We Hunt the Night

by G. Bailey

I vowed to use my magic to be good…they promised to use everything they have to break our bond.Bloodstone Academy is for strong, smart witches to hunt for their shifters, bond with them in the sacred forest, and fight with them in the war when they graduate. Only issue? Most students die from bonding, but that won’t stop me.

Every generation of my family went to Bloodstone Academy, and it’s in my blood to thrive there. The witch war took my family, and I’m determined to help the Umbral Authority win.

When I finally get the acceptance marking, I couldn’t be happier until I walk through the gothic doors and slam straight into a tall, stunningly beautiful dragon shifter…and he shoves me onto the floor in front of everyone.

Bonding with a dragon shifter hasn’t been done in a hundred years…until I walk into the forest and four of them accidentally bond with me.

Mazikeen Lycidas, Kane Ardian, Black Ashveil, Valeron Drexan are treated like gods at this academy— and they hate me. They never wanted to bond, and they don’t want to fight in the war. The four of them make my days at the academy hell, and the nights even worse.

No spells are going to save me from them, not when we are pulled together by the bond. No magic will help me in the war if my shifters won’t fight.

They say every dragon witch is cursed, and these four are all that is left in the world…and they are determined to ruin me.


USA TODAY Bestselling Author G. Bailey returns with a new series —Bloodstone Academy Series is a dark academia romantasy for fans of witches who fall for their enemies and twisted worlds where “who did this to you?” is considered a love speech.
You will find tropes like— Forbidden romance, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, fated mates and Dramione vibes.

Genres: Fantasy, Why Choose, Dragons, Shapeshifters, Romance, Paranormal, Enemies To Lovers

338 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2025

About the author

G. Bailey is a USA Today bestselling author of books that are filled with everything from dragons to pirates. Plus, fantasy worlds and breath-taking adventures. Oh, and some swoon-worthy men that no girl could forget.
G. Bailey is from the very rainy U.K. where she lives with her husband, two children and three cheeky dogs.

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 1 out of 5]

What the heck is this?

This will likely be a long review. Proceed with caution.

I’ve read many of her books. I can’t say that the quality of the writing is good in any of them. It simply isn’t there. I didn’t go into this one with high expectations, knowing I’d be let down if I did. Yet I’m still shocked at how bad this is.

I’m 99% certain that hers are all AI written. Show me a legitimate published author that releases as many novels a year or even every couple of months. They don’t. Short stories, possible. Full books or novels, no. Because writing books takes time. They don’t have multiple unrelated series running and releasing new books at the same time either. They also avoid storylines that are identical or ripoffs of other authors.

Back to this one. This is horrible. The story is boring AF. The dialogue is like something a 6th grader would write. It might be the worst part. The lack of creativity in the writing is glaringly obvious.

The grammar, run on sentences, misspelled words. WTAF here? First chapter she spells the foster mom Melody’s name as “Melodies”. I mean, is this for real? You cannot expect to be taken serious as a writer when this is the end product.

I don’t mean to be cruel here, but fact is fact. If you are an author releasing books to be published. Expecting people to pay for them. You need a qualified editor. There is no getting around it.

It’s insulting to readers and an insult to real authors. Just because you have an idea for a story doesn’t mean you should be an author. Not everyone can or should write books. At the very least, take some English and writing courses before making the attempt. The absolute minimum for any published item is to run your document through spell check and be sure the settings are in place to catch all of the grammar errors as well. That is really not difficult. This is the problem with self publishing. While it might be great for those that actually deserve to get their books published and who put real effort into getting out something of quality, too many others put out stuff like this that make it obvious they aren’t even making any real effort into what they publish. And all these AI written books are killing the profession of writing.

[Spasticnontastic · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Some choppy editing bits.

[Bondedtobooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

We Hunt The Night

Book one in the Bloodstone Academy Series

4.5⭐️
1🌶️

Juniper is treated badly by her adoptive relative. When she turns of age she is accepted into Bloodstone academy where she trains for war and meets her bonded shifter.

