Episode 11.6: ‘And He Shall Appear’ by Kate van der Borgh

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It’s already time for the finale of season eleven! This season has truly flown by and we’re hoping to send it off with another brilliant 2025 release.Kate van der Borgh’s debut novel, ‘And He Shall Appear’, has been recommended for fans of ‘The Secret History’ and ‘Saltburn’ so hello, that’s us! It sounds like a deliciously dark and addictive read and in this episode we have a look to see how well it matches up to our Dark Academia framework.In this episode we discuss:The power of secondary charactersThe reinvention of the self, especially at universityCampus novels

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