Hood
Academy
by
Shelley Wilson
Expected
Publication: October 10, 2019
Publisher:
BHC Press
Genre: YOUNG
ADULT, FICTION, HORROR, SUPERNATURAL
Blurb:
Will
she follow the pack…or destroy them?
A
dead mother. A violent father. A missing brother.
When
Mia’s father is murdered, it’s her estranged uncle that comes to the rescue,
but what he offers her in return for his help could be worse than the life she
is leaving behind.
Taken
to Hood Academy, a unique school deep in the forest, she discovers friendships,
love, and the courage to stand on her own.
Mia
takes the oath that seals her future as a werewolf hunter, but not everyone wants
Mia to succeed.
Screams
in the night. Secret rooms. Hidden letters. Mia becomes an important piece in a
game she doesn’t want to play.
Loyalty,
friendships, and family bonds are tested as Mia discovers her true identity,
but will the truth set her free, or will it destroy her?
Praise
for Hood Academy
“A
gothic page-turner.” — Kirkus Reviews
Mia
takes the oath that seals her future as a werewolf hunter, but not everyone
wants Mia to succeed.
“…gripping
and gruesome, balancing beautifully
with
the sanctity of the woods. …gritty, fast-
Screams
in the night. Secret rooms. Hidden letters. Mia becomes an paced, and
addictive.” — The San Francisco important piece in a
game she doesn’t want to play.
Loyalty,
friendships, and family bonds are tested as Mia discovers her
“…begins
with an action-packed opening scene true identity, but will the truth set her
free, or will it destroy her?
that
will grab readers by the throat—and the Marketing
pace
doesn’t let up until the very last page!” — InD’Tale
Magazine
“Shelley Wilson hits all the
right notes with this retailers, librarians, and media book...Great read!” — Between
The Lines Book
“Wow!
This was by far the best Werewolf YA • Targeted email marketing to ALA
librarian community book I have ever read.” — LibraryThing
Early • Online advertising and marketing Reviewers
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Digital ARCs on NetGalley and LibraryThing
My Review:
Sixteen-year-old
Mia witness the murder of her father by something that if asked would have said
doesn’t exist, werewolves. Mia is very confused when the wolves don’t kill her.
Why did the wolves not harm Mia? Why did they kill her father but not her? These
are questions that Mia asked herself and more.
Mia lost her mother a long time ago and now her father is
gone. Mia has a brother Zak who disappeared or left after their mother was
killed in a car accident. Without any knowledge of her brothers whereabouts or
any other family Mia fears that she will become a ward of the state until her
uncle shows up to whisk Mia away to Hood Academy where he teaches.
Hood Academy is secret school that is hidden deep in the
forest. Hood Academy is a school that teaches young ladies how to fight, kill
and hunt werewolves. Mia is taught at the school that if you can see a wolf
then you are a hunter.
Mia learns a few truths during her stay at the academy and
the surrounding forest. She learns some truths about herself, her mother, her
father, her brother and her uncle. Will these truths set her free or will they
trap her forever?
Hood Academy is a great introduction into a whole new world
of werewolves and hunters with a big twist on the wolves. The world building
for Hood Academy is so amazing and real. Shelley Wilson knows how to tell a
story that is believable and will draw you into its world and make you feel as
if you are right there among the wolves and hunters fighting for your life deep
in the forest. I could just see the moon and the surrounding darkness and the
stars in the sky with maybe a little fog low on the ground as the hunters
fought with their staffs or bows against the wolves.
I would recommend Hood Academy to anyone who loves a good
book especially werewolves with a new twist on the wolves. Amazing story one
which I hope to read more of in future books.
Author
Bio
Shelley Wilson was born in Leeds but moved to the West
Midlands when she was a youngster. She is a single mum of three. Her favourite
things (apart from her children) are vampires, travelling, history, and pizza.
Shelley is an avid reader and blogger with a passion for Netflix marathon-binge
watching sessions.
She divides her time between blogging and writing
motivational non-fiction books for adults, and the fantasy worlds of her YA
fiction.
Her non-fiction books combine lifestyle, motivation and
self-help with a healthy dose of humour, and her YA novels combine myth, legend
and fairy tales with a side order of demonic chaos. You can check out all Shelley’s books here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00G5KPMJI
Shelley
can be found lurking on Twitter and Facebook all the time (she wishes to add
procrastination to her favourite things list!)
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