And He Shall Appear

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Pub Date 16 Jan 2025 | Archive Date Not set

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In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold…

When a young man arrives in Cambridge as a first-year student, he finds himself an outsider. There’s the punting and the politics, the wine and the waistcoats, all seemingly familiar to everyone but him. Then he falls under the spell of Bryn Cavendish.

A notorious party boy and skilled magician, Bryn is magnetic. To be in his circle is to revel in clouds of ecstasy, untouched by the rules. To be exiled from it is to haunt the peripheries of campus life like a ghost.

As the academic year intensifies and Bryn’s magic tricks become more sinister, one question lingers. Is Bryn’s charisma the source of his influence or does he wield a much darker and more dangerous power?

In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold…

When a young man arrives in Cambridge as a first-year student, he finds himself an outsider...


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ISBN 9780008636562
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PAGES 336

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I am forever searching for The Secret History-esque reads so it’s safe to say that the plot of Kate van der Borgh’s And He Shall Appear enthralled me immediately. And, wow, did it not disappoint. This dark academia novel is exactly that; unsettling, eerie and enchanting. This story consumed me: I felt jittery both whilst reading and whilst itching to get back to it. This trope is done a lot (I would never say over done and I will never get bored of it) but what makes And He Shall Appear a true masterpiece - and it is - is that it is uniquely different, both through its particular story, and some genre weaving, but also by van der Borgh’s ability to explore through our unnamed narrators own obsession, why we (I know it’s not just me!) are so obsessed with these types of stories. Privilege, class and education are explored along with jealously, obsession and relationships. The ending was superb: twist upon twist, none of which I had completely foreseen, and although quite sad, honestly, it felt very right. I know I read this in August but it will make the perfect autumnal read. And He Shall Appear is mesmerising, chilling and compulsive: a book that had me reading til the early hours whilst simultaneously never wanting it to end; devouring every word, rereading whole parts, all to ensure I’d understood the meaning, felt the moment and truly taken everything I could from this. 5 stars gladly given - loved.

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