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Legend Valley Academy #2
Tenacious
How could she have screwed things up this badly, just when she thought she was finally getting her act together?
Welcome back to Legend Valley Academy.
Mal Jones is hoping for a quiet year at the Academy. All she wants is to hone her elemental magic, and get over Korou, the dreamy Naga prince who dumped her after he discovered who her father was.
Instead, she's left scrambling to make things right after finding out her actions last year have cost her grandfather his job.
But her old nemesis, Shadow, is still lurking around the Academy, and he’s not done with her yet.
Add in a rekindled relationship with Korou, along with a new Principal who hates her guts, and Mal’s got her hands full this year.
When Shadow finally makes his move, what will Mal sacrifice to save one of her best friends?
Tenacious is the second exciting novel in the Legend Valley Academy series. If you like diverse fantasy featuring kickass heroines, unusual shifters, myths and legends from all over the world, and a story full of twists and turns, then you’ll love this riveting fantasy academy series from Sudha Kuruganti!
One-click Tenacious now and continue the adventure!
Welcome back to Legend Valley Academy.
Mal Jones is hoping for a quiet year at the Academy. All she wants is to hone her elemental magic, and get over Korou, the dreamy Naga prince who dumped her after he discovered who her father was.
Instead, she's left scrambling to make things right after finding out her actions last year have cost her grandfather his job.
But her old nemesis, Shadow, is still lurking around the Academy, and he’s not done with her yet.
Add in a rekindled relationship with Korou, along with a new Principal who hates her guts, and Mal’s got her hands full this year.
When Shadow finally makes his move, what will Mal sacrifice to save one of her best friends?
Tenacious is the second exciting novel in the Legend Valley Academy series. If you like diverse fantasy featuring kickass heroines, unusual shifters, myths and legends from all over the world, and a story full of twists and turns, then you’ll love this riveting fantasy academy series from Sudha Kuruganti!
One-click Tenacious now and continue the adventure!
- GenresFantasy
202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2021
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About the author
Sudha Kuruganti
16 books26 followersHi! I’m Sudha! 🌸
I write feel-good YA and NA fantasy romances inspired by Indian mythology—full of slow-burn love, family ties, and the kind of magic that makes you believe again.
My current series are Elementals of India and Legend Valley Academy. I love hearing from readers, so drop a comment or question anytime!
💌 Join my newsletter and reader group here: www.sudhakuruganti.com
I write feel-good YA and NA fantasy romances inspired by Indian mythology—full of slow-burn love, family ties, and the kind of magic that makes you believe again.
My current series are Elementals of India and Legend Valley Academy. I love hearing from readers, so drop a comment or question anytime!
💌 Join my newsletter and reader group here: www.sudhakuruganti.com
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September 4, 2021
This continues to be a really interesting and fun YA academy series. The combination of different supernatural creatures from all different cultures adds so much! Mal is presented with such a difficult situation, but I love how she doesn't even hesitate or think about herself. I really enjoy Ms Kuruganti's worlds.
February 24, 2022
3.5☆ YA "man vs. Society", freewill vs dictatorship, young romance.
Please refer to the blurb. I read this as part two of the trilogy binge. Ensemble cast of "diverse" and as yet emotionally immature students team up to help the main female character fight a group of extremists while going to an acadamy for young mythical beings and dealing with teen angst and hormones. It is tagged as "multi-racial", but is more accuratly Multi-Cultural. I thought this episode would be a continuation of the novella from Koru's point of view since there is a vague depiction of him is on the cover. No, this is more of a friendship story. Of which there are fewer to be found as girls become young women possably in proportian to the disillusionment girls, young women, then women have in real life romance and physical love. It is also hard for men, according to my husband, to know what women want. So how can boys and men get inside our heads because WE'RE not going to come straight out and tell them! Friendship stories reappear with and for women in life-after-men catagory fiction. Are women (and other readers of romance, yes you) brave enough to share thier favorite romances with their spouce/partner? Do you like that book because of the hero(ine), the love interest, or some other reason? Spoiler for book three, Mal's friendship with Leela and Nik helps her face her messy feelings regarding Koru. If this episode had been written from a split perspective of all four of the ensemble cast how much richer and diverse could it have been? A prince, the son of a millionaire, the pacifict daughter of bounty hunters, and Mal (who we already hear from) all caught in the push-pull of parents who want to protect them while simultaniously being expected to figure out, right now, what they want to do with and for the rest of their lives. There are 30, 40, even 50-year olds who haven't figured that out. We have stumbled into or settled for whatever pays the bills and are not happy. Where are OUR career councilors, because decoding the indeed blurbs, and other such ads is like reading a forigen language as much as Mal, a white girl with brown skin is expected to understand a people, culture and family history sprung on her from out of seemingly nowhere. Everyone around her seems to have a better understanding for this thing called life than she does. I would not call her a Mary-sue because readers have followed her struggle through two episodes so far. She improves slower than I would think most movie goers would have the patience for, but that is a more realistic life. I appriciate her moments of Aphasia because I get them too. An empathetic connection has been made. Will the other characters get stories told from thier viewpoint? I hope so.
