Hotlist
BookTokCreators
Hotlist

Your next great read, already waiting.

AboutPrivacyTerms

© 2026 Hotlist. Made for romance readers.

Cover of Nocticadia

Is it hot?

Nocticadia

by Keri Lake

2023 · 682 pages

Listen ↗
Dark RomanceFae / FaerieSlow BurnShifterBillionaireForbidden RomanceAge Gap
4.2Goodreads
4.3Amazon
4.1romance.io

Ratings link to their original sources; spice is sourced from romance.io, Hotlist readers, or clearly marked estimates.

Spice🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Explicit Open Door· via romance.io ↗
Buy options

Your Take

Save this to your reading shelf and teach Hotlist what your kind of hot looks like.

Before reading

After reading

Trying to decide?

Compare it before you commit.

Save this book to a Hotlist to weigh ratings, spice, tropes, and reader reactions next to your other contenders.

Search authorBuy options

Your Hotlist lens

Want a personal verdict?

Build your lens once, then Hotlist can judge whether books like this are your kind of hot.

Build your Hotlist lens

What Makes It Hot

📹 Mentioned by 1 BookTok creator

💬 Mentioned in 10+ Reddit threads

📖 192k+ Goodreads ratings

About this book

A determined young woman arrives at the notoriously haunted Dracadia University—perched on an island of dark secrets and restless spirits—determined to uncover the cure for the illness that destroyed her mother. There, she finds herself utterly consumed by Devryck Bramwell, a brilliant and brooding pathologist who teaches by night and seems equally fascinated and repelled by her relentless pursuit of answers. Their stolen moments sizzle with forbidden tension, but as they grow closer, the island's sinister past begins to claw its way to the surface, threatening to expose secrets that could destroy them both. This is dark academia at its most intoxicating—atmospheric, dangerous, and absolutely unputdownable.

AI-generated synopsis

Reading soundtrack

Listen while you read

Spotify
forbiddensmolderinggothichauntingintoxicating

Dark, haunting romance with gothic atmosphere and forbidden intensity. Mix moody indie (The National, Phoebe Bridgers), sensual R&B undertones, orchestral darkness, and industrial edge. Capture midnight tension, smoldering desire, and island mystery.

Open in Spotify

Alternate vibes

📹 Seen on BookTok

@thtgrlreadstiktok· loved it

“If you like Zodiac Academy, Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Nocticadia, quite literally put all three of those banger books together and you're gonna get this series right here.”

See all picks →

💬 Join the Discussion

Das Buch von Atrix Wolfe von Patricia A. McKillip : r/Fantasy - Reddit

r/Fantasy

Nocticadia - am I reading the same book as everyone else? (Spoiler ...

r/fantasyromance

What Keri Lake book is your favorite? : r/RomanceBooks - Reddit

r/RomanceBooks

Can anyone recommend any books taken place at an academy or ...

r/Fantasy

Can someone PLEASE please spoil Nocticadia by keri lake for me?

r/RomanceBooks

Get this book

Ready when you are.

Not quite? Search another book →
Read on Kindle →AmazonB&NBookshop
See reviews on Goodreads ↗View on Romance.io ↗
Buy