Welcome to CrystalWing Academy, where the magical Elite reign…and Outlings are an endangered species.Magic doesn’t exist in the human world. As far as I know. But when I fling a fireball at a bully, my horrified Mom dumps me at CrystalWing Academy, a place straight out of my favorite fantasy books.They tell me I’m an Outling, a wizard born from non-magical parents. Mom’s human. Dad? I don’t … Mom’s human. Dad? I don’t exactly know who he is….
One thing I do know is I’m not an Elite–descendants of the original six families who split from the Fae ages ago. At seventeen, their children and despised Outlings like me attend the Academy to learn to control our power.
I’m barely on campus when I’m targeted by a mean girl. Figures. Thankfully, the Academy’s not all bad. My pixie roommate’s awesome. I score a coveted moonstone during Stone Selection. And let’s not forget Donovan, a hot guy who seems to like me, not the mean Elite girl who’s determined to win him.
Except something’s luring students into the forest and draining their power, leaving only shriveled husks behind.
The Headmistress warns me not to investigate, but the killer’s after my friends. Big mistake there. My magical skills may be untrained and wild, but if a power-sucking vamp thinks he can harm people I care about, he’s about to discover I’m a wizard unlike any other.
An exciting new world for Potter fans, filled with magic, suspense, a badass heroine, and flirty romance.
Outling is the first book in the young adult CrystalWing Academy series. Books two and three will be released this fall. This book is 71,000 words.
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This is a great read. Its an academy read. The Author has brought a Wonderful read, and has done a great job at world building. If you love Fantasy and Magic and twists in turns in an amazing read this is definitely the read for you. And the Characters are brought out so well you feel like your there living Vicariously with the. Tjis is a definite must read.
Shauna Joesten
OMG I loves this book! I can’t wait for the next one in the series. There were so many surprises. The story line and characters are well built and engaging.
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Fantastic start to a series that was a one-sit read through for me! Awesome characters and swoony romance! Loved it
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Crystal Wing Academy, Book One: Outling by Marty Mayberry.
Magic doesn’t exist in the human world. As far as I know. But when I fling a fireball at a bully, my horrified Mom dumps me at Crystal Wing Academy, a place straight out of my favorite fantasy books.
A good read with some good characters. I liked the story and I liked the cover. Looking forward to the next book. 4*.
I absolutely adored this. I thought it was a very interesting take on magic and special schools and the Fae and I held on to every word and couldn’t put the book down all day. I adored Fleur and wish I had some of her jewelry, especially that concealer! I can’t wait to get started on the next one!
Crystal Wing Academy was very enjoyable to read. I loved every minute of it. The characters were very well written and I can’t wait to read the next one Fleur is one cool lady and her friends are amazing. I love the talking Dragonfly alot.
This is book 1 of the Crystal Wing Academy series. This is such a great book. The storyline and characters are well written and developed. A really great book and series. I recommend reading the series. (I received this book as an arc and am leaving a voluntary honest review)
Crystal Wing is a good book and the start to I feel a good series. I did find it a little slow going, but I still wanted to continue reading. I enjoyed the budding relationship and mystery to be solved. I can’t wait to see what is waiting for Fluer in the next two books.
A Fantastic Magical Story!!
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Crystal Wing Academy: Outling, Book #1
I was captivated by this magical tale of Fae born ‘Elites’ & our main character, Fleur, who is an ‘Outling’ which is a human that can access their magic. They are looked down upon by many Elites but not all!! Fleur hasn’t had an easy start to life before attending Crystal Wing Academy. It’s actually rather heart breaking. She’s so excited to attend & finally start to learn about magic. Things don’t go completely smoothly for her especially when an Elite takes an interest in her & his life long friend takes offence & is jealous!! Plus someone is stealing power & life, someone has already died!
This was a fantastic read, A complete page turned from start to finish!! I loved the world built around the story & all of the magical creatures & abilities that are included so far! I think there’s so much more to come, I can’t wait for book #2 to discover what happens next!
