The Cloisters
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Summary
Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City， hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art。 Instead， she is assigned to The Cloisters， a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art。
There she is drawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers， each with their own secrets and desires， including the museum's curator， Patrick Roland， who is convinced that the history of Tarot holds the key to unlocking contemporary fortune telling。
Relieved to have left her troubled past behind and eager for the approval of her new colleagues， Ann is only too happy to indulge some of Patrick's more outlandish theories。 But when Ann discovers a mysterious， once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she suddenly finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power， toxic friendship and ambition。
And as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control， Ann must decide whether she is truly able to defy the cards and shape her own future 。 。 。
Bringing together the modern and the arcane， The Cloisters is a rich， thrillingly told tale of obsession and the ruthless pursuit of power。
There she is drawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers， each with their own secrets and desires， including the museum's curator， Patrick Roland， who is convinced that the history of Tarot holds the key to unlocking contemporary fortune telling。
Relieved to have left her troubled past behind and eager for the approval of her new colleagues， Ann is only too happy to indulge some of Patrick's more outlandish theories。 But when Ann discovers a mysterious， once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she suddenly finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power， toxic friendship and ambition。
And as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control， Ann must decide whether she is truly able to defy the cards and shape her own future 。 。 。
Bringing together the modern and the arcane， The Cloisters is a rich， thrillingly told tale of obsession and the ruthless pursuit of power。
Reviews
Noelani
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I had high hopes for this book， and I hate to say it didn’t totally live up to them。 The plot pace was a little slow for my liking， and it felt like it didn’t pick up until about the last 1/3， and even then I wouldn’t say it was quick。 I also didn’t find the characters particularly likable， and had a tough time connecting to them。 That said， there were things I did like about the book。 The descriptions of the surroundings at The Cloisters were beautiful and intricately detailed， and the semi-cre I had high hopes for this book， and I hate to say it didn’t totally live up to them。 The plot pace was a little slow for my liking， and it felt like it didn’t pick up until about the last 1/3， and even then I wouldn’t say it was quick。 I also didn’t find the characters particularly likable， and had a tough time connecting to them。 That said， there were things I did like about the book。 The descriptions of the surroundings at The Cloisters were beautiful and intricately detailed， and the semi-creepy gothic setting was easily set。 I was curious where exactly the story was going， and how things were going to end， especially given some ominous foreshadowing throughout the book。 Overall I wouldn’t say I found myself reaching to read this book， but the plot was interesting enough to keep me going。 。。。more
Ann
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Interesting settings - museum and academia + tarot。 Mostly enjoyed until ending when every character turned out to be unredeemable。 Real turnoff or horror story。
Tim Neill
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like 1。5？ it promised more than it delivered。 the plot was fine， i enjoyed the development as the book progressed but i was pulled out of the moment by the forced high-school level softcore lustporn。the book on loop:* interesting fact* interesting fictional plot point* how hot is XYZ i'd love it if he held me down and --- like 1。5？ it promised more than it delivered。 the plot was fine， i enjoyed the development as the book progressed but i was pulled out of the moment by the forced high-school level softcore lustporn。the book on loop:* interesting fact* interesting fictional plot point* how hot is XYZ i'd love it if he held me down and --- 。。。more
Meghan
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I liked the setting， the atmosphere of the Cloisters， and Ann's general trajectory。 I thought it dragged in the middle， and I didn't really feel what should have been Ann's sadness and desperation and need to believe in fate。 And there's no way they would have been handling those antique cards so much。 I liked the setting， the atmosphere of the Cloisters， and Ann's general trajectory。 I thought it dragged in the middle， and I didn't really feel what should have been Ann's sadness and desperation and need to believe in fate。 And there's no way they would have been handling those antique cards so much。 。。。more
Veronica
