Three haunted young men. A terrible curse. One girl who could break it… if this place doesn’t break her first.From the first time my parents decided that getting their next hit mattered more than keeping me fed, I learned I couldn’t trust anyone—until Cade. My foster brother took me under his wing and sheltered me from the worst of the crap thrown at us. So when he heads off on an exclusive … heads off on an exclusive scholarship and everyone around me starts denying he ever existed, Roseborne College has some explaining to do. I’m not leaving until I get answers.
The school I barge into isn’t what I pictured. The staff claim Cade’s never been here. The students glare like just looking at me offends them. The classes involve more torment than teaching, while sobs and howls fill the night. And three very different, unnervingly appealing guys—one of them a teacher—act way too invested in my arrival.
Some unnatural power holds this place in its grip. The more I dig, the more horrors I uncover. Finding Cade might not be my biggest problem after all. It’s looking like none of us, me included, will escape this place alive.
Academy of the Forgotten is the first book in a gothic paranormal trilogy with shades of Beauty and the Beast. If you love snarky heroines, damaged heroes, dark secrets galore, and reverse harem romance with no choosing required, look no further! Just beware: Once you enter Roseborne College, there may be no coming back…
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Book 35 towards my goal of 240! 5/5 stars for this mysterious school setting read! Loved the cover! Loved the dual narration. Great for fans of A Deadly Education! I definitely didn’t see the twist coming! Highly recommend!
I listened to the audiobook version! This was a fantastic story. The narrator’s where perfect! Trix’s story is original and thrilling. The twists and turns will keep you guessing all the way through till the last sentence. A must listen or read!
Ever since I read the first book by Eva Chase I fell in love with her work. She has the unique talent to really bring a strange world, within our own, to life with words. Apart from that she writes layered and unique characters. And after I finished the Royals of Villain Academy last week, it was now time for my next book by her. And since this was the only paperback I had left (more are on the way) I picked this one up without even reading the blurb.
And once more does Chase prove that she can create an amazing atmosphere and setting. This entire book takes place in a castle and Chase really brings the castle, the woods around it and the mystery of it to life. Ever since we stand in front of the gate I got this shill rolling down my spine and that feeling only grew stronger and stronger while reading.
Chase also throws us right into the middle of the story. She doesn’t explain things that the characters don’t feel like explaining. Of course, that’s partly to protect the mystery, but it also helps to make their thought patterns seem natural. Because let’s be honest, we’re not explaining ourselves in our minds either. I love how she offers us more pieces of the puzzle every time and the closer I got to the ending, the more I moved to the edge of my seat and just didn’t wanna stop reading any more.
It also helped that the characters were really interesting and that the romance was a slow burn. I personally like it when characters bond before something happens, it helps me to connect with the characters and to actually enjoy them growing closer. And these characters have a lot of secrets and a lot of things they want to keep hidden for the world and each other. It’s therefore even more fun to slowly see more and more of them.
And after the ending of this book, that was just really amazing, I can’t wait to read the next book in this series! There are so many questions I need answered and so many thrilling curses that need to be broken. But, the next book isn’t out yet. I’m gonna try and wait as patiently as possible.
I have to say the narration won me over instantly on this audiobook! I think Jason Clarke’s voice is so captivating and . I also really enjoyed Lidia Dornet’s rendition, she really did a good job bringing the characters to life and making me believe it. Totally was engrossed and finding excuses to listen (this pandemic makes it hard for me to get through audiobooks because I dont commute anymore haha). Cannot wait for more in this series, great job to both narrators
For the story I would give it a 4-4.5 stars. I thought some of the concepts were so different and I liked the mystery and gothic parts of the books. I really thought the rose part of the story was intriguing (I promise no spoilers!). I kinda called the big twist at the end, but it was still a cool storyline. I think the reason I couldn’t give it 5 stars was because I am still so confused by some things that yes it makes me want to read/listen to future books but it kinda took me out of the story for a bit. I think the relationships with the guys and Trix was odd for me too. I think finding out the twist with one of them was super enlightening and explained so much. Made me finally like him haha. For one of them, I cannot wait to find out his backstory. The more distanced one I thought would be my fav but I am holding judgement haha. I think Trix is pretty awesome and I liked her trying to stick up for the right thing and try to figure out what was going on. I think her relationship with Kade is adorable and gut wrenching and I know I will have to wait for resolution but come onnnnn hahaha just kidding.
I definitely recommend this series already, only just after book 1. I am hoping I get some time off soon to be able to read more, but if not, I know what I am getting the second it’s available
The last place that Trix (Beatrix) knows that Cade (her foster brother) was at is Roseborne College, where he was meant to have a scholarship, but she has not heard from him in a year. Now it’s time to get some answers, where has he gone, and why did everyone else seem to forget about him? She might sneak her way into the the academy, but will it be a good idea or a bad one? I loved this intriguing book, and the mystery of what happened, and all the secrets people are keeping.
Ok, my whole family is caught up in CORVID-19 insanity (two hospitalized for other reasons, who we cannot visit, and 1 tested positive and in quarantine though no overt symptoms so far). Thank God for good books. It’s what’s keeping all of us sane.Academy of the Forgotten (Cursed Studies Book 1) is a particularly good one, as I expected since every prior book by Eva Chase has been fabulous (I can count on anything written by her). Highly recommended for fun … and sanity saving.
A new paranormal mystery-romance by the talented Ms. Eva Chase. Trix is looking for her foster brother, but she seems to be the only one who remembers him. When she gets to his school, things get even weirder, but she won’t give up on finding him.
This was the first book for Ms. Chase’s new series and I can’t wait to see what comes next.
I thought this was an interesting story. It starts out with Trix looking for her foster brother at the school he got a scholarship to. But then things get weird as no one else remembers him. And so the story begins. It was a mix of gothic, paranormal, mystery, suspense, and a touch of fairy tale as mixed together. The characters were both interesting and scary and weird. It kept me reading to try and figure out what was really going on and what the college was hiding and why. A cool story.
Trix learnt at an early age that she couldn’t rely on adults – but she could rely on her foster brother Cade. So when he receives a scholarship to Roseborne College and then disappears. So she resolves to go and find him. When she gets there the staff insists he has never been there, the other students glare at her and the classes are all about tormenting she also meets three appealing guys who are very invested in her arrival and safety. There seems to be an unnatural power over the place and as she investigates she finds worse and worse things which suggest that finding Cade is not so important as it looks like absolutely no one will leave the place alive. Can Trix find Cade, survive and work out the mystery of the college’s power?
This is the first book in the series and sets out the situation, people and college very well. You can clearly understand what appears to be happening and how that affects everyone. It’s turning into a paranormal mystery that is also a reverse harem and at times can also be a thriller too. I liked the differences in the 3 male interests and the way they all reacted differently with Trix. Clearly described and easy to understand this was a great start to the series and has definitely whetted my appetite as to what is going to happen next in the series. Contains no bad language and only very tame sexual content.