This was a weird story but even when it creeped me out it still kept me entertained and turning pages.
*Genre* YA Paranormal*Rating* 2.5-3*My Thoughts* I hesitated in reading The Last Academy until now, because I don't normally read novels that center on characters that are so young. I also wasn’t encouraged by fellow reviewers & bloggers comments towards the story and characters. You are probably as...
The Last Academy was...disappointing, let's say. I had such expectations because, a) the cover?GORGEOUS and b) it sounded absolutely mysterious and thrilling! But...it wasn't. Not really.My first problem was that it was actually a bit boring and I couldn't finish after 2 weeks even though I typicall...
I have to admit that I was sort of afraid to read The Last Academy, due to some not-so-positive reviews that were populating the blogosphere. Luckily, I went ahead and took the plunge, because I am definitely one of those in the minority who really enjoyed this book. Don't get me wrong - I can see w...
Love the idea of a YA mystery/horror imprint, but am beginning to wonder if perhaps Point books are just too young for adult readers of YA. And I don't have a problem with that. Just good to know...
DNF, gave up reading at page 189/316. The story is painfully disjointed and I had no idea what was going on, but not in the good keep my interest sort of way. I was bored despite lots of unconnected "actions". I also couldn't remember the main characters name. And there was some strange insta-love/c...
This review and others are posted at Read, Rinse, Repeat.Like many other bloggers, I take notes while reading to aid in the writing of my reviews. While reading The Last Academy, my notes were comments like, "Is ANYTHING going to happen?" and "I feel like I'm missing something here." I considered ...