Review: Seriously love this series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
This series is wonderful, I am completely addicted and I am kind of surprised at how quickly I ran through all five books - I think it look me just over a week. I haven't read that fast in a long time, but I love this story and these characters. C.L. Stone really draws you in by telling the story from Sang (a pretty, but socially awkward 16 yr old girl) in first person and we see how she thinks and feels and how her heart is tugged in different directions all at once. When I read the first book, I thought, "this is kind of insane, 7 guys? All hot? this won't work." Well, it does work. I want all these boys in my life. I want The Academy in my life.  C.L. Stone does a great job at making all the characters unique and distinct to the reader, and to Sang. The other great thing about this series is Sang herself, as she is a strong interesting and somewhat broken girl. She constantly does things that are unexpected - she's not some "plain jane" you always read about in YA novels that suddenly is attractive and there's literally no reason why. No, Sang continues to change and grow and she's gone through a lot but she is still tough and optimistic. I can't wait to read book 6 which is supposed to come out June 2nd, so I definitely finished book 5 at a perfect time. 6 days. Can't wait! Kudos to Stone for writing such an interesting series. I know the characters are young, and this is a very strange world that has been created, but I still get sucked in and find myself thinking about the characters even after I've stopped reading. That's when you know you've found something good.