Beyond enjoyed this book, well wrote, the characters were great, quick paced and ever changing, it kept me guessing throughout and was overall amazing!

Deliciously dark!! Thrilling, macabre, and truly gothic. Secret societies, rich kids and a news story just waiting to be broken. What's not to love. Baby goths, fans of horror, thill seekers will adore this book. I couldn't put it down.

It’s a deliciously dark slice of YA dark‑academia horror, the kind that drops you straight into a world of privilege, secrets, and rituals that go far beyond schoolyard dares.

M.A Bennett has always been a master at writing the most suffocating, gothic thriller that keeps me glued to the story, and this was just another great example of that.

The story was enveloped in deep gothic horror, from the world building, to the literature, and the twisted initiations the characters had to experience. The whole story felt suffocating and eerie, but also had a great mystery element, in which the reader was just as in the dark as the characters they were following.

The secret society and the mystery shrouding it, was the bulk of the story, and was excellently written and portrayed, but the school itself felt a little unbelievable, outside of the main character and the members of the society, there didn't seem to be anybody else in the school, and the few characters that did appear, didn't feel like they had any depth or real introduction, coming secondary to the atmosphere of the story, which was a little distracting, especially since the book was really gripping.

A Deadly Pledge by M.A. Bennett is a chilling dark academia gothic horror steeped in atmosphere and menace. With secrets lurking behind ancient walls and tension simmering beneath polished façades, Bennett delivers a haunting and immersive read that keeps you enthralled until the final page.