’s true cause of death.

When Lilia and Bramwell meet, they both try to ignore the intrigue they have with each other but it’s relentless. This romance is a torturous slow burn with intense passion that will absolutely consume you!

“And so the moth befriended the flame.”

Overall great book

I really enjoyed this one. First of all the narration fantastic. Stella Hunter is one of my favorites.

This book is a bit gory (it's in the content warnings). It was a very intriguing mystery throughout. I'm not usually a fan of teacher/student but I felt like it was done really well in this case. First of all it's a college setting. Second it was not insta-love. This is a SLOW burn (So worth it though). I liked that the MMC showed actual hesitation. The FMC is intelligent and well written which sadly seems rare in romance. I liked the main characters and the plot was thick.

Such a great listen

It’s always hard to find an audio book that captures my attention, but the narrators did an amazing job. I felt immersed into the story! Perfect slow burn, tension and spice without being over the top! A good amount of plot twists that I didn’t see coming! Highly recommend!

What the ending!!!!

Okay I flippin love this book. The slow burn. The forbidden romance. The mystery. The dark feel, secret society, crazy touch her and die lover. It’s all there in a perfectly packaged dark ivy league school. I am definitely team Dr. Death 🥵