Title: Atlas of Unknowable Things
Author: McCormick Templeman
Published: October 7, 2025
Format: e-ARC
My Rating: 3 stars/5
Synopsis: Atlas of Unknowable Things begins when a young college professor writing on the occult joins an isolated research think-tank on a sprawling estate high in the Rocky Mountains. Her colleagues are a group of stand-offish fellows and the estate full of references to the occult. She slowly becomes plagued by nightmares and bouts of sleeping walking when she discovers a previous attendee had mysteriously disappeared – who seems to be leaving her clues on the true purpose for the research center.
As she delves deeper into the mystery the more she becomes confused and questions reality. It’s only after she discovers her personal connection to the facility, and the real reason why the former researcher left, that the true monstrous horror of the research center is unleashed…literally.
My thoughts from the Vault
Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC of this book. I chose to review it and this in no way impacts my opinion of it.
When I was offered an e-ARC of this novel, I was unsure whether or not to accept. I had never heard of this author before and so I wasn’t sure if it was something I would enjoy. However, upon seeing the ARC receiving great reviews on Goodreads, I decided to give it a shot.
This novel was a weird one for me. I wasn’t particularly invested with the characters, and I often was left confused and wondering “why doesn’t the main character seem to care or be worried about (person or thing happening)?” However, despite my lacking enjoyment of this novel, I constantly needed more. I wanted to keep reading.
I think my need to keep reading stemmed solely from my need to find out if I was going crazy or if there was a reason behind the main character simply NOT CARING about several things.
I found the ending of the novel started to get a little exciting but at the same time, I wasn’t invested in the characters, and I didn’t have any feelings towards them. I think this novel could have been great for me but it was lacking in character growth to make me want them to succeed.
If you enjoy dark academia but about the professors instead of the students, you might enjoy this novel.
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