This was my honest feedback of a KU title read using TTS on my ancient Kindle keyboard. I admit to being momentarily jerked out of the story-flow by things that should have been caught before it posted or by an odd turn of phrase so 3.5 is my highest offer of stars at this time. Thank you for sharing the fruit of your muse.
Please refer to the blurb. I read this as part two of the trilogy binge. Ensemble cast of "diverse" and as yet emotionally immature students team up to help the main female character fight a group of extremists while going to an acadamy for young mythical beings and dealing with teen angst and hormones. It is tagged as "multi-racial", but is more accuratly Multi-Cultural. I thought this episode would be a continuation of the novella from Koru's point of view since there is a vague depiction of him is on the cover. No, this is more of a friendship story. Of which there are fewer to be found as girls become young women possably in proportian to the disillusionment girls, young women, then women have in real life romance and physical love. It is also hard for men, according to my husband, to know what women want. So how can boys and men get inside our heads because WE'RE not going to come straight out and tell them! Friendship stories reappear with and for women in life-after-men catagory fiction. Are women (and other readers of romance, yes you) brave enough to share thier favorite romances with their spouce/partner? Do you like that book because of the hero(ine), the love interest, or some other reason? Spoiler for book three, Mal's friendship with Leela and Nik helps her face her messy feelings regarding Koru. If this episode had been written from a split perspective of all four of the ensemble cast how much richer and diverse could it have been? A prince, the son of a millionaire, the pacifict daughter of bounty hunters, and Mal (who we already hear from) all caught in the push-pull of parents who want to protect them while simultaniously being expected to figure out, right now, what they want to do with and for the rest of their lives. There are 30, 40, even 50-year olds who haven't figured that out. We have stumbled into or settled for whatever pays the bills and are not happy. Where are OUR career councilors, because decoding the indeed blurbs, and other such ads is like reading a forigen language as much as Mal, a white girl with brown skin is expected to understand a people, culture and family history sprung on her from out of seemingly nowhere. Everyone around her seems to have a better understanding for this thing called life than she does. I would not call her a Mary-sue because readers have followed her struggle through two episodes so far. She improves slower than I would think most movie goers would have the patience for, but that is a more realistic life. I appriciate her moments of Aphasia because I get them too. An empathetic connection has been made. Will the other characters get stories told from thier viewpoint? I hope so.
This was my honest feedback of a KU title read using TTS on my ancient Kindle keyboard. I admit to being momentarily jerked out of the story-flow by things that should have been caught before it posted or by an odd turn of phrase so 3.5 is my highest offer of stars at this time. Thank you for sharing the fruit of your muse.
May 9, 2022
I received Tenacious (Legend Valley Academy #2) by Sudha Kuruganti from StoryOrigin. Mal Jones is hoping for a quiet year at the Academy. Instead she's left scrambling to make things right after finding out last years actions cost her grandfather his job. However Shadow, her old nemesis is still lurking around the academy and isn't done with her yet. When Shadow finally makes his move, what will Mal sacrifice to save one of her best friends? I enjoyed reading this book and definitely recommend. This book is available on Amazon
October 31, 2021
I read this novel out of order - but it can stand as a read alone novel. I found this is a brilliant read! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention. The world building is detailed and imaginative. This novel has strong, well developed characters and an interesting story line that keeps you turning the pages. I recommend this novel and would read more novels by this author.
May 28, 2022
Series Review, since I read the boxset in one go while traveling.
