Once the group of four bonds together the antics that Jess, Georgie, Alec and Nick get up to are filled with humour and are very fitting for a university setting. I enjoyed Jess and Georgie’s friendship the most, especially how quickly they become close at the start of University. Although the story is based around these four students, each individual is so different and brings interesting elements to the friendship group. What makes The Truants so enjoyable is the variety of characters introduced throughout the book. This sub-genre revolves around an academic setting with a set of usually pretentious students and a dark mystery that consumes them. From the offset, The Truants reminded me of The Secret History by Donna Tartt due to its dark academia motif a set of university students led by their mysterious professor who begins to follow a dangerous path of self-destruction.
The story goes between the University Campus, Jess’ home in Milton View and an island near Italy that Lorna has claimed as her own. Even from the first page, we see how Jess has fallen in love with these storytellers, tempted into taking risks and breaking the rules in every capacity.
The story is told in the first person by Jess Walker and details her relationships with her new teacher, and friends Alec, Georgie, and Nick. The Truants is Weinberg’s debut novel detailing the adventurous lives of four University students who are captivated by a new lecturer, Lorna Clay.
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