Darkfire

Nightfire Academy: Guild of Shadows, Book 1

By: Skyler Andra

Narrated by: Ash Beverly, Elizabeth Russell

A secret guild. Three irresistible guardians. A sinister evil that seeks her power.

Luna has run from the shadows for as long as she can remember, hiding from the darkness chasing her all her life. A threat that killed her parents to capture her. Tired of running, of not having anywhere to call home, she casts a spell to send the demon hunting her back to hell.

Oops. Bad move. An ancient guild detects her magic and intercepts her. They want her power and give her the choice: train with them or die.

Naturally, she chooses survival, and is thrust into the world of Nightfire Academy. Only, she bears the sigil of the enemy, and the students won't let her forget.

If she can keep her head in the game, and not let the three appointed guardians distract her, she might stand a chance in hell of making it through year one.

One thing is for certain: Luna Prince is no quitter, she'll not go down without a fight and won't let the darkness that seeks her win.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Skyler Andra (P)2024 Tantor Media

Not well-paced and missing crucial accents

This book goes SO fast. They cover a lot of ground and it’s actually hard to keep up with characters, storyline, and setting. I was having a hard time taking in the FMC’s complicated backstory and then adding all the MMC’s POVs and their own histories was a lot. The author probably could have broken this into two books with slower pacing and more descriptions of characters, places, etc. it felt a bit rushed to “get to the good part.” I love the action and magic stuff but also needed to understand the world and the people a bit better. I had a hard time with the dialog but then realized it’s set in Australia, so maybe the lack of accents was throwing me off. Overall, this book doesn’t feel super well executed but it was free to me!