Wildelings

A Novel

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Lisa Harding: Wildelings (2025, HarperCollins Publishers)

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Tense story with uncertain motivations

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The Wildelings by Lisa Harding was on a 'dark academia' reading list I came across. I don't know if it fits into that category. Still, it takes place at a fictional Dublin university (named after Oscar Wilde) and deals with some dark elements of human nature, so sure.

The story revolves around Jessica and Linda, two friends who met as girls in their small town, and who have come to Wilde together. Jessica is a pretty, talented, and ambitious young woman with aspirations in theater. Linda, on the other hand, came from a difficult home life and was essentially adopted by Jessica and her stepmom. Linda is shy, unsure of herself, and afraid of attention. From the beginning, Jessica has had a dominant position in the relationship, never seeing Linda as any threat to her popularity or social standing.

At Wilde, they meet Mark, a philosophy student who is in …

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