Wow, that was quite dark if you ask a personal opinion. But I enjoyed it more than I actually thought!

Hood Academy is an addictive, atmospheric story that grabs that reader from the first page and doesn’t let go. I was pulled into this seaming dreary story of a girl who survives an unbelievable tragedy only to get trust into a new and different world. Our heroine finds herself at an academy where she will learn all there is to know about fighting, surviving and… supernatural creatures. I enjoyed how the story evolved and the characters developed. I really enjoyed this journey of life and self-discovery.

I liked the way the author built the story and how I learned things at the same time as the character. The story has both an amazing plot (with a lot of conflicts and passion) but also solid and well-built characters. I enjoyed the world this author created. Her versions of werewolves are awesome and complete. The author was detailed in the story (at times to a fault) but it made the story that much more rich and I loved how I could feel the transition from human to wolf. I will be reading more from this author and I hope that she continues this world for more adventures. I received an ARC vis NetGalley and I am leaving an honest review.

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Hood Academy is one of the few books where I think the author got Werewolves right.

I loved everything, how Shelley Wilson wrote about the wolves, about their interactions and - most importantly - she doesn't shy away from describing their turn. And she doesn't just scratch the surface and just mentions that it hurts, no I think Wilson captures the pain as well as the power and how exhausting and painful it must be when a body changes that extremely.

But besides loving this book for it's depiction of great Werewolves, I liked it for the story of a young girl finding her way from an abusive father to new friends and family under often terrifying circumstances and growing and finding herself and what she truly wants.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this great eARC!

I did not finish this book, I just could not get into it. The story jumped all over the place and it just didn't flow at all.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blink for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Hood Academy gets us in right in the action, it opens up with Mia's father getting murdered by a large wolf. Her uncle Sebastian - who Mia did not even know existed until now offers to be her guardian. He takes her to Hood Academy where chosen werewolf hunters are trained.

Lets start with good stuff. The story was very fast paced and I liked Mia's room mate, Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Adam.

I love a good shifter urban fantasy, but this one felt very juvenile. Here are some things I didn't like

- I did not enjoy the insta-love between Mia and Cody. They literally kissed the 3nd time they met and the whole "I felt drawn to him" thing made me roll my eyes.
- The whole new girl gets bullied by the popular girls thing is so overdone these days.
- Mia is very immature even for a 16 year old