Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: The Academy:
Detective Stories
Subtitle: (Two Worlds: Magic
Squad Book 1)
Author: Lubov Leonova
Genre: (Science) Fiction
Part of a series? Yes
Order in series: 1
Best read after earlier
books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61079525-the-academy
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
In a world where magic is the norm, it’s abnormal
to be without powers. Two young women attend the academy to become guardians.
Both have a traumatic past and both need to prove their worth as the first
females accepted. Will they succeed and become the detectives they wish to be?
And will their love be accepted?
What
I liked about the book:
The book is action-filled, with heartache,
intrigue and deception.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This is the first book I’ve read by this author,
and I look forward to reading more.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This is a fiction/fantasy novel.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like stories about magic and intrigue, this
book may be the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
Elisa applies to the Academy to become a
detective. To her own surprise, she is not the only woman studying here. Jackie
and Elisa quickly become best friends and fall in love with each other.
Together, they dream of stopping the local
gang who sells drugs to teenagers. However, they are surrounded by male
guardians, which means that their mistake might cost them a career.
Will they manage to catch a criminal boss
without ruining their reputation?
About
the Author:
I was always in love with reading. My favorite genres
included fantasy and detectives, so I guess it formed my taste when I started
writing my own stories.
Born in Russia, I immigrated to Canada in 2014.
Here I faced multiple challenges including building my own life from scratch
and figuring out what career path would let me use my full potential. My
searches led me to feminist studies in college and volunteering in female
support groups. There, my experience slowly formed into ideas of my fantasy
series Two Worlds where females shape the sphere of justice using their natural
talents.
Today I live on the East coast of Canada together
with my husband Alex and my bunny Boris.