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"Contrived books always visited me in January。 Silly and poorly researched novels we somehow elevate to be more sophisticated than they actually are。 Like a quick turn of a tarot card。I should have seen it coming。 The way the author seems to have done most of her research on Wikipedia， the way the narrator keeps saying "The Cloisters" over and over again。 The way that bad plotting， very skewed view of academia and insufferable characters were going to devour us all， like the ouroboros。 Probably "Contrived books always visited me in January。 Silly and poorly researched novels we somehow elevate to be more sophisticated than they actually are。 Like a quick turn of a tarot card。I should have seen it coming。 The way the author seems to have done most of her research on Wikipedia， the way the narrator keeps saying "The Cloisters" over and over again。 The way that bad plotting， very skewed view of academia and insufferable characters were going to devour us all， like the ouroboros。 Probably from a Greek word meaning tail-devourer。" 。。。more
Amanda
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I really enjoyed this book and I'm rather surprised by all the negativity the 20-something "book tok" community is giving it。 Perhaps this is a book that requires a little more life experience to appreciate。Since I didn't know much going in， I didn't realize that the book had been advertised as a fantasy （which it is not） or as horror （which it really isn't either。） There's nothing ridiculous and supernatural in this book （unless you count the concept of "fate" which centuries of humans have tak I really enjoyed this book and I'm rather surprised by all the negativity the 20-something "book tok" community is giving it。 Perhaps this is a book that requires a little more life experience to appreciate。Since I didn't know much going in， I didn't realize that the book had been advertised as a fantasy （which it is not） or as horror （which it really isn't either。） There's nothing ridiculous and supernatural in this book （unless you count the concept of "fate" which centuries of humans have taken deathly serious。） "Dark academia" is a decent description of the sub-genre。 A subtle and quiet thriller， "The Cloisters" is less a mystery of "what happened" and more a story of "how are these people going to justify to themselves and each other what happens。" This is a wonderfully atmospheric book with just enough of the author's expertise added to make you feel familiar with the art and the historical period it discusses。 。。。more
Mrscheekymonkey
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This one wasn’t for me。 I expected more occult stuff。 So boring， this book took me nowhere。
Cynthia
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This is one of my favorite psychological suspense books of the last year or so。 Of course， it's aimed at my interests: museums， history， art， tricky careers in Manhattan。 It's sort of a valentine to certain part of the city。 The author is a smooth， talented writers and she succeeds in art of atmosphere。 The museum， low-rent apartments in Manhattan， an isolated mansion on an up-state lake -- she gets every detail right。 I thought I'd find the tarot card part irritating， but she did a great job of This is one of my favorite psychological suspense books of the last year or so。 Of course， it's aimed at my interests: museums， history， art， tricky careers in Manhattan。 It's sort of a valentine to certain part of the city。 The author is a smooth， talented writers and she succeeds in art of atmosphere。 The museum， low-rent apartments in Manhattan， an isolated mansion on an up-state lake -- she gets every detail right。 I thought I'd find the tarot card part irritating， but she did a great job of not over-doing it。 Competitive female relationships and what we will or will not do for success are both at the heart of the novel。 As well as -- how much control do we have over our own fates？ 。。。more
Maddy
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Honestly the reviews aren’t great but this book was exactly what I expected and wanted without being actually predictable。
Ellen
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Having worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the ten years that Walter Hoving was director， and spent a fair amount of time up at the Cloisters， I really wanted to like this book。 For the most part I did not。 Although there is background information about the MMA and the Cloisters as well as basic foundational information about Medieval art and scholarship （hence the three stars） I found the plot inconsistent， the ending unconvincing， and the last few chapters a bit slapdash。 This is nei Having worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the ten years that Walter Hoving was director， and spent a fair amount of time up at the Cloisters， I really wanted to like this book。 For the most part I did not。 Although there is background information about the MMA and the Cloisters as well as basic foundational information about Medieval art and scholarship （hence the three stars） I found the plot inconsistent， the ending unconvincing， and the last few chapters a bit slapdash。 This is neither great fiction more even close to as entertaining as a dozen other novels which take great art or artists as their backdrop。 。。。more
Margaret Dorroh
