Fallen Academy: Year One (Fallen Academy #1)
Published August 17th 2018, Kindle Edition 350 pages
Brielle Atwater isn't sure of much, but she knows a few things:
1. Having black wings is not normal.
2. Selling her soul to the demons was a mistake.
3. Lincoln Grey is the biggest *** she's ever met … but not falling in love with him might prove impossible.
When angels fell from the sky to war with the demons that ravaged Earth, their combined powers infected humanity. Now, the humans are assigned one of two fates, being either demon gifted or angel blessed.
After wings sprout from Brielle's back at her awakening ceremony, she's sure she's an angel blessed celestial. It's not until she sees black wings that she realizes something is terribly wrong.
Having sold her contract at a young age to save her father's life means she should be bound for Tainted Academy. That is, until a fallen angel unexpectedly fights for her to be accepted into Fallen Academy, the elite school for those that inhabit Angel City.
She's immediately matched with her impossibly handsome celestial teacher, Lincoln Grey. Laying eyes on him, her first thought is that her time at the academy might actually be fun, but this theory quickly fades when she and Lincoln clash on day one. To further prove her admission into Fallen Academy is cursed, the entire school is thrown into chaos when an Abrus demon reveals that he knows Brielle's secret. Now, above all else, Lincoln must fight to protect her.
To his surprise, the only thing more difficult than trying to save her … is trying not to fall for her.
User Reviews
Rating: really liked it
InconsistentThe one word that comes to mind for this book is inconsistent. I liked the first 35%-40%, and then it went downhill. It felt like the author was engaged in the story early in and didn't really care anymore as the book progressed.
**SPOILERS**
So Bri is actually fun and kinda cool at the beginning of the book. She finds out about her unique powers, finds a cute guy but doesn't let her lust control her, and actually kicks butt. After this, however, she becomes a whiney tween obsessing over her love interest endlessly, complaining about her schedule and inability to excel in certain areas, and generally acting like she is helpless. TSTL becomes her defining characteristic, followed by selfish and then shallow. Apparently, this girl expected her dagger do all her thinking and fighting for her. Lazy of mind is an understatement with her. With her, it's all "Oh gee, a demon is attacking. I suddenly forgot that I grew up around demons and have seen one before, so I'm just gonna stand here and watch until my boyfriend rescues us." Or " Gosh, I just can't figure out why there are always demon attacks around me. OMG you mean they want to kidnap me?" Don't worry, she didn't figure that last one out on her own. The boyfriend had to tell her point blank after attack 2 or 3. Before, we had a confident, no nonsense survivor, but after her token bid for freedom, it's like the author felt she'd met the independent woman quota and decided to turn her into a helpless idiot.
And for a character who starts off selfless, she is pretty freaking self absorbed by the end of the book; to the point that when she has a friend sick from a spell, she goes into her mental la la land to whine and moan about a convo she overhears while attempting to get some ingredients to cure said friend. "OMG what did it mean and it's so unfair and and and..." Lucky her companion brought her back to reality of her friend being gravely ill because god knows she wouldn't have pulled her head out of the clouds long enough to do it on her own.
There are also some very awkward time jumps that pretty much skip the bulk of the relationship between her and her love interest. Makes it hard to buy into them as a couple. And apparently Tiffany is so into him early on but we hardly see her later in the story, though Tiffany is still supposedly jealous enough to attempt to sabotage them in the Gauntlet. Cue eye roll.
Given the lack of growth in the main character, it should not be surprising that secondary characters have the depth of paper cutouts. There is barely any attempt made to make them interesting in their own right but hey, at least you have your token gay. Everyone becomes a stereotype in this book, which is just sad.
Overall, I would not recommend this book. The plot holes are big, the characters thin and underdeveloped, and the main character is too shallow and self absorbed to be likable. Next time, more plot please.
Rating: really liked it
I was up until 1am devouring Leia Stone's new paranormal urban fantasy, Fallen Academy: Year One!
It. Is. The. Tits.
There are books that you really enjoy, and then there are books you rave about. This was a 'rave about' story.
Year One is for you if you like an enemies to lovers romance, a sassy woman with heart (and a switchblade), a tight friendship, donuts, and a high-stakes world that includes warring angels and demons, and humans who accidentally inherited angelic/demonic powers.
Fav quote:
"Shea took a sip of her water, and then pointed to a fellow student - Ryce, a super-hot Centaur. It was weird to call him hot since he was half animal, but his upper half had it going on."
Rating: really liked it
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Fuck no....
I rather be hanged than to be reading this bullshit.
It is just all garbage, good old stinking pile of garbage put on a piece of paper. I could not force myself to be reading this shit. I do not want to describe it nor talk about it.
I wish I did not have to worry about it Will...
Rating: really liked it
Sassy, sexy, YA/NA paranormal romance.
This book didn't really stand out for me, so I don't think I'll read on in the series, but is was still a fast entertaining read.
