Divine Oaths Book Review

Synopsis

Ninth House meets Legendborn in this thrilling dark academia novel following a new student fueled by questions about her prestigious university and the haunting answers she uncovers as her heart pulls her in two different, dangerous directions.

Westfield University was supposed to be Sianna Adu’s dream school. But just when she’s on the cusp of attending the elite academic institution hidden in Virginia’s swampland, an unexpected tragedy changes everything. In one day, Sianna loses her family and gains an extraordinary power―the ability to see lifelines and witness other people’s pasts and futures.

With all she’s lost, Sianna puts her college dreams on pause and spends her days navigating dead-end jobs and a not-so-secret crush on her coworker. But when Kasem Saint James, the undeniably handsome heir to Westfield, approaches her with a strange request, the future Sianna has long deferred becomes a dangerous new reality. Worried that her powers are now tied to Kasem, she has no choice. Fate has called her to Westfield.

At an academy where secret societies abound, connections are everything, and an ominous history―stretching back centuries―determines the future, Sianna and Kasem must piece together the past to undo a curse that binds them to each other.

With a swoony romance and jaw-dropping twists, this layered dark academia novel introduces a university where nothing is quite as it seems.

REVIEW

Hiiii! I meant to post this yesterday but I had a bit of a rough day at the hospital and it just didn’t happen.

ANYWAY, who is looking for a dark academia similar to Ninth House to kick off the -ber months?! The pacing is a bit on the slower side, and the characters are somewhat flat, but this one is a good story to slowly ease your way into the season, imo.

Thanks to Colored Pages Book Tours and the novl for the gifted copy for review!

Original publication date was 1 Sep 2026.