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The Academy: The Ghost Bird, Book 10
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C. L. Stone
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The time has finally come for Sang Sorenson to be formally introduced to the Academy. Protocol dictates the boys keep the details of Sang's official introduction to the Academy a secret from her. The only thing they can advise her to do is to work on what will become her mantra: She is determined to stay with her team, no matter what.
Despite her wishes, however, the boys are second-guessing her place with them, concerned for her safety. With dangers all around and threats closing in, some of the boys are questioning if this is the right time to bring her to meet the Academy at all.
Sang is challenged with being the brave face among them and instilling the confidence needed to keep her with them. However, in order to appear compliant with the Academy's rules, she has to be willing to listen and try their suggestions. As the boys have suspected and feared, the council wants to see how she'll work with a different team. An all-girl team. She has no choice but to go along with the proposal or risk losing a shot at the Academy.
But when the Academy's inner world is revealed to her, Sang knows that she's finally found her place - somewhere she belongs - and she sees a future with them. The deeper she gets, the more she sees how she can make a difference. Learning what she is capable of and the impact she can have, she feels obligated to help. There's so few girls, and they need her.
The guys try to stick to their plan, but every team must pay their debts, and the cost of keeping her might be more than any of them can afford.
It's up to Sang alone to prove to the Academy where she truly belongs - but can she resist the call of a new team that needs her?
The Academy, Inside
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- BCherry27
- 06-19-18
Wonderful series, book and narration!
One of my very favorite books in the series! It made me laugh and cry and kept me thoroughly entertained. Sang’s official introduction to The Academy...and wow, what a week it was! She ran into old acquaintances and made some new friends and was made into a leader...and was traumatized beyond belief. Poor girl. And the ending... holy cow!
Natalie does a great job with the narration, but is starting to make Sang sound really whiny around the guys. It’s like she’s reverted to baby talk. Eek!😬. But with all she’s taking on with the multiple characters in this book, it’s still amazing!
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- Abbi Kent
- 03-18-19
What happened to the narrator??
The narrator changes her voice for Sang in this one and it becomes incredibly whiny/childish/babyish. Sang sounds like a 3 year old for half the story which makes the fact that she seriously attempting a relationship with 9 guys to be extra creepy. I don’t think CL wrote the lines with that whingy voice in mind. Early audiobooks are better, idk what happened to this one...
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- Christa
- 02-21-18
Good story but...
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
I think the narrator came off overly whiny and annoying at times.
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I love this story so even though the narrator was annoying at times I still finished it.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-25-18
least favorite audio
great book, but my least favorite audiobook. the reader made sang sound like a toddler throughout most of the book! I'm sure I would've read her part differently in my head. shes a teenager not 3! very disappointed. great story though
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- Light
- 02-04-20
an exciting listen!
Amazing!
As Sang's introduction to the academy ends thing take an unexpected turn.
Great Narration!
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- Avid Reader
- 03-09-21
First time I found the narration a bit annoying.
Absolutely love this book! All the special moments with they guys were sweet. Glad that some issues are finally in the open and that Sang finally got her introduction.
Now, I really do like this narrator. She has done an amazing job with all the characters to this point. However, in this particular narrative I found her portrayal of Sang very annoying because of the baby talk.
When reading the book, Sang came across as irritated with Gabriel but not as pouty or whiney. It's hard to even picture Sang's character ever doing that considering the years of abuse.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-29-18
I love this series!
I love this series. The book is every bit as good as the others. The narrator did sound a tad bit whiny though which is not true to the character she was portraying. I hope #11 is released on audio soon!
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- Samantha TBD
- 09-20-20
Great but...
I love the story and until this book, loves the narrator. However, the narration became very whiny this time. Sang was constantly voices as a petulant child and it was really distracting!
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- Rogue’s Review
- 03-20-24
Secret revealed
Coda find out a lot of secrets at the camp. Introductions went welll sang stay in the same group or go to all girls group.
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- Summer
- 03-28-18
Naration is horribly whiney on this one.
The others have been fine, for some reason Natalie makes everyone sound like petulant toddlers in this one. Bummer.
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