Enigma

A Dark Academia Romance

By: RuNyx

Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Jaclyn Kelso

From New York Times bestselling author RuNyx comes Enigma, a twisted Hades and Persephone meets scorching dark academia romance―a tale of love and obsession between two rivals.

There are secrets she must uncover.

There are secrets he must keep.

Salem Salazar is fascinated with death. The black sheep of her scandal-ridden, wealthy family, she arrives at Mortimer University as a legacy on the hunt for answers about what happened to her perfect, older sister. There, she discovers that her sister is far from the only girl to have gone missing at Mortimer. Salem will do anything to discover what dark forces are killing Mortimer's students...even if it means using herself as bait.

And Cazimir van der Waal has caught her scent. The mysterious artist and teaching assistant has a dark past, a hidden agenda, and a ravenous appetite for a beautiful, golden-eyed girl who seems determined to risk her life.

Where she is ice, he is fire. Where she is organization, he is chaos. Where she is precision, he is passion. Together they are explosive―their fates linked as secret societies and death stalk them both.

Enigma is a sensual, epic love story for those who also crave the frightful, the puzzling, the suspenseful, the dangerous and the dark.

Welcome to Mortimer.

Enigma

*Dark academia romance

*Steamy suspense

*Rivals to lovers

*Secret societies

*Forbidden love

A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.

©2025 RuNyx (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

I loved it!

I don’t care what the mixed reviews say—this was a 5 🌟 read for me, no question! The narration had me hooked, the story pulled me in, and Caz and Salem? Obsessed. The setting was perfection. The writing style? Gorgeous. The dual POV? Chef’s kiss. And that ending?? I was so happy —it was EVERYTHING!

Such a mind gripping book!

The way Runyx writes can never do wrong in my opinion. I love the way their books capture your mind and make you resistant to putting it down before it’s finished. A 10 out of 10 for me.

this was good

a bad book at all definitely fast-paced but I love the romance between the characters

Chef's Kiss

This story was visceral and all consuming. I absolutely loved it! I related so much to the FMC, being a person who is always felt alone and flying the under radar for the majority of life. The Author wrote of dark emotions beautifully, it grabbed my heart. The MMC was delicious. The female narrator knocked this out of the freaking park!

Enigma 🐦‍⬛

Really enjoyed this story, loved the macabre aspect of the main characters. Just wish the revenge part of the story was a bit more drawn out and more detailed / deserving.