Review: Hauntingly suspenseful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2013
The Academy (Book 1) is one book you don't want to miss reading.  Chad Leito has created a realistic fantasy world where the future is set in the modern, where things are the same but not the same, and where moments can change and transform in a heartbeat.  While the Wolf Flu is obliterating the population, a secret organization is also kidnapping 15-year olds for the Academy's dangerous and rigorous recruitment process.  Asa Palmer is not only a victim of the Wolf Flu since he is an orphan, but he also becomes a victim of the Academy.  Will he survive the treacherous training the Academy has in store for him or the mutative surgeries they perform on him?  Will he persevere through the mind-numbing competitions with other kids his age, and does he even want to once he finds out what the Academy really is?  This book is refreshingly well-written and is a real page-turner.  The cliffhanger in this book will leave you begging for more and Book 2 will not disappoint.  I highly recommend this book!