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I'm counting 'as read' because I finished 154 pages before DNFing。 Felt like I was slogging through quicksand in an attempt to like the characters and plot。 You know you're in trouble when you have to put "read Cloisters" on your To Do List。 Why was I reading it: the book was a gift from a respected friend。 I'm counting 'as read' because I finished 154 pages before DNFing。 Felt like I was slogging through quicksand in an attempt to like the characters and plot。 You know you're in trouble when you have to put "read Cloisters" on your To Do List。 Why was I reading it: the book was a gift from a respected friend。 。。。more
Mary Jean
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I had high hopes for this book because of my interest in Art History。 Unfortunately the story seemed to drag on and it wasn’t until the last 40 pages the story line kept my interest。 Definitely not a book that you won’t want to put down。
Shannon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was a tad predictable but I liked its take on classism in academia
Connie J
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This is a fantastic academic book that has a lot of twists and turns that I never saw coming。 Can a deck of tarot cards tell the future？ Is it fate or free will？
Tiffany
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Strong premise， weak execution。 The first 2/3 of the story was a drag to get through and by the time it got interesting， it was too late。
Christe Hancock
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I loved this book for the main character， The Cloisters！ It gave me insight to things I had never seen on my visit。 It is such a magical mystical place， I loved exploring them through the novel。
Courtney
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3。5。 Didn’t feel compelled to read it very fast。 Seemed like the end wrapped up quickly。 It was good， maybe better if I had read it more regularly。
Mark
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Must admit that I approached this book knowing nothing about it， although the book comes with a high degree of provenance， as author Hays has a background of working in real museums and with art。 It certainly shows in the elements that infuse this book。 This is an author who gives the impression that her characters know what they’re talking about， whether it be Tarot cards or Renaissance artifacts。The setting is wonderful。 The Cloisters – whether real or not， I didn’t know – gave a real feeling Must admit that I approached this book knowing nothing about it， although the book comes with a high degree of provenance， as author Hays has a background of working in real museums and with art。 It certainly shows in the elements that infuse this book。 This is an author who gives the impression that her characters know what they’re talking about， whether it be Tarot cards or Renaissance artifacts。The setting is wonderful。 The Cloisters – whether real or not， I didn’t know – gave a real feeling of a safe haven in the middle of New York City in the Summer。 The book begins in July and ends in September with all of the sweltering conditions and noise that this busy metropolis seems to offer。 By contrast， The Cloisters are quiet， serene， and filled with quiet alcoves and shady retreats that must be a balm for anyone uncomfortable with the climate or the noise。It is certainly something that our main character， Ann Stillwell seems to appreciate。 Coming from the remote backwater of Walla Walla， she soon revels in the wealth of material and the atmosphere therein。 Hays tells this story from her perspective， a person in need of escape from her troubled family background， who is desperately keen to make a new and fresh start in New York， working in an area of expertise that she loves。 Ann is someone who doesn’t makes friends easily， nor does she usually make much of an impression。 In fact， at the beginning of the story she is on the verge of being told that， despite expectations， there is not a Summer position for her at the Metropolitan Museum of Art。Luckily for her she is taken under the wing of Patrick Roland， the curator of The Cloisters， although the reasons for this are initially unclear。 Ann leaps at the chance to work at The Cloisters for not only is it a job opportunity， albeit just for the Summer， but also that The Cloisters is a museum quietly famous for its medieval and Renaissance collections， Ann’s area of expertise。At the Cloisters Ann meets the outwardly confident Rachel， who seems to be the opposite of Ann in most things – personality， status and wealth。 Working together， Ann finds herself desperate for Rachael’s attention but also to emulate her wealthy lifestyle。 We come to realise that this means that the story then becomes not just a story of “What Ann did next”， but also a story about ambition， social climbing and power games， especially when Ann realises how the other people around her interact。 It seems that Patrick and Rachel have a thing going – or have had in the past – but also Ann finds herself attracted to Leo， the Cloister’s full-time gardener， responsible for producing ancient herbs， plants and poisons at the Cloisters。The plot thickens when Ann discovers a deck of 15th century Tarot cards that seem to suggest that during the Renaissance Tarot divination was much more important than has previously been proved。 