This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Rosie Malezer for Readers' Favorite
Sanctuary is the first book in the Academy for Lost Souls series by S. K. Gregory. After being accused of murdering the Alpha's abusive son within the grounds of the Baton Rouge pack, Jade runs for her life and seeks sanctuary at Crestwood Academy - a school for young paranormals that is hidden from the human eye. Although Jade is unsure if she'd committed the murder, she is granted sanctuary and enrolled, with Harold Tempest-Stewart as her Mentor. Jade is quickly acquainted with Aaron, Louis, Holly, Kol, and Seb and once again becomes unsure of her lycan side, which takes full control when students start dying. It is not long before Jade realizes that she can trust those she didn't, and should watch her back with the new friends she makes. After Jade's new boyfriend agrees to help her get answers, more bodies drop before Jade discovers the identity of the killer. It is only through the use of her newly learned skills at Crestwood Academy that she lives to tell the tale.
I very much look forward to what lies ahead for young Jade in this wonderful new series, Academy for Lost Souls by S. K. Gregory. The characters are interesting and new, which was truly a breath of fresh air. I am a sucker for a well-written paranormal tale and Sanctuary definitely hit the nail on the head in delivering a mystery within a mystery. Not even the main character knows whether or not she is the killer throughout the first installment until she starts listening to her own instincts. I must admit that this is the first time I have come across a were-tale that shows the pack as total butt-holes, but Jade's intuition about them comes full circle when she uses this to her advantage. Thank you, S. K. Gregory, for the beginning of a remarkable new series, and I am excited to read the next installment when it is available. I fully recommend Sanctuary to all avid fans of good lycanthropic tales.