I really enjoyed this trilogy - Kuruganti did a good job of creating a flawed, yet compelling, main character with likable friends and a cute love interest. It was a nice mix of the usual "something outside the academy is going down" trope and "academy classes, love, etc" so I liked that. Sometimes academy books lean way too much into the former part for my tastes and forget about the classes and day to day drama.
Something else I appreciated: The cast is very diverse and each of the characters feels unique and real, despite the fantasy setting. I quite like Mal's grandfather in particular! And Mal herself feels quite compelling simply because she sounds and acts like a teenager (flaws included, haha).
If I have any complaints:
Overall, though, this was a solid academy trilogy, free of some of the issues that usually mark the subgenre. Check it out! 4 stars.
I really enjoyed this trilogy - Kuruganti did a good job of creating a flawed, yet compelling, main character with likable friends and a cute love interest. It was a nice mix of the usual "something outside the academy is going down" trope and "academy classes, love, etc" so I liked that. Sometimes academy books lean way too much into the former part for my tastes and forget about the classes and day to day drama.
Something else I appreciated: The cast is very diverse and each of the characters feels unique and real, despite the fantasy setting. I quite like Mal's grandfather in particular! And Mal herself feels quite compelling simply because she sounds and acts like a teenager (flaws included, haha).
If I have any complaints:
Overall, though, this was a solid academy trilogy, free of some of the issues that usually mark the subgenre. Check it out! 4 stars.
June 3, 2022
Another fun book in this series. Mal continues to make mistakes but she tries to correct them. She's still willing to do whatever it takes to protect those she cares about and she's learning what kind of person she wants to become. I loved the dragon in the magical library and the Naga kingdom.
March 31, 2022
This book continues to follow Mal on learning to master her magic within. It has everything you could want within a story. There is, of course, more magic, romance, drama (it is a school after all), and more.
This was a good story with a nice plot, goes pretty at times but overall still enjoyed the book and all it contained.
I read the third one before the first two, but it did not diminish my enjoyment of them.
This was a good story with a nice plot, goes pretty at times but overall still enjoyed the book and all it contained.
I read the third one before the first two, but it did not diminish my enjoyment of them.
September 19, 2021
What a great story, following on directly from book 1. Mal starts another year at the academy, with old friends and enemies, intrigue, black magic, curses and mystical objects, teenage angst and a slow burn romance heating up a little. A clean, entertaining mix of multicultural ideas, myths and legends. The writing is wonderful with great well described characters who you are really invested in, a dangerous enemy and a few surprises along the way. I could not put this book down, was hooked from page 1 and finished It in one session. I am really looked forward to reading the final part. I received a complimentary copy from the Author and am leaving a honest voluntary review.
October 23, 2023
I loved it!
Magic, family, friendships, sacrifices, shocking reveals, battles, curses, and romance; all on top of attending classes and surviving daily life at school. Shocking turns and twists throughout that will have you spell bound (pun intended) forcing you to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. I couldn’t put it down, I read it all in one sitting. Now I can’t wait to read the next and final book in the series to see how it all wraps up and comes to a conclusion.
Magic, family, friendships, sacrifices, shocking reveals, battles, curses, and romance; all on top of attending classes and surviving daily life at school. Shocking turns and twists throughout that will have you spell bound (pun intended) forcing you to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. I couldn’t put it down, I read it all in one sitting. Now I can’t wait to read the next and final book in the series to see how it all wraps up and comes to a conclusion.
September 19, 2021
Mal Jones has her hands full this year ,so much happening.
Will she be able to sort it all out and do well at the Academy?
This second part is full on ,lots happening .
Excitement ,action and Drama.
Well worth a read get your copy soon.
Will she be able to sort it all out and do well at the Academy?
This second part is full on ,lots happening .
Excitement ,action and Drama.
Well worth a read get your copy soon.
October 8, 2023
Wow
Things go from zero to 100 real quick. Meeting new family can't be easy for anyone. Mal is left with more questions about her dad. Her friendships are tested in this book will they last? Read to find out.
Things go from zero to 100 real quick. Meeting new family can't be easy for anyone. Mal is left with more questions about her dad. Her friendships are tested in this book will they last? Read to find out.
January 6, 2024
Great Read
Got the first book on a whim and was hooked. Second book was great also. I am glad I found this series.
Got the first book on a whim and was hooked. Second book was great also. I am glad I found this series.
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