Immortal Consequences

I.V. Marie

Book 1 of The Souls of Blackwood Academy

Set at Blackwood Academy, a boarding school that exists on the edge of the afterlife, this YA dark academia novel follows six deceased teens competing in a once-a-decade trial called the Decennial for a chance to escape purgatory for good. Told from multiple perspectives, the story mixes rivalry, grief, and budding romance as the students uncover that this year's competition hides deadly secrets. Tension builds between academic rivals and old friends alike as alliances shift and the true cost of immortality comes into focus.