Academy Arcanist by Shami Stovall

 Academy Arcanist by Shami Stovall 




Academy Arcanist by Shami Stovall was published on 23rd August 2022 . My thanks to the author for sending me a copy to review and to Write Reads for inviting me to take part on the Blog Tour.




Synopsis

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he’s visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life…

On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.

And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it’s too late…




My Review

As the first in her new series a lot of time, quite rightly, in Academy Arcanist is spent introducing the characters and the settings for what is to follow. The writing is incredibly descriptive and for those of us with over active imaginations shami's writing fuels the images in your head of the various places and characters she introduces.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Academy Arcanist and I have the next book in the series, Mimic Arcanist in my TBR pile.

Whilst this is the first time I have read a book by Shami she is definitely one of those young writers that I will add to my writers list where I read everything the have written.

Don't just read this review and move on . Read this review and get to know the books Shami has written and enter her world of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

A huge 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read for me 



About the Author




Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level and loved every second. When she’s not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators. She loves John, reading, and writing about herself in the third person.

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