Review: Love in the Academy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
Academy of Love by Kate Deveaux brings you the story of Cassianna and Lawrence. I enjoyed Cassie and Lawrence story. Meeting at the boarding school that Cassie attended and Lawrence worked at, a relationship is build, but misunderstandings and some strategically placed lies breaks that foundation. Years later faith brings them back to the same place they originally met and there is where you start."“What are you doing here at the Academy?”Lawrence demanded from the doorway, his gazeintense and the tension in him showing throughhis taut neck muscles.“Me! What am I doing here?” she stammered. “Ithink I should be asking you the same thing.”“I work here,” Lawrence flashed back, his eyesflecked with gold and full of fire.“I work here too!”The lines in his brow furrowed. “Since when?”His voice rising, as he stood up even taller, fillingthe doorway with his strength.“Since four hours ago when I arrived at thisschool. And don’t you yell at me!” Cassiannagulped for air, as she sputtered angrily, “I shouldbe yelling at you, you’re the one that ran off and left me.”“I’m the one that ran off?” He clenched the muscles in his neck while sparksflashed in his eyes.“I waited for you and you never came back.” As Cassianna spoke the angrywords, she noticed his posture softened slightly, his shoulders easing, but hismuscular chest contracted with each heavy breath, betraying his mood.He moved towards her in one quick stride.He was inches from her. Cassianna could feel the heat between them."Well written story, Deveaux was able to touch on every item that was question along the way. Why they ended and the time between is addressed throughout the story in a way thats believable and not thrown together. Every word you read is important to the story and has its own place within this journey. The chemistry between Cassie and Lawrence jumps out of the page for me, its a tangible thing. I like Cassie's character, you can see bits of the girl she was and the women she's grown into. If only we all could have a first love so intense and satisfying. Once finished all i want is more on Lawrence and Cassie! What the rest of their relationship is like, how the rest of the year at the boarding school works out, if Monica continues being bitter? Wanting to know such small details only confirms how entranced the novel becomes. I enjoyed it and its one i will re-read over and over again.[...]