Book Review: ‘That Devil, Ambition’ by Linsey Miller

Book Title: That Devil, Ambition
Author: Linsey Miller
Publisher: Storytide
Number of Pages: 448
ISBN: 0063495872
Date Published: Sept. 16, 2025
Price: INR 275 / $13.60

Book Review

“That Devil, Ambition” by Linsey Miller traps readers in a ruthless dark academia nightmare at the Stellarium of Cifra, where thirteen honours students must assassinate their devil professor to graduate and erase crushing debts—or face erasure themselves. Fabian Galloway leads the charge with polished ambition masking self-doubt, backed by softhearted math whiz Credence and enigmatic Euphemia, their trio’s bond fracturing under betrayal and gore-soaked schemes. Miller’s severance magic system—soul-splitting physics—fuels clever assassination ploys amid classroom carnage and cemetery field trips, critiquing academia’s soul-crushing grind.

Each term shifts POV to reveal hidden depths: Fabian’s transactional facade crumbles first, Credence wrestles moral decay, and Euphemia’s sharp observations expose the system’s rot. Twists gut-punch like freight trains, blending suspense, queer-normative heart, and institutional horror that spares no one, echoing real student debt despair. The prose weaves dense intrigue with raw grief, though some find it obfuscating amid the relentless pace.

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This standalone devastates with hope’s faint glimmer, proving ambition’s devil hides in elite halls—not immortals. Fans of All of Us Villains crave its unhinged stakes and layered friendships, despite gore and uneven clarity; a bold must-read for dark fantasy thinkers.

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