Like others around her she begins to question their power – can the cards define her own future？ Are they steering events towards something that is not happenstance but ordained？ Or is it just coincidence？The development of these complicated relationships and the toxic friendships that may result are much of the middle part of this novel。 The last part of the book becomes a murder-mystery when a death at the Cloisters puts all of them and their complicated histories under suspicion。 One of them just might be a murderer – but why？ And how？Whilst there are elements that seem to be remarkably convenient or coincidental for convenience， it must be said that these didn’t detract too much from the overall feel of the novel。 I did find plot points were left unresolved， though – this is not a story for those who like tidy endings。 Most of all， at the end I was left wondering whether what was told was entirely true。 The Cloisters does work on that aspect of “unreliable narrator” quite well。The importance of the Tarot cards is also intriguing， as the reader is left to decide whether they shape our destinies， can be used to determine future actions or are simply a relic from an ancient age。 It is perhaps this occult aspect of the story that genre readers may appreciate most， although in the end it is less important than it may at first appear to be。 Like a lot of things in this novel， things are rarely what they seem to be。This also applies to the characters。 I think it would be fair to say that I can see that some readers may find them unappealing， even unpleasant， and yet at the same time they have a draw that is undeniable。 As the story progresses， the point of interest seems to be whether Ann is drawn into their world or whether she is an instigator of events， something the reader is left pondering up to the end。 And it is this aspect of toxic relationships that kept me reading until the end。 It all felt rather Hitchcock-ian at the end， which is no bad thing in my book。In short， The Cloisters is a modern book set in an ancient setting for a literate and informed readership who relish moral ambiguity and complexity。 It reads very well and kept me guessing to the end。 The Cloisters lures you in， with its talk of books， ancient artifacts and shady nooks and keeps you reading until you can’t put it down。 Not my usual kind of reading perhaps， but I’m glad I did。 This is what Peng Shepherd’s The Cartographers should have been like， but sadly wasn’t。 。。。more
Maria
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I so badly wanted to read this…wanted to love it。 Spirituality， divination， tarot， medieval Italy， academia， museums， yes please…but it dragged and it was boring and honestly poorly researched subject matter。 Disappointed I wasted time on this。 At least I’m learning what kind of author I don’t want to be。
Anoud
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😐
Lila
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A deep dive into fate， fortune and free will。
Sarah Elizabeth
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Poetry and imagery。 Gorgeous。 An intoxicating book。 The ending in many ways i saw coming but the ending in essence I didn't at ALL， and it messed me up in the best ways。 All around gorgeous and a fun and beautiful， lyrical read Poetry and imagery。 Gorgeous。 An intoxicating book。 The ending in many ways i saw coming but the ending in essence I didn't at ALL， and it messed me up in the best ways。 All around gorgeous and a fun and beautiful， lyrical read 。。。more
Aly Skewes
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An interesting read about fate and free will。 Hays has drawn on the elements of the 1992 novel 'The Secret History' to create a re-imagining。 I enjoyed the emerging dynamics between the characters， however as I had previously read 'The Secret History' I could see where Hays was heading。 I would definitely recommend this novel if you haven;t read the original。 An interesting read about fate and free will。 Hays has drawn on the elements of the 1992 novel 'The Secret History' to create a re-imagining。 I enjoyed the emerging dynamics between the characters， however as I had previously read 'The Secret History' I could see where Hays was heading。 I would definitely recommend this novel if you haven;t read the original。 。。。more
Janalee
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The cloisters。 Lovely title and cover。 Hope to go there someday， it’s a real place。 This book is trending all over Instagram， and like the previous highly recommended books， they just aren’t hitting me。 Time to go back to classics， seems to be the message here。 Or anything prior to 2022。I couldn’t get on board with the power of the ancient tarot cards。 There was nothing convincing about it。 And even the whole mystery of Rachel Patrick and Leo - who was setting WHO up？ Couldn’t make sense of it。 The cloisters。 Lovely title and cover。 Hope to go there someday， it’s a real place。 This book is trending all over Instagram， and like the previous highly recommended books， they just aren’t hitting me。 Time to go back to classics， seems to be the message here。 Or anything prior to 2022。I couldn’t get on board with the power of the ancient tarot cards。 There was nothing convincing about it。 And even the whole mystery of Rachel Patrick and Leo - who was setting WHO up？ Couldn’t make sense of it。 And it wasn’t clear how the roommate really died。 Haven’t had any luck finding an online summary to give me the answers yet。 That’s how it is with these new books。 Nobody has had a chance to spoil them for everyone online - the greatest tragedy。 。。。more
