Thank you to the author and publisher for the e-ARC via NetGalley!

I absolutely love dark academia books, books with trials, and romantasy/fantasy is my favourite genre, so when I heard about this book I knew I’d enjoy it!!

I really like the different POVs - I know some people can find this disorientating but I love being able to see the different thoughts and behaviours through multiple people’s eyes. I love that all of the characters were different to each other so it was easy to differentiate between everyone, and they all have their own unique personalities and characters. They were all quite unreliable in their narration styles which I liked too.

The plot twists really surprised me. I knew there were going to be a few shocking reveals, but I genuinely couldn’t have guessed the way this book went. It’s set up for the next one in a great way because now I want to immediately read any future novels in the series.

The queer representation was amazing. It was so genuine and the relationships had a lot of depth; every love interest had their own context and back stories, and those then impacted on the way they showed affection and love towards others!

Overall a really enjoyable book, a great read for any dark academia fans and it definitely lives up to the hype.

Rating: 4/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

In an academy in the afterlife, six students are inexorably thrown together when they witness an incident of illegal dark magic being used.

On the surface this initially feels a little like a dark, grown up Harry Potter, and I wondered if I would really like it. Especially as I am not a fan of romance and the angsty tensions and pairing off of the main 6 characters was cloying and obvious for me personally.
However that aside the world building is original and intriguing. The writing style grips and innovates. The character relationships (outside the romance) are strong and varied. The whole is deliciously dark with with the lines between good and blurred at every turn. As a debut novel this is very promising and I would pick up the sequel without a doubt

This is one of those books that no matter how hard you try it's so hard to put into words just how phenomenal it really is, everything was literal perfection. The writing is absolutely beautiful and it's so hard to believe that this is the author's debut book it keeps you engaged from start to finish, I couldn't put it down and when I did I was thinking about it.

The world building is creative and so imaginative with a premise that is so unique and not like anything I've read before. The trials, the characters and their stories that leave you with irrevocable emotional damage to the twists and turns that the plot development takes you on. The relationships between each of the characters and the romance between some of them was perfection. From the angst to the tension, to the longing and so much yearning the author did such a good job with every single aspect of these complex characters and their dynamics.

I have been so excited for Immortal Consequences since last year and I couldn't wait to delve into this dark academia world set in the afterlife. We have six different PoVs and while I was afraid it would become too hard to connect with each of them as I have found usually happens, I was so happy this wasn't the case. Each one has their own unique, engaging and distinctive voices, personality and characteristics that makes it so easy to connect with them and what they each are going through as they navigate the underworld and what it entails and eventually where they want to end up.

Wren and August were my favourites, I highlighted so many moments between these two and those last few chapters had me on the edge of my seat and staying up late and into the early hours of the morning. The ending leaves you wanting to know what happens next but this is a book that you really need to go into blind for it hits you so much more and I will be patiently counting down the days for book two. I highly recommend adding this to your tbr upon release, I honestly loved it so much!

Thank you so much to Publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this book before publication, these are my honest thoughts and opinions.

Immortal Consequences by I.V. Marie is the kind of book that sinks its teeth into you and doesn’t let go. From the very first chapter, I was drawn into a world that’s equal parts seductive, dangerous, and emotionally devastating—in the best way possible.

Marie has an incredible gift for building tension—both romantic and existential. The characters feel intensely real, even when they’re not entirely human. There’s a rawness to their emotions, choices, and consequences that makes every twist hit hard. The writing is lyrical without being overdone, and the pacing had me tearing through pages late into the night.

What I loved most is how the story balances darkness with vulnerability. There’s blood, betrayal, and immortality—but also aching love, identity struggles, and the weight of eternal choices. It’s more than just a paranormal or fantasy romance—it’s a story about what it means to live with your decisions, even when you can’t die.

Highly recommend to fans of morally gray characters, high-stakes romance, and anyone looking for something that lingers in your mind long after the last page.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for approving me to read this book, I’m rating it 4.25 stars.

I shamelessly begged to read this book early because I knew it would be good and it didn’t disappoint.

The story hooks you with its complex characters with a multitude of different intentions and back stories that are slowly revealed. Some of the characters are very unlikeable, but it’s their flawed portrayals that I find enjoyable, it’s harder to predict what will happen next and it’s truly shocking the secrets and hidden agendas that arise. Multi POV remains elite for me personally, I liked reading from each characters perspective as it just made the story feel more well rounded.

I know this may not be everyone’s cup of tea but a book with some sort of trial based fantasy is a favourite of mine, it pushes the characters to decisions and actions that surprise you. The trials themselves are dark and cruel, and there’s so much more than meets the eye with what is happening. Limits are tested and loyalty is broken along the way, the betrayals are quite hurtful and lead to twists I truly did not see coming.

I really liked this book and based on the ending I feel like we’ve only just begun unravelling the truth behind everything and I’m quite excited to see how much more we have to come. I highly recommend this story for a fantasy with high stakes, academic setting with dark and complex characters and unique world building.