anneyu40's review
5.0
This is an academy story that introduces us to 10 scholarship students, some of whom don't feel like they are very “gifted'' but they did manage to get into a school for the magically gifted.
They begin the story at the bottom of their peers but end up being super important for everyone's survival.
There is a headmistress that has odd rules that favor the rich, privileged students and allows them to do anything they want to the scholarship students. If they try to retaliate or protect themselves they are put in isolation or kicked out.
This causes the outcasts to decide to protect one another, even if they don’t yet trust one another completely. They are puzzling out each other and becoming the family some have never had, but there is an evil coming and they're not prepared.
This was an interesting read, with enough drama to keep you guessing until the cliffhanger. Would be appropriate for YA or tween readers as well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
They begin the story at the bottom of their peers but end up being super important for everyone's survival.
There is a headmistress that has odd rules that favor the rich, privileged students and allows them to do anything they want to the scholarship students. If they try to retaliate or protect themselves they are put in isolation or kicked out.
This causes the outcasts to decide to protect one another, even if they don’t yet trust one another completely. They are puzzling out each other and becoming the family some have never had, but there is an evil coming and they're not prepared.
This was an interesting read, with enough drama to keep you guessing until the cliffhanger. Would be appropriate for YA or tween readers as well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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