Debbie, 1970, UK
This was a decent book. I do find it harder in my older age to enjoy YA books. Ayls is big reason for that. I hate having to deal with people like her and since it’s at a school you have to deal with her all the time. The plot itself was interesting though. I do look forward to finding out more about Fleur’s past.
Absolutely delightful!!!
I’ve read a lot of Academy stories, and this is one of my favorites so far. We have all the usual tropes: magic-born and a few human-born students, who are the minority and being treated badly, magical creatures, threats to the Academy and its students by magical beings. Still, the first book of Crystal Wing Academy stands out for me. While most academy books span the duration of a school year or a semester, the story takes place in less than a week. The story itself is fast-paced and action-packed, full of mystery and suspense. Almost each character is well fleshed-out, with enough background story to keep the reader satisfied. There are a few characters that we still have little information on, who may prove to be key players in the storyline, but I’m sure there will be more about them in the next installment. I hope it comes out soon!!!
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This was a really great book that I thoroughly enjoyed so much. Loved the characters and the storyline/world it was written in was amazing and well written.
It was a part of typical school challenges and a part of an enchanting magic system and intriguing ideas.
I loved the humor and witty remarks of the characters and their interactions.
It was a great adventure!
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This was a great start to what I think will be a great series. Fluer is a strong female character who has had a hard life so far. Abandoned by her mother, sent to live with a witch , she was excited to finally be let into the academy. She meets Donanvan who she has an instant attraction to. She is trying to learn magic, who she is and why does she seems to be special, all while trying to save her friends from a power sucking vampire.
I can not wait for the next book.
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Crystal Wing Academy
Book One: Outling
Marty Mayberry
This was a great book. I loved the adventure and the characters. The storyline was great. I loved it!
Crystal Wing Academy, Book 1: Outling by Marty Mayberry is the first book in this series that features the adventures of an outling girl named Fluer. When Fluer was ten years old she accidently used power in the human world. This frightened her mother who drove her to the Crystal Wing Academy and dropped her off. After Fluer was dropped off she was sent to live with a sketer witch in the forest until her seventeenth year when she was sent to attend the Crystal Wing Academy to learn how to harness and use the magic she is able to draw. Even though this book only covers this time period up until the night that ends the Crystal Wing Academy’s first year student’s attendance at the ball the night of the day the second year students arrive at the Crystal Wing Academy it is packed full of mystery, adventure, suspense, and romance. I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. This story is full of magic and magical creatures. Any paranormal reader will love this book. Crystal Wing Academy, Book 1: Outling is a 5++ star magical adventure.
I gave it five stars because the author had me reading it from beginning to end. I am not saying it is perfect since I have read book better than this however, I find that not all books can keep me turning the page until the very end and if it does then in my opinion it deserves five stars.
My negative about this book is that everything happens in one week. I would have liked it to happen over a year.
I did like that the main female character, she kept on asking questions no matter who the person was. Which is realistic. I hate it when characters don’t ask questions to things they don’t know about.
I love the romance between the two main characters . The plot is predictable but the world they live in is different and I loved the mystery.
This does not have an indepth world building or characters but I have come to expect this in this type of book.
I would recommend this book to YA since I believe this is aimed more at them.
This is a clean read so it suitable for all and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
A very interesting unique twist to the paranormal genre.
Not only is the magic different, the way to access it, see it and feel it is all different. There are different species of paranormal beings and different challenges that they have. I really love the orientation week that the writer has created.
All in all I just can’t wait for the next book in this series.
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Wow. This has to be one of the most enjoyable new “academy” series that I have ever read. An intriguing story that follows the first few weeks of first year students at the Crystal Wing Academy mainly our heroine Fleur and her little clique of new friends including an impossibly handsome fellow classmate. Danger stalks the school grounds, a student is killed and another is attacked while the faculty and headmistress quietly try to contain it. Fleur is such an exciting character and what she can do with her rare powers is amazing. I loved reading this first installment of the series and I can not wait for the next one to be released!
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Crystal Wing Academy, Book One: Outling by Marty Mayberry is an amazing story that I have fallen in love with. This is book number one in this amazing start to a brand new series writen by a brand new author for me to read. I can not wait to read book number two in this amazing series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about magic, suspense and fantasy in their stories.
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