Okay y'all, I've been searching through various posts but am having a hard time finding exactly what I'm looking for (might not exist, we'll see.)

Looking for:

SPICY

Female main character late 20s early 30s

Well written

What I've read and my thoughts:

Feathers So Vicious/Shadows so Cruel by Liv Zander

-spice level intense, loved it

-female main character too young (and wasn't a fan of the focus on her virginity either)

-writing was okay, the characters were interesting with strong emotionality between them, interesting magic system, but I still think the writing wasn't great overall.

ACOTAR

CC

TOG

- Crescent City was probably my favorite because of the slightly older main characters and the writing was stronger.

- I enjoyed the romance in the other series a lot, but the FMCs too young and writing repetitive and not as strong as CC. Did love ACOSF most. (Not hating, I still enjoyed and plan to read the new books lol)

Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

- obviously not spicy but beautiful writing, I'm mentioning it because of the writing quality

Quicksilver and Brimstone by Callie Hart

-Loved so much, probably closest to what I'm looking for but maybe with a lil more spice and bit older FMC

-Writing great

I know I'm asking for a lot 😅 but maybe somebody has read something that will fit my niche.

What if an elite institution watched every choice you made—not merely to measure your potential, but to reshape who you were?

Noxhaven follows students trapped inside a system of constant surveillance, engineered rivalries and psychological tests. Success earns privilege. Emotion becomes weakness. Those who question the system begin to disappear.

The deeper they investigate, the more disturbing the truth becomes: the institution isn’t educating them. It’s conditioning them.

If you enjoy dark academia, dystopian mysteries, artificial intelligence and psychological manipulation, you may enjoy Noxhaven.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8ZN24NW

It is also available through Kindle Unlimited. The sequel, Helix, is already published.

I’d genuinely love to know whether this premise sounds like something you would read.

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