When I wake up at Locklear Academy, I have no memory of how I got here… or any memories at all. Oh, yeah, and did I mention that I’m dead? If I ever want to pass on, I’m going to have to recover my past. Easier said than done. But Locklear, aka Ghost Academy, specializes in helping spirits take care of their unfinished business. There are just a few problems. First, the X-ers, an extremist group … X-ers, an extremist group whose main goal is to forcibly send ghosts like me into the great whatever beyond, painfully and without that sense of peace we crave.
Then there’s the polter-ghost who has been following me around since I got here.
But my biggest distraction comes in the form of Rafe: a fox shifter with the most adorable dimples, carrying around way more guilt than any ghost deserves.
Maybe I shouldn’t have a crush in the afterlife, but I’m dead, not blind.
As my memories start to resurface, so do the threats from the X-ers. The clock is ticking and every moment I’m here becomes more dangerous. Not just because of the X-ers, but because the more time I spend with Rafe, the less I want to move on.
Ghost Academy is a YA paranormal academy / urban fantasy that will contribute to your reading related insomnia. This is book one of the Ghost Academy Duology and a spin off of Blakemore Academy.
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If X-men were ghosts and if Potter was female…
I quite enjoyed this teen & YA shifter adventure-romance. In a world where superpowers can be stolen & handed out to the entirely wrong sort of people, Billie finds herself dead in the woods with her body and memories missing. Next, she and a fellow lost soul Rafe are taken to the Loclear academy for the Life Deprived, a school for those who aren’t ready to pass on. In Potter-style, she finds herself drawn to things she shouldn’t be and needs to resolve a few mysteries, including why she has general amnesia and knows spells the enemy uses. While I was occasionally lost with the colloguel acronyms like Xers and supes and princess references, I loved the clean swearwords like ‘where the flip’ and the enneagram references. I was rooting for Billie and Rafe in this clean teen romance and loved how the author turned protecting shifters’ rights on its head (yeah, you can go too far when sticking up for someone to the point of sounding condescending). Hopefully, the backstory of Blakemore Academy and the princess will be fleshed out in subsequent books, as it did pique my interest. Recommended for lovers of clean teen & YA mysteries with a romance side-dish and for lovers of shifter and ghost books. A solid 4 stars.
I received this book as an ARC copy.
I have to be honest. Ghosts aren’t my thing and I was hesitant to read this series. I chose to after finishing the Blakemore Academy series that leads into this one. I loved Rafe’s character in that and so I gave this series a go. I’m so glad I did. I still found the idea of an academy for ghosts to be somewhat silly, but I fell in love with the characters. Billie’s character is so original in her quirkiness and yet very complex. The plot and world building were great as always from Ms. Farrell. This was definitely worth my time.
Can I be a ghost? That’s how I feel after reading this book. Farrell does such a fabulous job of creating a world in between life a death that the reader can’t help but want to join it.
Billie is dead and can’t remember a thing about it or her life. She finds herself at (of all places) a school for the dead. Their main assignment is to discover and complete their unfinished business–and not let their remains get burned by the Xers in the process. Getting burned turns them into a screaming tornado-like poltergeist that sucks up other ghosts in their path. Billie’s problem? she has no idea where her body is. Enter Rafe, a fox shifter (excuse me while I pant for a second!) He’s dead, too, but at least he finds his remains. He and Billie have a chemistry that sparks from the start. Their quirky voices, their identical curiosity and mischievous natures, and their growing attraction keeps things interesting! They work together to discover their unfinished business and to solve the growing mystery of the Xers and their connections to the school.
Farrell has well developed characters, a solid plot that keeps you guessing, and lots of good old fashioned teenaged angst and sexual tension, all wrapped up in a setting that is realistic, despite being filled with ghosts. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to your favorite characters who met unfortunate deaths, this is it. I highly recommend! Can’t wait for book two! #TEAMRAFE forever!
Amazing read!!!
This book is so good, so original.
I was driven to read this book because of Rafe, from the Blakemore Paranormal Academy Series, but was greately surprised by an amazing, original storyline.
Billie is the FMC, whom you immediately fall in love with, she is sorrounded by mysteries, since can’t remember antyhing from her lifetime and when those mysteries start to unravel, wow, prepare yourself for a bumpy ride!!!!
Can’t wait for the next book!!!
Love, love, love this book! It was so nice to see more of Rafe after his abrupt disappearance in the dragon shifter book! (And who doesn’t love that little fox shifter?!)
Billie is so relatable and kickass!
That ending though?! Man! Itching to know what happens next!
E.C. Farrell
Wow! This story is all sorts of twisty. I absolutely love the storyline, it’s so different from other academy stories!
I love that Rafe is a secondary MC character and we get to know more about him. The MC Billie, well I’m not sure what to make of her character yet, she’s a developing character. Which is odd,but honestly works with the story!
Looking forward to reading the next book!
I honestly was so excited to read this book! I love reading about ghosts and this takes it to a whole new level! So glad I loved this story. The characters are easy to fall in love with. There are so many twists and questions that have to be answered that it keeps you turning the pages. The ending makes you yearn for book two. Can’t wait to continue the adventure. Definite must read!
I received a free copy of this story which by no means changes how I feel about this story.
Billie isn’t your average girl. After waking up in a field alone with no memory a dark magic tornado-like entity, she is off to ghost academy. What a way to find out you’re dead.
Billie meets up with her new ghost guide Kaz and my personal favorite from Supernatural Reform School, Rafe. With a new goal of finding her body and finding out what her unfinished business is, can she make new friends and find out why other kids are turning in to the Twisted?
Love. Love. Love. More Rafe and no Sebastian.
Billie is strong and trying to figure out who she is while keeping people at a distance. But wants to help wherever she can too. She is finding out more about herself constantly, but will she kike herself when she sees the whole picture?
I was given an ARC of this book and it was a good read. At first it was a bit slow, but the more I read the more it picked up. I love both Billie and Rafe and am excited to see what happens next in the second book.