Sun & Moon Academy—where pass or fail can mean life or death.
Even after a harrowing first semester at Sun & Moon Academy College of Supernatural Guardians, we’re back. Well, those of us who survived, anyway. And when we return to campus after the winter break to start Spring Semester, several of us discover we’ve been placed in the new Interdisciplinary Task Force class, or ITF—but WTF is more like it. As in, WTF was the Board of Regents thinking when they came up with this idea?
They’ve thrown us into teams and assigned us “missions,” but they’re really just glorified group projects. And we all know how fun those are. Now just imagine all the team members are elite supernatural alphas. Yeah, this will certainly go well.
It quickly becomes apparent that the most challenging mission is called The Hunt. Each team draws a card with a bizarre image and a riddle that supposedly leads to discovering a magical object hidden somewhere on campus. Sounds easy, right? If only. To retrieve the artifact, we’re forced to face our worst fears, enter otherworldly realms, survive deadly curses, and more. Learning to work together becomes not only about the grade, but about saving each other’s lives.
If that’s not enough real world-like experience, there’s more. A god with a vengeance is determined to destroy all magic. Threatening the school, the town, and our world as we know it. This is why we’re at SMA—to train to become supernatural guardians—but for Hades’ sake, this is only our second semester. If we can’t step up, though, not only will we fail ITF, but we’ll fail the rest of the world.
In this anthology of over 750 pages, you once again get ten paranormal fantasy novellas that all come together as one page-turning tale.
Kristie Cook is a lifelong writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and being magical. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her puggle. She can be found at www.KristieCook.com.
After the craziness of the first semester, the students at SMA we’re looking for a respite. Unfortunately for them, fate had something else in store. Fortunately for us mere mortals, it makes for an exciting ride!
The authors did an amazing job of integrating each other’s characters and campus happenings into their stories. You could feel the tension building as you read and the ending! Heart-pounding action and just enough closure to leave you satisfied but wanting more.
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There is so much adventure in this book, it is hard to know where to begin! I guess I will just say the excitement during the second semester is going to keep you up reading!
I'm hesitant to review and rate this book because I didn't love it. I'm not sure if it's because of the writing or if it's because of where I am with regard to quarantine, upcoming holidays that I'll probably be spending alone, current mood etc. Or maybe it isn't up to par with the rest of the HF books because the authors have also been suffering through quarantine for the past several months and everything that goes along with that. I've loved all of the Havenwood Falls books and the previous SMA book. I read that one in one day. This one took me several days because I just couldn't get into it. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't exciting to me.
For those unfamiliar with this series, the setting is supernatural college hidden within a mountain in Havenwood Falls, Colorado. The students are assigned to a class that requires them to split into teams and among other assignments, they must find various artifacts hidden within the mountain. The artifact is based upon a specific Tarot card that also holds a written clue in the form of a riddle written on the back of the card. Each team is given one card. The book is very much like a series of novellas tied together by this overarching theme.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in this type of story, but suggest reading the Havenwood Falls books or at the very least the HF The Collector book and SMA Book One first.
Havenwood Falls is a magical place. Going back to SMA was not disappointing. While the pandemic got me in a funk and this took longer to read than normal, I still loved it. I really enjoy how these authors can write together so the different stories flow well.