The climax was just weak. There was some information shared but it didn't feel meaningful. Alex didn't use almost anything she had learned at the school; her friends that she had spent the most of the book with, didn't contribute to the climax; the world is supposed to be very advanced, but no adult came to the rescue. Akarnae was wonderfully written and delightfully surprising, not to mention an incredibly enchanting fantasy. Alex's story begins with her parents abandonment in favour of their own adventure, leaving her at a new school without helping her settle in. Where most teens would be an emotional disaster, Alex takes it all in her stride but before she's had a chance to enroll, she's thrown into a world that is not her own. Alex has no choice but to remain at Akarnae, with the only person who has the ability to return her to her world, now missing. Based on an age old method of sorting teens by their potential, Alex now finds herself within a multitude of advanced skill classes, including combat. With her two new friends in Jordan and Bear, Alex hides the secret of who she truly is from her peers. My first qualm is with the writing. It is very juvenile and Alex's narration sounds more like a twelve year old's than a sixteen year old's. The portion of the book I completed in fact read much more like middle grade then young adult fiction. Don't get me wrong, middle grade fiction is great, but since this was marketed as young adult fiction I expected a more mature narrator. Additionally, the middle grade feel just didn't mesh well with a protagonist who is already sixteen at the start of her series.

Later, at Athora's lesson, he jokingly flirts with her, referring to "the night we almost kissed each other." After that, Alex reluctantly takes Kaiden to visit her parents, and her mother is particularly smitten with him. He reveals how his parents died and how he met Declan; and adds that Declan lost his favourite action figure at the hospital and still believes it is there. Emerging dream-weaver Lynette Noni offers a fresh approach to the popular YA fantasy genre. With a recent YA focus on brutal dystopias, this narrative is full of youthful surprise yet offers difficult physical challenges, emotional consequences and magical foundations alongside a protagonist who has to work hard to realise her inner strengths. Adolescents embarking on their own overwhelming transitions – starting high school, completing studies or entering the work force – will easily relate to Alex and the tough decisions she has to make. The infinite, sentient library has a lot of hidden features that only allows some to know it's mysteries. Alex and the guys go on several adventures within it's walls encountering various characters within its walls. Jarvis's office is the first building in Akarnae Alex ever entered. It is run by Jarvis. This is where most students go if there are problems or other needs. It is mentioned that Jarvis' office is open 24/7 but not many students go after curfew unless it is an emergency.Befriending Jordan and Bear turned out to be a savior to her sanity – when she started at Akarnae Academy, the boarding school that was for teens with special gifts, the strangeness was helped by their presence. But as she accepted where she was, and participated in the classes she’d been assigned, Alex knew something wasn’t right - something terrifying was around the corner... Was it anything to do with the people of Medora? Bear was with Jordan when Alex first arrived in Medora. Instantly, the three become best friends and hang-out together all the time. Bear was always being the honest and less cheeky one of her friends. Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her... but he's missing. So I figured I should finally read it. And...yeah, I didn't love this. Let's bullet point the reasons: This book was almost a high school orgy fest. There is already the premise story line of a war literally on the verge of starting, yet we need to add these teenagers needy for love and affection in there as well?

Okay, now you know what you need, let me tease you with some of the many reasons you should give Akarnae a shot… Aven is the first person and Meyarin to meet in Medora. Initially, he was speaking something about how Alex was his destiny and scurried off. Alex had no idea what he meant until later on. It's painfully obvious that the author is a Harry Potter fan, but that hasn't prevented the production of an entertaining introduction to a new fantasy series, likely to be popularised by its own merits. An easy recommendation for YA fantasy lovers, but likely to be particularly enjoyable to HP fans looking for something new to sink their teeth into. The world building was problematic at best, completely nonsensical at worst. At this moment I'm learning towards completely nonsensical. Essentially, this book reads like a mash up of Harry Potter, the Chronicles of Narnia, and X-men without capturing the greatness of any of those stories. Pretty much if you take one part magical door to another world (Narnia), a boarding school for people with abilities you didn't even know existed (Harry Potter), and advanced technology plus people with special "gifts" (X-men) you get this book. While I am well aware that nothing is truly "original" anymore and that all new stories are derivations of existing stories, the author could have at least TRIED to make this story somewhat unique instead of a mess of other author's ideas. Plus, the fact that characters are continuously telling Alex to "just go with it" in regards to the various strange things occurring in their world exemplifies that the author had no idea how to make this world work logically. Also, the fact that this world's technology far surpasses Earth's, but the students at Akarnae take subjects such as combat and equestrian skills makes no sense.

There also so many other amazing characters in this series that make it worth reading from when you start the book right up until the end of the book. The stealth and Subterfuge class made up of Kaiden, Blink, Pipsqueak, Skyla Fay and Tom Barrett all of these characters were all amazing and added something to the story in there own right. It was good to see Kaiden return in this one and i'm surprised to see the relationship forming between Alex and himself because i honestly don't see anything myself and i do see something more between Alex and Jordan. The friends also only use their gift twice during the book. I would have liked them to someone be intertwined to the climax.

It honestly felt like Philosopher's Stone but if Harry just went "Oh, okay" to everything that happened and we spent three quarters of the book following him to classes and then right at the end someone was like "Wow that Voldemort's a bad dude, huh?" and Harry was all "Sorry, who?" and then Voldemort jumped out and yelled "BOO!". Hmm. A YA Fantasy novel set at a boarding school for 'gifted' kids. Where have I read this plot before??!An avatar of himself guides Alex through the Library's images of a possible future. By doing this, Alex realizes that she has feelings for Kaiden as her mind feels safe with him; even more so than some of her close friends. Kaiden remarks that his avatar isn't really him and that Alex's subconscious created him. Kaiden's appearance in Akarnae is that he has brown hair. His eye color is a striking blue, and he has tanned skin. He is built quite strongly and is quite tall. In the meantime, she must enroll herself in the Academy, Akarnae, a school for the gifted. Jarvis explains to her that there are age-based classes and potential-based classes before giving her a lolly-pop to determine her potential. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery - the approximate delivery time is usually between 1-2 business days.