Review: Fantastic!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Ever since Harry Potter, there is a certain type of young adult book that is difficult to read without wanting to compare it to JK Rowling’s successful series. The Academy is one of those books. It has a lot of the same elements: a school where young students are isolated and learn to tap into powers they didn’t know they had, supernatural creatures, a seemingly unbeatable villain, a likable and clueless main character, and a story world so richly imagined that it is easy to picture every aspect of the story. But that is where the similarities end. And while I can’t help compare this book to Harry Potter, the Academy is very much its own story—and a very good one at that. It’s much darker and I enjoyed the fact that the “powers” the characters have (or will get) are the result of genetic manipulation instead of magic. Also this book is very well written. I can’t wait to read the next one!