Rating: 9/10
Summary: Cassie Bell, is a regular girl chosen to attend a very prestigious and mysterious school that moves to a new city around the world every term. Unlike the rich that attend the school, Cassie is given a scholarship. She finds herself in Paris for the first term at this elite school. While she has a hard time fitting in, her roommate, Isabella, does everything possible to make her feel included and comfortable. Throughout the semester, she discovers that Darke Academy is more than just a school; it holds a dark and dangerous secret. Knowledge is power, however it can also be a curse, and Cassie has discovered a little too much about the secrets the Few are guarding.
My thoughts: With a slow start, this book still had the makings for a great story, after pushing through for about a third of it, I was pleased to see the story evolve and be a truly interesting read. Gabriella Poole has created a unique way of incorporating the real world with a little bit of fantasy, with a twist. Unlike the thousand vampire novels out there (don’t get me wrong, I do love myself some vampire books) this one was very unique with a well built plot with twists and turns as I haven’t seen in awhile. Book 1 of 3, this is definitely a series that kept me enthralled and enjoying every moment of it.
Quote p.61: “Cassie studied him. So this was the legendary founder of the Darke Academy? The portrait was a modern one, his angular face defined in deceptively casual brushstrokes. His eyes burned with vivid intelligence, their colours melding into grey but glinting like mica in granite. His silver-streaked dark hair grew in a perfect widow’s peak, one stray strand of it curving down his forehead like a thin blade. He had been painted at his desk, a book open beneath his hand, and he was watching the artist with an expression of cold, probing curiosity. Cassie felt he was looking straight into her brain and soul.”
Darke Academy series:
1. Secret Lives
2. Blood Ties
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