{"product_id":"9780008714086","title":"The Boyfriend Academy","description":"Author(s): Strange, J S, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/04\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: One More Chapter,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: HarperCollins Publishers,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Of specific Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian interest,\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 29\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9780008714086\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is forbidden. Truth is dangerous. Survival is everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An absolute masterpiece' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Ganymede’s is no ordinary boarding school. Behind its spiral towers and manicured lawns, boys are forged into the men society demands – strong, obedient, perfect. Graduate, and the world is yours: a home, a career, a wife. But fail… and you’re no longer useful to society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For Dylan Cecil it should be simple: keep his head down, survive graduation, and earn his place. But when his friend, Blake, disappears, Dylan can’t silence the questions gnawing at him, even as whispers of danger shadow the school’s gilded halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As June’s trials close in – eight tests that will decide who is worthy of manhood – Dylan is haunted by Blake’s absence and drawn to Roman Edwards, a boy as magnetic as he is unknowable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a world rebuilt on order and obedience, Dylan must decide: will he become the man the academy wants – or the man he really is?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Praise for The Boyfriend Academy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A brilliant blend of dark academia, mystery, murder and forbidden love' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I adored this book so much. I absolutely devoured it and I am left gasping for more. Chilling and deeply personal' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I was hooked from every chapter.' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I don’t remember the last time I stayed up until 4am because I couldn’t put a book down' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Tense, atmospheric, and unforgettable' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Brilliant, politically and emotionally charged … You won’t be able to put it down!' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Dark, thought provoking and emotionally resonant' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Everything I love about dark academia – a gripping mystery, compelling characters and an immaculate school setting, all woven behind a sweet and tender love story’ Lucy Jane Wood, Sunday Times bestseller of Rewitched\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A page turner that kept me guessing until the end … I will be thinking about it for a long time’ Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A dystopian Dead Poets Society… an exciting new voice in speculative fiction and I can’t wait to read more from him’ Anna Fiteni, author of The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Ambitious, haunting and politically charged, The Boyfriend Academy presents a sweeping dystopian vision through the intimate lens of a forbidden queer relationship that leaves a lasting impression’ Zac Hammett, author of See You at the Finish Line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Dark Academia at its best… blends forbidden love, dangerous trials and secret societies. In a world where questioning is dangerous, mystery and romance collide… an absolute must read!’ Tamara Price, author of The Alchemist’s Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Brooding, tense and seriously atmospheric… Consider me hooked on J S Strange!’ Hannah Doyle, author of The Long Haul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Bold, audacious…and like nothing I've ever read before’ Hayley Dunlop, author of It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strange, J S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56548456169858,"sku":"9780008714086","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9780008714086.jpg?v=1775909048","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9780008714086","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}