"how not to write an unreliable narrator: a guide" 

I initially was enjoying the world building and the dark academia setting, however the rest did not live up to expectations. The mystery fell quite flat and was overstretched, I didn't feel very attached to the characters and at times found them somewhat frustrating! The plot felt a bit scattered and too fast at times. Whatever was going on with the narrator had potential, but became unclear in the least smart way and unreliable became unlikeable very quickly. Lots of potential and very little payoff. Ultimately I was left reading through the rest very quickly to hope that any interesting twists or answers were picked up, which is probably a bad sign that your mystery isn't very good. 

Lesson learned: a good mystery is about the journey as much as the payoff. 

Probably a 2 but the beginning DID give me some inspiration in writing my own book, but it's the first dark academia thing I've really read and there is probably definitely a better version out there. So I don't think I can fully credit it for that.