Review: An Unforgettable Adventure!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
Book 2 of the Academy series follows teenager Asa Palmer through his second semester at the repressive and manipulative “Academy”. As a seemingly helpless pawn trapped under the thumb of a ruthless criminal organization, Asa is being molded into a mutant super-soldier, but for what?Chad Leito creates a dystopian society that is eerily reminiscent of “A Clockwork Orange” and, more recently, “The Hunger Games”. The writing is crisp and clean as Leito draws you into a dark world that is audacious, action-packed, and unforgettable. The “feel” of the Academy is a bit like Pat Conroy’s “The Lords of Discipline” moved into a fantasy realm.The Academy series is one of the few times when YA literature crashes the party of adult literature and actually proves to be a welcome guest. Leito’s style is brash and daring enough for young people while being intelligent and polished enough for us oldsters. I look forward to the next book in this series.