I thought I had it all: twin sister, cute boyfriend, and magic beyond my years. Night Shade Academy should’ve been easy for me, but nothing could prepare me for the moment when I’m kicked out of my birthright House and placed with the evil witches known as the Darks—despite being born a Light.Now, I’m stuck with a bunch of evil witches who compete in this crazy tradition where they pit the first … the first years against each other, fighting for their place in the hierarchy at the Academy. The only rule, try not to die.
Oh, and did I mention it’s not just witches we have to contend with? There’s also Vampires and Lycans, as well.
Thanks to the help of a gorgeous Dark that I find myself a little too attracted to, I’m able to keep my ass-whoopings to a minimum, until someone pushes me too far, and I find out exactly why my magic affinity is Dark.
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Fabulous new storey and very well written. Great world and character building with a brilliant plot, Full of twists and turns plus plenty of action. Y ou’re left with lots of question that need answering and hopefully book 2 will do just that. really enjoyable read.
Exciting, Firey, Fab Characters & Storyline!! 4.5 Stars
Night Shade Academy #1
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Zalia & Kayla are twins starting their first day of the Night Shade Academy Kayla is an outgoing rebel but has a heart of gold & Zalia is a complete nerd that excels in magic & spells, she’s actually extremely strong for their age but is extremely kind hearted! They’re from a Light Witch family.
There are different factions – Light Witches, Vampires, Lycans & Dark Witches. The Lights are generally smug, think they’re better than everyone else & definitely look down on the other factions –
The Dark are feared & despised by the light!!
Lycans are definitely viewed as much lesser & smelly dogs by them!
Vampires aren’t viewed as quite as lowly by the light!
The twins aren’t as racist as most, they won’t be pushed around by them either though. The Elitist views they’ve been taught & brought up with all of their lives seeps in at times but not with the same vileness of most of their faction!!
On entry they have to pass through a warded door to their Faction House at the Academy, Kayla steps through with Zalia’s boyfriend Brodie, but when she tries to enter it bars her way & alarms are set off!! Its discovered she is some how a Dark Witch not Light!! Zalia is now on inside looking out – she’s one of the hated, feared & despised Dark but all the other factions still view her as a Light – she’s in limbo & ripped away from her twin for the first time in her life!!
Zalia’s learning curve in the history of the Dark is steap! It’s also nothing like what they’ve been taught Unfortunately, knowing how superior the Lights view themselves she can’t help thinking their version may be the truth!! Thank God she’s got her twin & her boyfriend to lean on as she navigates the violence & Darkness within herself – or has she??
There’s so much more than this snippet to the storyline Lies, betrayals, friendships & terror all ensue plus more!! I can’t wait for more to come. There are some wonderful characters I can’t wait to get know more about. Plus her new familiar that isn’t a poop after all!! I definitely recommend this one, a higher quality Academy read
Debbie, 1970, UK
Night Shade Academy by Kelly Carrero is an awesome story that I have fallen in love reading. I loved reading this book from the very begining cause it has vampires, shifters and magic in it and I love reading about all of those. I highly recommend this story to everyone who lvoes reading about magic, shifters and vapires in their stories.
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This was a great start to a new academy series! Night Shade Academy is a school for both Light and Dark witches, lycans, and vampires to learn how to wield their powers and be able to live amongst humans. The story follows twins Zalia and Kayla who were born into a Light family, but Zalia gets accepted into the Dark wards instead. Zalia has to start her new life as a Dark from scratch and her journey is filled with betrayal, danger, and more truth than she wanted. I really enjoyed watching Zalia’s personal growth in this story and how she starts to realize that everything she’s been taught about the other factions isn’t true and she drops her prejudice against them. The plot was a great mixture of mystery and intrigue and the characters and world building were well developed and vivid.
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This was a really good academy book. Loved the storyline and characters. Both are very well written. Looking forward to the next academy book. If you love academy books then you will definitely love Night Shade Academy.
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I am so excited over finding my newest series to follow because my newest kickass heroine has not seen the end of her story yet! The heroine Rozalia is a one-of-a-kind, the rarest of the rare, a Shadow Walker with emerging powers from all factions of this supernatural world. And someone is using her for something h-u-g-e and demonic. This is a super action packed drama as Zalia scrambles to uncover the mystery surrounding the school with the help of a new love interest Hunter. I loved reading this book and can not wait for the next one! Very, very nicely done!