Rating: really liked it
Very competent series.
Rating: really liked it
SuperbA truly wonderful book, excellently written with a lot of details and unexpected events. It moves along very quickly, keeping me completely engrossed in the story. I would definitely recommend it to others. I’m off to start book two.
Rating: really liked it
I enjoyed this one very much. But I have to admit I would like it better if I have not been reading another paranormal series which is so much appealing to me so comparing the two....this one is clearly less in many things...
I might read more books in the series in the future...
3,5 stars
Rating: really liked it
!ATTENTION SPOILERS!
Be consistent, please.
I read this book in the hope of having a nice time, not expecting the book to become my new all time favorite novel but what I read was......
Let me try to explain:
1. The book was inconsistent, one time Bri is falling for Lincoln then suddenly he's a prick and then he's back to being the greatest thing on earth. She just can't make up her mind and once she has you don't really get where the feelings are coming from.
2. Things happen way too fast; they're having a nice time at the nightclub and first thing you know there is a demon attack and a few pages after that everything is back to normal.
3. You don't even know what is going on, nothing makes sense; the reason why angels and demons are on earth is poorly explained, which makes it hard to keep up. The whole teacher/student relationship doesn't make any sense, nobody gives a f**k wether they're together or not, so if in world where angels and demons fight such things as doing illegal things don't matter anymore why does Lincoln make a whole drama out of it? If it is still illegal and Lincoln is right to play the drama queen why is no one slightly horrified when they display their love in front of everyone?
4. Brielle is shocked by everything; her being shocked isn't the reason why I find it disturbing, the reason I find it disturbing is that she is shocked over things that she should've seen coming from miles away. And people are not concerned enough with certain things, they just seem to roll with everything.
The writing style wasn't exceptional either, I mean everything was very easily read, I expected more elaborate phrases. It's a YA novel. It's not meant for kids, so you can set the bar higher.
Also I'd like to point out that in this book ugliness doesn't have it's place. Absolutely everyone is beautiful, except for the demons, which is kind of discriminating. Lincoln literally said:" You're too beautiful to be an archdemon", excuse you? Archdemons can be damn beautiful too.
Oh and don't worry in this book having someone not like you back is not an option, so if you like someone you can be assured he'll like you too. Isn't that great?
I guess the only reason I gave this book two stars and not one is because I actually finished it. I guess I was expecting that somehow the ending would make up for all the rest but no...it didn't.
Thank you for reading, you can find me back on instagram if you'd like @nishanbooks
Shani,XOXO
Rating: really liked it
I liked it. I mean the YA romance, boy hates girl, girl thinks boy is a hot asshole, girl likes boy, boy figures girl's too hot and "different" not to like, has gotten old.
Honestly, it just makes me nauseous now but overall it was fun to read.
It required no brain power and annoying-stupid-kids who think they're invincible is just what the doctor ordered.
Rating: really liked it
My first new book of the year and I really enjoyed it. I would write more, but I have to start book 2 now....no time to waste.
Rating: really liked it
Such a fantastic and well written Angel vs Demon YA story. The characters are wonderful and you’ll quickly love all of them (excluding one at least). You can’t help but love and cheer for Brielle on her Year One journey at the Fallen Academy, and hope that she makes the target to get through the Gauntlet. I did loved the twist as to what the Gauntlet actually involved.
Can’t wait for what adventures are planned in Year Two...
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Rating: really liked it
We all know that everything Leia writes is amazing, but this completely blew it outta the water! I thought it would be a typical YA PNR. There would be a hot love interest, some angst, and a spunky best friend. It has all of those things, but it’s so much more. Leia makes it totally unique and completely her own. I don’t know how she comes up with all of these kickass books, but keep em coming!
Rating: really liked it
You would think a novel, with a large amount of people rating it five stars, wouldn't be so god-awfully bad, but
it is. It's so bad that calling it mediocre is such an overstatement, so much so that it's suspicious how many readers supposedly like this book enough to give it a soaring rating. While I didn't mind the premise including the special, you're-the-one-from-the-prohpecy protagonist, I did mind the corny writing, the horrible pacing, and the lack of character depth (don't get me started on their stupid interactions).
Rating: really liked it
This one was really different from other angel books I've read.
The concept was really cool and I just fell in love with the story and its characters.
Angels and Demons two of my favorite reading topics.
Now on to the next book!
Rating: really liked it
I really liked the main character at the beginning because she seemed like a total badass that didn’t take shit, but slowly throughout the book she started to become so whiney and annoying. She was always worrying about Lincoln and their relationship seemed so rushed to me. I wish their were more interactions between them that weren’t them fighting with each other. I also wish their were more substance to the side characters, like her friends.
During the Gauntlet I was so intrigued that I couldn’t put the book down BUT I totally predicted that Lucifer would be the last demon lol.
Anyways,
The book was enjoyable and I liked the humor added in so I’ll be continuing with the series.
