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Ex Nihilo Academy #1
Ex Nihilo Academy
There’s nothing sixteen-year-old Lily Hughes loves more than the sun, the sand and her trusty surfboard – but all that is about to change when a tragic accident forces her to move from California to attend boarding school in Northern Ireland. The dreary weather and drearier manor house waiting for her there are nothing compared to the chilly welcome she’s gets from the groundskeeper’s son, the tattooed and mysterious Rowan Savage, who at the first sight of Lily vows to keep his distance.
At school she finds herself drawn to the dark and dangerous Luca Morello, who in spite of becoming her unlikely savior can’t seem to make up his mind about her. It is not long before Lily realizes that nothing about Ex Nihilo Academy is exactly what it seems as she is thrown into a mystical world she thought only existed in fairytales. She soon learns that she has incredible power raging inside of her that could change the very fate of the world she’s been thrust into, and because of that power evil forces want her dead. In the midst of the chaos and brewing war she finds herself torn between two worlds as her feelings for both Rowan and Luca grow – so which side will she choose in the end?
At school she finds herself drawn to the dark and dangerous Luca Morello, who in spite of becoming her unlikely savior can’t seem to make up his mind about her. It is not long before Lily realizes that nothing about Ex Nihilo Academy is exactly what it seems as she is thrown into a mystical world she thought only existed in fairytales. She soon learns that she has incredible power raging inside of her that could change the very fate of the world she’s been thrust into, and because of that power evil forces want her dead. In the midst of the chaos and brewing war she finds herself torn between two worlds as her feelings for both Rowan and Luca grow – so which side will she choose in the end?
190 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 20, 2013
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Jennifer Watts
10 books21 followersJennifer Watts is from suburb of Vancouver, Canada. She studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia and has worked in finance for the last 17 years. In her spare time she loves to play soccer, drink wine and discover new authors.
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July 3, 2018
An incredibly frustrating read because it was written really well and had grammar and punctuation in all the right places but was let down by being a stupid YA paranormal romance piece of shit with twee yanks falling in love with every single boy-with ~emerald~ eyes-she meets and cliché goth witches hovering about the place.
It was nice to see the traditional idea of fairies though, not the silly Shakespearean tiny things. Only plus.
It was nice to see the traditional idea of fairies though, not the silly Shakespearean tiny things. Only plus.
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