Review: Fun NA take on "The Academy"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
I picked up this book after reading Stone's five other Academy series books with the main character Sang. Those are YA and SO good. I love them and sped through them so fast. So then I decided to try this new series which is also similar in that it deals with this kind of secret service called The Academy, but with a different cast of characters. However in this book the main character Kaylie is a lot more out spoken than Sang, she is 18, starts out getting caught pickpocketing to save her and her brother because she can't get a job anywhere else and they can barely get by because of their drunk father. Kaylie is 18 or 19 or so, and is caught be these Academy boys, but instead of getting her in trouble, they need her pickpocketing skills for a mission they've been given. She is suckered in because she loves the thrill and she is attracted to, well, all of the guys basically. I'm curious how this series will unravel, because I don't want it to go in the completely same direction the other series is. But I am enjoying it and I find it assuming, even if some of it is a little over-the-top. It's a very quick read and I enjoy these characters and being in Kaylie's head. Also, it's fun that C. L. Stone took this series to the next level in content nature, meaning this is definitely for the New Adult audience (those who want to read something about the nature of older teens/those in their twenties. It means the violence is a little greater, the characters a little more forward, and everything is a little sexier. It's fun, and if you are looking for something fun AND you like love triangles (or in this case...more) you'll enjoy this book!