Language: PG-13 (55 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (alcohol, implied sex); Violence: R (bloody stabbings, decapitations)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Alka wants revenge on the Wizards for killing her parents ten years ago and Lady Alayne is the key. After dueling with Alayne, Alka retrieves Alayne’s invitation to Blackwater Academy of Magic so she can go in her place and infiltrate the Wizard power and exact her revenge. Fylmonela Potts befriends Alka and the two form an alliance preparing for the intense competitive Blackwater Academy, where one third of the students will drop out or die instead of graduate. Alka gains allies and friends and when their order competes in a school challenge, they try a daring stunt to beat the competition. This makes the ruling order angry but the rest of the school feels empowered. The second challenge doesn’t go down as planned and when a friend dies, Alka knows the end is coming. She’s got to make a plan that will take the biggest toll of all.
I enjoyed the writing and the intensity of the story.
I love the main character Alka, her loyalty, strength, perseverance and integrity! I like how the story unfolds with suspense.
Characters default to white, but there is a strong colored male character involved with the main character. The main character is bisexual and there is a non-binary secondary character.
LynnDell Watson, librarian of Delta HS
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