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Great Story, that I feel Teens and young adults would like to read. Night Shade Academy is for all, but none want to know each other. Kayla and Zalia are tweens going off for their first year in the Academy. They come from Light Witches and don’t like the dark witches, vampires or werewolves. When they go to their dorm, Zalia can not get in. She can only get into the Dark. Hunter is sent to watch over her. What is happening? Why does she have to be with people that hate her? Why can she not touch Hunter? What is really happening at the Academy? What will happen to everyone? Zalia is a what?
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Such a great book. I really enjoyed reading it. I give this book 5/5 stars. It was funny, sad, and enjoyable at the same time. The ending was not something that I would have predicted. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes vampires, werewolves, and witches.
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A fantastic read right from the first page to the last. If your a lover of Academy reads and the Supernatural that take you away into a world of magic and a action packed read, this is definitely a read you want to read. I definitely recommend it.
Shauna Joesten
This series is definitely going to be a good one!
I was hooked from the very start. I love the characters. Zalia is so kickass and awesome. I am shipping her and Hunter all the way. Her twin sister Kayla is another awesome character as well as her friend Nova. I love how this story deals with “light” and “dark” witches as well as werewolves and Vampires. The way each kind treats each other is interesting. And how they all have one thing in common which is fear of Shadow walkers. I am a huge fan of Academy books, and this new series is among my latest favorites so far! The story is not boring at all. Never a dull moment. So many surprises and twists and turns. It’s just AWESOME! I don’t want to post any spoilers. It’s really good. I highly recommend this. I cant wait to find out what happens next.!
When twins Zalia and Kayla went to Nightshade Academy, they found out Zalia was a dark witch not light. To top it off she was a rare Shadow Walker. Most of the dark students shunned Zalia because she grew up light but they were also scared of her. Hunter was there to train her. Their attraction was explosive, literally. Zalia ended up getting a familiar; an even rarer hellhound and ended up with an unknown one also. Zalia, Kayla and a select few friends tried to figure out who was making Kayla’s friends disappear and some almost died trying to sove the mystery. This story had drama and intrigue and the characters were fun and dangerous. Great read
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I loved everything about this book from the smooth flowing storyline to the well developed and engaging characters.
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This was an exciting start to a series you wont wanna miss. So many surprises and twists. I loved the relationship between the twins and how they had to overcome prejudices. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat. I can’t wait for the next installment.
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Binge Worthy! This author started this series out with a bang! I had such a hard time pulling myself away from the story long enough to get to work on time. This fast-paced adventure has everything you could want in a PNR genre from Light and Dark witches, werewolves, vampires, demons and more. Definitely looking forward to reading more from this author and can’t wait for the next book in this series.
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Wow! From the very beginning I was sucked into this unique, powerful and fantastic story!
Zalia and her twin are outstanding characters, they draw you in with their own sparkling personalities, along with the other characters!
The storyline is so incredible and the world building is full of energy and surprises!
Definitely looking forward to the next book!
A witchy read!
The Dark’s are fighting for their place in the hierarchy at the Academy…
The only rule, try not to die…
Such a magnificent read that will enthrall you right from the start. The book has definitely put a spell on me.
This author always manages to cast a spell on me and hook just from reading the blurb of her books. After reading plenty of books from her, I honestly no longer need to read the blurb, as soon as she announces a new book, I know I’m going to read it without knowing what it’s about.
Full of light and dark witches, vampires, lycans, magic, demons, secrets, love and family.
Perfect for readers of paranormal romances.
This was such a fantastic read. Night Shade Academy is my first read from Kelly Carrero and it sure won’t be my last!!! It is so well written, the plot, the twists and turns of the story kept me glued to my Kindle till the end. The next book in this series can’t come fast enough. You will fall for this story and the wonderful characters like i did.
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Fantastic! I loved it! I really enjoyed the characters and loved how fast paced, unpredictable and fun this story was. The concept was original and exciting!
I thought this book was quite interesting. From the moment that Zalia and her twin sister joined the Night Shade academy, there was drama, mystery and suspense reflected back on the page. I really liked Nova and the rules she mentioned to Zalia on the first day at the new school – trust no one, nothing is as it seems and don’t show fear. Good words for Zalia to live by….I look forward to reading the second back in the series once it’s released
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Night Shade Academy
What an awesome story with great characters and some intrigue and also twists and turns before the end, I found it very easy to get a vivid picture of the story as I read it