Amber
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I definitely had my qualms with this one。 I also know I will not be rating a book that well when I have to go in an save quotes from the actual book just to prove my point so I will be adding those receipts at the end of my review。My two biggest complaints with this book is that it was pretentious and very slow。 By the 43% mark of the book I still didn't feel like the plot was going anywhere。 It relied on the intriguing atmosphere of The Cloisters itself along with vivid imagery of the art colle I definitely had my qualms with this one。 I also know I will not be rating a book that well when I have to go in an save quotes from the actual book just to prove my point so I will be adding those receipts at the end of my review。My two biggest complaints with this book is that it was pretentious and very slow。 By the 43% mark of the book I still didn't feel like the plot was going anywhere。 It relied on the intriguing atmosphere of The Cloisters itself along with vivid imagery of the art collection and medieval gardens。 The writing itself was great in terms of descriptions and getting the reader immersed in the setting。 It gave serious academic vibes。 However， despite being something that should be a little more spooky or darkly tantalizing it failed to deliver。 On to why I found it personally pretentious， I will also add quotes that made me face scrunch up when listening to it。 None of the characters were likable in this。 That isn't generally a problem for me except I feel as if the story was leading us to like the main character， Ann。 I felt like the plot was leading us to feel for her at times， despite her imperfections in the way that it would try to make her feel relatable and pity her。 Those attempts failed for me。 The other characters， Patrick， Rachel and Leo were all equally unlikeable in their own pretentiousness。 Even， Leo who seemed like he would be this bad boy that you can still find endearing， he was not。 Leo was this alpha male that had very little sympathy for those around him and lack of social awareness。 Our main character really was the worst though with how she was so obsessed with academia she couldn't look past her own nose。 She says in the book at one point that she had a narrow childhood just because she lives in a small town。 But what I really think she meant was that she was narrow minded。 I really couldn't look past her unsympathetic way of looking at things。 Because the book is told through her perspective， I don't think it helps this book's growing reputation for coming off as pretentious。 Then if the mystery would have been a little less predictable and a little faster paced then I think this book could have squeezed a three star out of me even with my distaste for the characters and overall stigma of academia that this book perpetuates。 Of course that was not the case and thus I have rated this a 2 stars。 I just can't get over this feeling that this was just an ok read for me。 The descriptions， atmosphere， historical elements and tarot information is what really saved it from being a one star honestly。 Now on to the quotes I hated the most from this book。 Go ahead and click away if you don't want any spoilers。 "I knew from my brief time at The Cloisters that precious items were stored in all sorts of ways。 So long as the rooms was climate controlled and protected from harsh sunlight， very little else mattered。 But， of course visitors to museums don't see works of art in that way， as functional objects to be rotated and deployed to create meaning。 They see each one as a treasure， something they imagine finding in their attic， among their family storage， something they give immense value to out of sentimentality and lack of true research。"pg。 103 Something about the way she talks about the museum visitors seems like she is looking down at them for viewing art with a sense of passion rather than a curated eye。"On the subway ride uptown， I swayed back and forth across from a group of schoolgirls crowded around a single phone， laughing and pointing at whatever was unfolding on the screen。 I could already see them fitting into their roles within the group-the smart one， the pretty one， the nervous one。 Maybe that was why I had never managed to find a wide group of friends: none of the roles fit。 And now that I was older， I wasn't plastic enough to mold myself into someone new。 New York had taught me that I no longer longed if I fit; I preferred to stand out。" pg。 210 This whole passage screams "I am not like other girls，" and is so judgmental and try hard。And then there is Leo。 He went the whole time acting like he was above it all。 Like he was some cool guy that could take whatever he wanted， because the world is shit anyways and he has never been dealt a great hand so why not take fate by the horns。 But then I started to realize what an act it all was and this line really solidified that for me，"He shrugged， 'They don't have enough to convict me，' he said。 'At least， that's what my lawyer says。 Too Circumstantial。 I'll do a few months in low security for the thefts before I make parole。 I'll work to pay off my fine。 I'm actually looking forward to it， you know。 A few months to work on my writing without interruption？ It's all the same to me if I do it here or upstate under a security guard。。。'"pg。 266 That was the stupidest thing I ever heard。 Using prison as vacation time？ If only some people were so lucky to be able to see it that way， you know？ 。。。more
