A review by kaitlynhardy
Academy of Villains by Ever King

3.0

 I was pulled in right from the beginning. Started off really well and had me invested in the characters but then the pacing became inconsistent. Parts of the beginning were rushed, not much was seen of the characters in the academy. Multiple flash forwards of weeks at a time so the fmc's progress was happening behind the scenes. Then there were parts that I wish did move along a little faster.

It's meant to be enemies to lovers but the enemies part felt very one sided since the mmc was so nonchalant about her trying to kill him and easily moved on. It was more enemies to somewhat intrigued reluctant allies to insta-lovey. About the 70% mark is where I didn't feel as invested in the story anymore. I felt like every obstacle in their way was pretty easily resolved with not much resistance from the villain or other forces at play.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the review copy.