The four MMC are the last of the dragon shifters. Mazikeen who's accepting of the bond. Kane a childhood friend who pretends she doesn't exist. Black who can't be touched and Vale the bond who tries to kill her.

G Bailey does it again! Another series that's super easy to read, fast paced and addicting.
Tropes to expect-
▪️Dragon shifter
▪️ Bonds
▪️Witches
▪️War college
▪️Fated mates
▪️Forced proximity
▪️RH

ahh I can't wait for book 2 and to continue on with this. I always think her books are never long enough!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Miss · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is my second attempt with this author. I made it through the whole book this time, but won’t be continuing. The plot is silly, the writing is poor, the world building is minimal, the character and relationship building is non-existent, the cliff hanger was lazy.

[𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓏𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽₊˚✩ · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okayish but the end we just got a bunch of information dumped on us.
2.5

[Nash Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

That ending!! I love when an author can write a short book that is still captivating and still feels flushed out. There could be s little bit more overall world building, but I thought the story flowed so well. I do think the pacing was a little rushed and could have been filled in with a little more detail. Even with all of those things I was absolutely enthralled from the beginning. One things about G. Bailey's writing is that it is straight to the point and her stories are fire! The audiobook was pretty good as well. Genuinely had such a great time.

[Reader Jojo · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a disgrace for a human eye . it’s so bad and so short, thank God for that . this is absolute shit I won’t even take time to write an entire paragraph about how bad it is. Because it doesn’t deserve my time. Good luck to whoever might even think about reading this

[Jessica Proulx · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 🌟 rounded up bc i enjoyed the plot theoretically, but god sometimes the writing just entirely took me out in a bad way because it sounded like an alien from outer space doing their best to transcribe it into english. like i get the author is british but christ dude learn to be conversational

[marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, but due to the short length of the story, it lacked depth. I liked the fmc because she was described as smart, brave, and knowledgeable. However, it often felt like she was only described as these things, rather than truly showing them in action. I wish there had seen more scenes showing her spells and bravery. I didn't connect with the mmc's at all, because their behaviour just didn't add up. Some of them went from seemingly hating her to falling in love and being obsessed with her overnight, without any significant development or reason. The setting was amazing, it felt like hogwarts. I'm excited to read the next book!

[Tosha Y. Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn’t ready

This is the kind of book that sneaks up on you and haunts your dreams. I both loved and hated reading this because it isn't a finished series. I devoured this in one night, and I wasn’t ready for how attached I became.

[Shawna Campbell · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Other than having a cool cover, I have no idea how this has 4+ stars. In theory, could have been a cool concept with an interesting magic system but I think a 13 y/o on wattpad could have written better. Got about 80 pages in and just couldn't do it.

[Spider888 · Rating 1 out of 5]

This writing was trash and so disappointing. The premise is interesting so I truly am sad that this felt like it was written in one night for a creative writing class

[Jeanny · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 I’m intrigued stars.
Hell of a cliffhanger but it sets the scene really well. I look forward to November 2025, when “We borrow the light” book two in the series.

[Sar 🍒 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don’t even know what this is tbh

[Lysandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very quick read, fun and interesting; the main characters are all likeable and the dynamics bittersweet. I was expecting something else from the ending but it was a twist I totally didn’t see coming and I absolutely loved it! Where’s the second book 👏🏻

[Bent Letters · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

[Suzi Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book. Full of twists and turns yes !!
I need a second book please

Highly recommend it’s Defiantly a yes, good book for a refresh

Love love love this author !!

[Kerry Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Concepts have been featured so many times in other books. I felt like I was reading other authors spliced together.

The level of writing was sub par. Why wasn’t this labeled as young adult. It felt low on the mature meter.

[Nadia Perfetto · Rating 2 out of 5]

badly written. wth?

[Emily R-H · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need the second one now. 😩

[ky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Munch

[emma :P · Rating 2 out of 5]

⭐️2.5

Not bad, but not good.

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn’t expect that ending at all!