Hallie
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I’m not exactly sure what I was hoping with The Cloisters。 But I’m fairly certain it wasn’t what I was expecting。 Is your fate yours to control or is everything predestined？ Ann Stilwell graduates from her small college in Walla Walla， Washington and heads East to New York for a Summer internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art。 Only to find out when she gets there her advisor is out of country。 Fearing she will have to return to her hometown with her tail between her legs， she is saved by the I’m not exactly sure what I was hoping with The Cloisters。 But I’m fairly certain it wasn’t what I was expecting。 Is your fate yours to control or is everything predestined？ Ann Stilwell graduates from her small college in Walla Walla， Washington and heads East to New York for a Summer internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art。 Only to find out when she gets there her advisor is out of country。 Fearing she will have to return to her hometown with her tail between her legs， she is saved by the curator at another museum under the Met umbrella， The Cloisters。 Once among the reassembled gothic cloister Ann finds herself entangled in the mystery and history of the tarot cards her new boss is obsessed with。 The question becomes can you control your fate if you know it or is everything set in stone？ It was hard for me to get into this book。 I found myself rereading paragraphs over and over to get them to stick。 The plot was interesting， though a few twists were predictable。 The main relationship between Ann and her research partner and new friend Rachel reminded me a lot of Nell and Theo’s relationship in The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson。 So much so you could probably make the argument this book is a retelling of that book， only no ghosts。 I definitely was expecting more supernatural but the setting amongst a museum and the scholarly world was enticing enough to make me wonder what would happen next。 I am left with a few questions at the end。 What characters knew what？ Was questioning sources less of an issue in this fictional world？ Is it less of an issue in the real world of academia？ I honestly don’t know I haven’t had any work published but I do remember it being a big deal for all my collegiate essays。 Over all it was an interesting read （though frustrating towards the end） and I would recommend it to those who like an academic setting。 。。。more
Katelynn Robinson
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This book was just not for me。 It wasn’t even a slow burn， it did not catch my attention until the last 10% of the book。 One major twist， ok maybe 1。5… but it fell short for me。 Ann has experience loneliness in her life and as an only child who loses a parent and has only rejection letters to further her career， she jumps at the chance to work for The Cloisters， a gothic arm of the MOMA in NY。 Is it fate or coinicidence or something more that brought her to this place？ Only the cards will tell。
Shelby
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If you’ve never read Dark Academia or it’s something you do enjoy but would like a plot line that’s easy to understand， this may be for you！ I found this plot line to be pretty unique in a lot of ways， this story followed Ann， who unexpectedly found herself in an internship for the summer at The Cloisters after her expected internship at the Met was not available。 At The Cloisters， she was pulled into a world of Tarot， & doing the unexpected to achieve success， discovering if life is really a ga If you’ve never read Dark Academia or it’s something you do enjoy but would like a plot line that’s easy to understand， this may be for you！ I found this plot line to be pretty unique in a lot of ways， this story followed Ann， who unexpectedly found herself in an internship for the summer at The Cloisters after her expected internship at the Met was not available。 At The Cloisters， she was pulled into a world of Tarot， & doing the unexpected to achieve success， discovering if life is really a game of fate or if the cards really do tell the future。 Unreliable main characters， divination， dark academia， & mystery this may just be the unique read you need！ I did find the plot twists to be predictable， which is why I bumped a star down， but other then that I did enjoy this！ 。。。more
Kandace Dukes
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3。5 rounded to 4。 I love the setting and the dark academia vibes， but I still have questions 🤔 The fate versus free will theme was interesting as well。
BookDrunkard
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3。5 🌟
Reference
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