A review by thebookishren
Bloodshed Academy: Year One by Jen L. Grey

4.0

1st reread: All I have to say is this is the type of book that is enjoyed the second time you read it. You pick up on SO MANY more details of the pull between Raven and Rage and it's amazing.

And Cole? LOVE HIM.

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Call me surprised.

I FLOVED this paranormal, shifter, high YA romance. Raven was fiesty and strong, Rage...I FLOVED him too. Cole was a hoot, Jess was sweet, and Damien was protective.

I like that this isn't a reverse harem (that I do like) but rather a true mate story that also has other guys who love her as a friend. THAT is so rare in these books and so refreshing.

Raven is recruited to Bloodshed Academy where the girls are mean, and her wolf refuses to mesh with her fully. Once they mesh together, the true mate bond shows and things progress.

Really, nothing too exciting happened in this book other than that one fight. But I really found myself enjoying the plot, characters, and fast-paced plot.