Sunday, 21 April 2024

Book Review: The Academy by Lubov Leonova

 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.

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