[Heather Kellermann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining

Is there great literature? No. Does this borrow quite heavily from many other fantasy/romantasy series? Yes. Did I enjoy it anyway? Yes.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dragons and witches, two of my favourite magical beings!! Can’t wait to dive into the second book at the end of this month ✨

My only complaint is I wanted MORE! More depth in the world building and more banter between the MCs

[Sabi✨ reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

~~BEGINNING THE YEAR WITH AN AMAZING BOOK~~
This isn’t your standard story!!!The author does a brilliant job giving every character a distinct personality, purpose and backstory.✨🫡

T R O P E S I N C L U D E D:
✦ Enemies to Lovers ❤️🔥
✦ Possessive Guys 🖤👁️
✦ Shifters (dragons included!) 🐉✨
✦ Found Family (in progress) 🏡💞
✦ Dark Academia 🕯️📚
✦ Witches 🔮🌙
✦ Why Choose ⁉️💘

T H E G U Y S:
They seem like they hate her and come off as toxic… but in their POVs 🎭, the vibe is totally different — they’re crushing hard on the FMC 💘.
Three of them are morally grey (NOT IN an annoying way‼️)🌑 (Black, Vale, and Kane), while our softie Maz is a pure ray of sunshine ☀️ (Love himmmm! 💖).

T H E F M C:
Juniper DID NOT disappoint! 🏹✨
She’s a badass in her own way, coping with all the responsibilities 🏛️ dropped on her shoulders while the others refuse to help and give her a hard time .
She stays rational 🧠, and I loved the emotional moments tied to her trauma 💔🌱.

I N C O N C L U S I O N:
This absolutely deserves to be read 📖💫 if you enjoy the tropes mentioned above!
(Keep in mind — it ends on a cliffhanger! ⚠️🔚)

Would highly recommend 🌟 for anyone craving depth, tension, and heart in a romantasy!

[Jen Cardoso (jenc.reads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

DEVOURED this book. And thanking everything that the second comes out this month 😅

🐉Dragons
🖤Witches
🪄Magic
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼Found family
❤️‍🩹Bonds and betrayals

Amazing.

It’s a bit of a slow start but once it gets going 😳👏🏼

[Jessica Gardner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okayyyy cute easy read!! It reads a bit YA and Haley don’t get excited there’s no smut. Sorry girl.
But I love me some magic and a little shifter verse. The tension/romance was a bit rushed but overall.. not bad!
Essentially a watered down version of zodiac academy. Which since u haven’t read in years it was nice to have a little nostalgia.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

We Hunt the Night is the first instalment in the The Bloodstone Academy series by G. Bailey.

Bloodstone Academy is for strong, smart witches to hunt for their shifters, bond with them in the sacred forest, and fight with them in the war when they graduate. Only issue? Most students die from bonding, but that won’t stop Juniper. Bonding with a dragon shifter hasn’t been done in a hundred years…until Juniper stumbles upon Mazikeen Lycidas, Kane Ardian, Black Ashveil, Valeron Drexan. They never wanted to bond, and they don’t want to fight in the war. Juniper and the dragon shifters are forced to work together by their accidental bond if they want a chance of surviving the witch war.

Truth be told, I picked up this book because I was scrolling through my kindle unlimited recommendations and the front cover stood out to me. I have been slightly exhausted with shifter romances, especially dragon shifter romances, but I figured I would give it a go since I was intrigued.

I thought the plot was very promising, we have a young witch who is an outsider at home, who would eventually find her true self at Bloodstone Academy. Sadly, We Hunt the Night suffered the same fate as many other romantasy books I have read recently. The story ends up feeling like something I have read before because the same tropes and character designs end up being similar. I felt as if Juniper didn't really stand out amongst other romantasy FMCs I have encountered; she starts off incredibly independent and strong-willed, but as soon as she's bonded she loses her backbone.

The dragon shifters hate Juniper immediately and she reciprocates those feelings, but it feels as though the romance comes thick and fast out of nowhere with no real development. The lack of chemistry between the FMC and the MMCs is very apparent, and I feel like the length and pacing of the book is at fault there. The writing is actually good and I feel like with a longer book, it would definitely benefit from better character and plot development.

Sadly, I don't think I liked this book enough to warrant continuing with the series.

[Manon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8?