# Nocticadia Deluxe Edition Hardcover by Keri Lake

Nocticadia is a deluxe hardcover edition of Keri Lake’s dark academia gothic romance. Set at a secluded island university, it follows a first-year student pursuing answers about her mother’s illness and a forbidden attraction to her professor, amid secrets and a haunting backstory.

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- Market: CA
- Language: en-CA
- Currency: CAD
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 38.24 CAD
- Previous price: 44.99 CAD
- Discount: 15%
- Price checked: 2026-11-13T12:12:38.579Z
- Rating: 4.3 / 5
- Reviews: 57753

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## At a glance

- A standalone dark academia gothic romance with a professor-student forbidden romance and slow-burn tropes.
- The story centres on a student seeking a cure for her mother's mysterious illness at a secluded university on an island off the coast of Maine.
- Deluxe edition features include designed edges, foil, spot gloss and an inside cover design.

## Pros

- Standalone story combines gothic atmosphere, dark academia and romance in one volume.
- The 608-page hardcover is described with several distinctive deluxe design treatments.

## Specifications

### Book details
- Format: hardcover
- Publisher: Sourcebooks
- Publication date: Dec 2 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 608 pages
- ISBN-10: 1464261148
- ISBN-13: 978-1464261145
### Dimensions and installation
- Weight listed: 853 g
- Dimensions: 15.88 x 4.5 x 23.5 cm
### Edition features
- Deluxe design details: \*The limited deluxe edition will include gorgeous designed edges, foil, spot gloss, and an inside cover design\*

## Before you buy

- The listing describes a limited deluxe edition and says the design features will be included. Confirm the selected edition if these finishes are a deciding factor. The professor-student relationship, age gap and forbidden-romance themes are central to the premise.

## A good fit for

- Readers looking for a standalone gothic romance with dark academia, an island-university setting and a slow-burn forbidden romance.
- Collectors who want a hardcover edition with designed edges, foil, spot gloss and an inside cover design.

## Less suited to

- Readers who prefer to avoid professor-student or age-gap romance themes.
- Readers seeking a short book. The listed print length is 608 pages.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback is positive about the story and plot, with readers also highlighting the slow-burn pacing, emotional impact, occasional spice and writing style. Those impressions align with the listing’s gothic romance premise and slow-burn tropes, but readers’ reactions to the relationship themes and emotional intensity may differ.
- Positive themes: Readers praise the story, plot and premise.
- Positive themes: The slow-burn pacing and writing style receive positive feedback.
- Positive themes: Customer feedback highlights emotional impact and spice when it occurs.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Nocticadia about?
It follows a first-year student at Dracadia University as she seeks answers about her mother's mysterious illness and becomes involved with a professor. The listing frames it as a dark academia gothic romance with forbidden-love themes.
### What does the deluxe edition include?
The listing describes designed edges, foil, spot gloss and an inside cover design. It characterizes the edition as limited.
### How long is the book?
The listed print length is 608 pages.
### Is it a standalone novel?
Yes. The listing describes Nocticadia as a standalone dark academia gothic romance.

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